In hope of avoiding punishing U.S. tariffs, Vietnam is prepared to crack down on Chinese goods being shipped to the United States via its territory and will tighten controls on sensitive exports to China,

The fast-worsening trade war between the United States and China — the planet’s premier geopolitical powers, whose economies are intricately entwined — threatens to wreak severe damage on both nations and will send shockwaves worldwide.

The Trump administration is touting the likelihood of reaching trade agreements with several countries. But the spat with China is just escalating.

US stocks skyrocketed higher Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced that he authorized a 90-day pause on the “reciprocal” tariffs that went into effect at midnight, with the exception of China.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would love to get a deal with China to end an escalating trade war.

President Trump paused his plan to increase tariffs on countries around the world, with the exception of China, a dramatic reversal after days of market turmoil that led to a surge of relief on Wall Street.

As President Donald Trump tries to turn his global trade war into a one-on-one showdown with China, he is finding that he has alienated some key U.S. partners who could boost America's position in a fight between the world's largest and second-largest economies.

China says the U.S. is using tariffs to "seek selfish gains." President Donald Trump defended the tariffs he imposed on trading partners but acknowledged some problems in a meeting with his Cabinet on Thursday.

Oil prices settled more than $2 per barrel lower on Thursday, wiping out the last session's rally, as investors reassessed a planned pause in sweeping U.S. tariffs and focus shifted to a deepening trade war between Washington and Beijing.

After attacking Donald Trump’s trade adviser, Elon Musk was silent when Trump paused some tariffs. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell asks, “When did Elon Musk know that his stock price was going to start climbing back up because Donald Trump was going to announce that he was backing down?

While far from the only Republican defector from President Trump's tariff regimen, Elon Musk is among the most prominent. Here are a few others on Team Trump who have their doubts.