Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday is expected to announce a lawsuit arguing that President Trump lacks the authority to enact the international tariffs without the support of Congress.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that his state will file a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's authority to impose sweeping tariffs that have set off a global trade war. The suit will argue that Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs on Mexico,

President Donald Trump’s tariff exclusions for smartphones and other tech products have added to a growing set of confusing signals for companies and trading partners digesting how to engage a White House still promising to negotiate dozens of new deals in America’s favor.

Democratic former President Joe Biden on Tuesday made his first major speech since leaving the White House in January, defending the Social Security Administration as the Trump administration cuts agency staff and shutters some of its offices.

The U.K. responded to Trump's tariffs by slashing tariffs on 89 British products in a bid to ease strain on British businesses hit hard by the levied taxes.

The sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump since April 2 and the subsequent pauses on some of them have generated uncertainty for companies worldwide, causing some of them to withdraw or refrain from giving a financial guidance.

Harvard University was hit with a $2.2 billion federal funding freeze after rejecting a list of sweeping demands from The Trump administration. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports. (The Beat's YouTube playlist

Former President Barack Obama is lending his voice to support Harvard University after the prestigious Ivy League school dared President Donald Trump to follow through on his threatened $2 billion federal funding freeze if the school didn’t comply with his administration’s new guidelines.