G.O.P. lawmakers, including those on the House Agriculture Committee, praised the plan for tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China despite the financial damage a trade war could unleash on American farmers.

Tulsi Gabbard’s and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nominations were already on shaky ground. New reporting about their records won’t do them any favors.

US President Donald Trump has paused tariffs of 25% on Canadian goods for 30 days, but the threat looms.

President Donald Trump pledged hundreds of billions in tariffs to remake the global economy and target even his closest neighbors.

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, senior writer for economics Shawn Donnan looks at the uncertainty cause by whipsawing actions on tariffs. Sign up here and follow us at @bpolitics. Email our editors here.

While some tariffs are on hold for now, Washington state stands to be especially impacted.