This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. President Donald Trump is putting the “war” in “trade war.” Or so his senior officials really wa...


This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. President Donald Trump is putting the “war” in “trade war.” Or so his senior officials really want you to believe.  “At dawn begins an economic D-Day,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote Sunday night, previewing the […]