Less than a day after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs against U.S. trading partners, Texas Republicans were divided on whether to endorse a trade war that business leaders say is likely to hurt the state's economy.

The sweeping tariff plan President Donald Trump unveiled Wednesday drew mixed reactions from Texas lawmakers on Capitol Hill, with the responses falling largely along party lines. Trump characterized the tariffs as a way to bring jobs and manufacturing back to the United States,

Britain's business secretary vowed to "remain calm" and insisted he still wants a trade deal with the United States after President Donald Trump's decision on Wednesday to impose import tariffs of 10% on the United Kingdom.

President Donald Trump and his advisers landed on tariffs of at least 10% on imports, with nearly 60 countries and the EU facing even higher taxes.

UK Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds expressed confidence in reducing the new 10% tariff imposed on the country’s exports by Donald Trump, putting pressure on British officials locked in talks with the White House over a deal to bring the two economies closer.

Britain said it believed a trade deal with the United States was close as it sought to soften the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs which threaten an escalating global trade war that would hurt its open economy.

Downing Street said the prime minister’s approach had saved thousands of jobs, but Starmer will now continue to negotiate a UK-US trade deal which he hopes will ultimately cut the US tariff on British exports.

Plus: 51 senators voted to end Trump's tariff on Canadian goods in a bipartisan rebuke of the administration's trade policy.

Scotland's biggest exporters to the United States have expressed disappointment with Donald Trump's new 10% tariffs and called for negotiations to continue. The US President unveiled plans at the White House which will see the import tax apply at varying rates for different countries,

Imports of oil, gas and refined products were exempted from U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs, the White House said on Wednesday.

Donald Trump's tariffs will "clearly" have an economic impact on the UK and globally, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told business leaders in Downing Street. On Wednesday, the US president announced taxes on goods coming into his country including 10% on all UK imports and 20% on those from the European Union.