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US President Donald Trump is shown in a close up photo with a blue and yellow background.

Trump defies own party to push ahead with Mexican tariff threat

Global Politics

Defying increasing criticism from within his own party, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would likely go ahead with new tariffs on imports from Mexico.

President Donald Trump is shown at his desk in the oval office talking via speakerphone.

How Trump split Mexico and Canada in NAFTA talks

Chevrolet Equinox SUVs are shown parked in a fenced in area with CN Rail cars in tbe background.

Canada, US set for second day of NAFTA talks amid growing optimism

Economics
One person inspects a piece of metal, while another person holds a cart containing a more of the same pieces of metal.

New NAFTA talks aim to clear pathway to toughest issues

A welder at Caid Industries. Business has slowed this year at the Tucson, AZ company with uncertainty surrounding the future of NAFTA.

Trump’s threats to pull out of NAFTA concern many in Arizona

Economics
Interstate highway 45 is submerged from the effects of Hurricane Harvey.

Mexican officials ignore Trump’s disparaging tweets and reach out a hand to Texas

Global Politics

Hours after a tweet from President Donald Trump insisting Mexicans pay for a border wall, Mexican officials offered aid to Harvey victims in the United States.

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US-Mexico relationship off to a shaky start in the Trump era

Global Politics

After a presidential campaign of strong rhetoric on issues of trade, immigration, and border security, the Trump administration is looking to move forward in its relationship with Mexico. But how much damage has been done and where can the two countries still find common ground?

Trucks wait in a long line for border customs control to cross into the US at the Otay border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico.

Trump will give NAFTA talks a shot, but withdrawal is still possible

Economics

After speaking on the phone with his Canadian and Mexican counterparts, now Trump says the North American Free Trade Agreement will instead be renegotiated.

A Mexican demonstrator holds a corn cob on "Día Nacional del Maíz" (National Corn Day). Mexicans have an expression: "sin maíz, no hay país” (without corn, there is no country). Mexico has been increasingly reliant on US imports since NAFTA took effect.

Trump’s gamble: Mexico could actually gain more from a NAFTA redo

Economics

We’ve heard a lot about renegotiating NAFTA from President Trump’s perspective. But what’s in it for Mexico?

A Donald Trump supporter outside a rally at the Dayton International Airport in Dayton, Ohio.

Trump vows to ‘break’ NAFTA, but many workers may owe their jobs to free trade

Economics

Here’s why backing out of major US trade agreements like NAFTA might not be such a good idea for US workers.