Howard Lutnick

U.S. and China Strike Deal in London to Revive Rare Earths Trade Truce

LONDON — The United States and China have agreed to a new trade framework aimed at restoring a stalled truce and stabilizing key economic ties. The agreement, reached during two days of talks at Lancaster House in London, includes provisions on critical mineral exports, tariff levels, and Chinese student access to U.S. universities.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (R) and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a

U.S. — China Trade Talks Kick Off in London

LONDON — American and Chinese delegations arrived at Lancaster House in London on Monday morning to begin a new round of trade negotiations, with rare-earth minerals and advanced technology at the center of the talks. The meeting follows a phone conversation last week between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping that helped pave the way for the diplomatic thaw.

Lancaster House

Democrats Try to Flip the Script on Failed Biden Broadband Program

Senate Democrats are trying to flip the script on a failed Biden broadband program, calling on the Trump administration to stop changes allowing states to give more of the program allotments to potentially lower-cost internet options like satellite-internet providers such as Starlink.

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Lutnick: 10% Tariff Base Isn’t Up for Negotiation

On Thursday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that the message from the agreement between the United States and U.K. is that the 10% base tariff rate isn’t for negotiation and “reciprocal tariffs, if you think about it, [are] how open is your economy to our exports? How fair is it to our exports? What kind of trade deficit do you do? And that sets that line. So, 10% is the bottom line for that.”

Tariffs Gold Card - Howard Lutnick on 3/19/2025 "Jesse Watters Primetime"