The Trump administration's key economic adviser Kevin Hassett dismisses recession fears related to uncertainty over tariff policies. Despite negative economic indicators and growing consumer pessimism,

"As we've watched them make progress on the drug war, then we've relaxed some of the tariffs that we put on them, because they're making progress."

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that the Trump administration's threatened 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will start Wednesday and tariffs on Canadian dairy and lumber products will go into effect on April 2.

Kevin Hassett, key economic adviser to President Trump, remains optimistic despite recession concerns linked to the administration’s tariff policies. Uncertainty around tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico impacts U.

In an interview Sunday on ABC News' "This Week," President Trump’s top economic aide, Kevin Hassett, said the Trump administration launched a drug war, not a trade war, with Canada and Mexico. The tariffs are "part of a negotiation to get Canada and Mexico to stop shipping fentanyl across our borders,

Hassett said the U.S. has seen that Mexico and Canada have made progress to stop fentanyl from coming into the country, which allowed for Trump to sign tariff exemptions for most

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett admitted that President Donald Trump was launching a "trade war" after insisting that tariffs against Mexico and Canada were part of a "drug war." During a Sunday interview on ABC's This Week program,

Russia's arms exports are collapsing amid the Ukraine war, with foreign buyers fleeing and production diverting to meet military needs. Meghan Markle shared a rare pic of husband Prince Harry sharing an adorable moment with their daughter Princess Lilibet in honor of International Women's Day 2025.