THE ORIGINAL intention was for American presidents to be mere legal executors—not emperors able to impose their will unilaterally. Over time, though, Congress has ceded more and more authority to the executive branch,

President-elect Donald Trump is vowing to raise tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese goods, which is likely to mean higher prices for consumers, according to an MIT economist.

Trump said he will impose a 25% tax on all products entering the country from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10% tariff on goods from China, as one

The president-elect says he would impose tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico, which could hurt the auto industry.

Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Wednesday that a 25% across-the-board tariff proposed by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would lead to the loss of 400,000 jobs in the United States,

With a Monday evening promise on Truth Social that his incoming administration will slap 25 percent tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico — as well as increasing already existing tariffs on China — Trump sent reporters (and investors,

Among the roster of officials filling out the Trump 2.0 team, the president-elect has picked more than a dozen operatives, lawyers and officials who attended his criminal trial in Manhattan earlier this year,