Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro appeared on Newsmax Tuesday to discuss what he said are the national

President Donald Trump is directing the government to consider potential tariffs on copper, the latest move by the White House to tax a wide array of imports and reshape global trade.

US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation of copper imports in what is a first step toward potential tariffs on the metal. Administration officials said the White House wanted to find ways to boost US production of copper,

Top trade adviser Peter Navarro explained President Donald Trump’s tariff philosophy with the Daily Caller in an exclusive interview, noting that the president is trying to get Mexico, Canada, and China to take action on the deadly fentanyl crisis in the US.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing the Commerce Department to open an investigation into new potential tariffs for copper imports. The move came after the president placed 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports earlier and announced plans for a new reciprocal tariff strategy.

The Commerce Department will investigate whether to slap tariffs on imports of copper, the latest manufacturing component — on top of aluminum and steel — to be swept up in the Trump administration's trade crackdown.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday opened yet another front in his assault on global trade norms, ordering a new probe into possible new tariffs on copper imports to rebuild U.S. production of a metal critical to electric vehicles,

President Trump ordered Commerce to study whether tariffs are needed to reduce the U.S. reliance upon imported copper, needed for military equipment, data centers and electric vehicles.

“It will have a big impact,” said Trump before signing the executive order to study copper imports. On a call with reporters, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro portrayed the move as an ...