As President Donald Trump continues inflicting expensive trading tariffs on countries outside the US, many are hitting back. On Thursday, Trump threatened extortionate tariffs on Europe. After calling the EU "one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the world" and claiming it was "formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States",

After the U.S. imposed a 25% tariff on any imported steel and aluminum, the EU struck back with a 50% tariff on American whiskey. In response, President Donald Trump threatened a

Senior members of the European Union’s executive arm and US officials spoke on Friday to explore ways to move forward after US President Donald Trump’s metals tariffs prompted a trade war.

President Donald Trump is ordering his administration to gut Voice of America and other pro-democracy media organizations run by the U.S. government.

The parent company of Voice of America, U.S. Agency for Global Media, oversees all non-military, international broadcasting.