Sweeping tariffs set to be imposed by President Donald Trump next month may cast a pall over his top diplomat’s first official trip to Asia this week — just as the U.S. seeks to boost relations with Indo-Pacific nations to counter China’s growing influence in the region.

President Donald Trump made clear today that there’s no wiggle room for his new Aug. 1 threat of hefty tariffs on 14 countries, along with however many more receive letters in the coming days. “There has been no change to this date,

While South Korean imports to the U.S. face 25% tariffs, the same as Trump promised in April, the rate on Japan has been raised by 1 percentage point to 25%.

Trump helped Speaker Mike Johnson pressure GOP holdouts into flipping their no votes to allow the measure to go forward in time to meet the president's self-imposed July Fourth deadline. Trump says tariff letters to be sent to 'various countries' on Monday President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that his tariff letters "and/or deals" will be delivered to "various countries from around the world,