On Wednesday, four Republican senators — McConnell, Rand Paul, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins — broke ranks to pass a Democratic-led resolution demanding a halt to US tariffs on Canada. The move was largely symbolic as the bill has little hope of passing the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, but underlined the growing disquiet.

We’re bringing you an afternoon Inside Congress update because we just got our hands on what the White House is telling rattled Capitol Hill Republicans about President Donald Trump ‘s latest wave of tariffs.

The dollar slumped on Thursday and global stock markets dropped as investors rushed to price in growing damage to the world’s biggest economy from Donald Trump’s trade war.

US stocks open sharply down. Trump surprises with tariff plan that could mean trade war. Dow loses 1,100 pts. S&P 500 headed for worst day in 2 years.

U.S. crypto stocks declined on Thursday after President Donald Trump's latest round of sweeping tariffs rattled investor confidence due to rising global trade tensions, sparking a sell-off in riskier assets.