Trump Trade Adviser Says Deal ‘Struck’ With China in Geneva Talks
By Peter Aitken is a Newsweek Politics Editor based in New York. His focus is domestic U.S. politics, but he has experience covering Foreign Affairs, Business and Technology. Peter joined Newsweek in 2024 from Fox News Digital and had previously freelanced at Business Insider. He has interviewed such notable figures as Benjamin Netanyahu, Gen. David […]
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Trump Adviser Says People Out of Work Due to Tariffs Should Be ‘Optimistic’
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick hit the Sunday morning talk shows to reassure Americans that President Donald Trump‘s tariff plan is going to work out in the long term as dock workers and truckers report job cuts due to falling imports. Why It Matters On April 2, Trump, announced a slate of reciprocal tariffs that […]
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Who Will Be the Next National Security Adviser? List of Trump’s Options as Marco Rubio Takes Over
President Donald Trump has appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to temporarily serve as national security adviser following the removal of Mike Waltz and his deputy Alex Wong. Waltz’s departure creates a prominent vacancy within the Trump administration and follows his inadvertent inclusion of Jeffrey Goldberg—the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic—in a Signal group chat discussing […]
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Former Trump Campaign Adviser: Don’t Believe the Anti-Tariff Hysteria | Opinion
On April 2, 2025, President Donald J. Trump didn’t just unveil tariffs—he sparked a revolution. In the Rose Garden, surrounded by proud union workers, the president proclaimed America’s “Liberation Day,” smashing the free-trade orthodoxy that had devastated our middle class and shipped our jobs overseas. These tariffs aren’t some meek adjustment; they’re a rebuke to […]
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Trump Adviser Draws Ire for Saying He Takes Putin ‘at His Word’
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff drew ire online for his comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin—chiefly that he would “take him at his word” as talks for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine continue in their ongoing war. Newsweek reached out to the White House by email on Sunday afternoon for comment. Why It […]
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Trump Adviser Shares ‘Central Issue’ Holding Up Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal
The chief negotiator for the United States in talks between Russia and Ukraine in their ongoing war has said any chance at a peace deal has stalled out as the fate of territory taken by Moscow—including Crimea—remains a significant sticking point for both sides. Newsweek reached out to the State Department by submission form outside […]
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Top Iranian Adviser Visits Lebanon for High-Stakes War Negotiations
One of Iran’s top advisers traveled to Lebanon for high-stakes war negotiations amid ongoing fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah. Ali Larijani, a top adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, visited Beirut on Thursday. The trip coincided with fresh Israeli airstrikes on the southeastern outskirts of the Lebanese capital, marking a continuation of regional […]
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Prince Harry ‘Wrong’ About Private Royal Conversations—Palace Adviser
Prince Harry’s “accounts of private conversations” have at times been “wrong,” according to an adviser to the royal family. The Duke of Sussex’s prospects of rebuilding bridges with his father have been damaged by the fear any conversation between them might be inaccurately retold at a later date, according to a re-released biography. Robert Hardman’s […]
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