Page 17 - Trade Gap News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

[♪] reporter: live from "america's news headquarters," fox news obtaining a letter sent from president trump's legal team to special counsel robert mueller arguing the president cannot be forced to testify into the investigation of russian meddling and they say he could not have committed obstruction because he has absolute authority over all investigation. a u.s. delegation in beijing to talk trade as fears of a global trade war escalate. there are hopes of negotiating a deal to close a large trade gap with china. the white house moved to revive the threat of tariffs on chinese

Block any effort to subpoena the president as part of robert mueller's investigation and rudy guliani down-playing the idea the president may pardon himself. two of the president's attorneys wrote a secret letter to mueller in january arguing the president can no, ma'am be compelled to testify in front of a grand jury. china says it won't step up the purchases of american products if president trump goes ahead with his threat to impose tariffs on billions of dollars worth of chinese imports. the warning comes after a u.s. delegation and china's top economic officials held talks in beijing abou...

To keep it going for the north korean talks. >> and this is not over. >> neil: so what happens? they get through the talks. >> they go through june. that actually happens, hopefully. >> neil: you have to see substancive different in the trade gap. that's what the president wants. >> i don't think it's over. i don't think trump has given up. >> neil: they're committed to buying more goods. >> no. the trade deficit is a distraction. i was president a fan -- >> neil: i understand that. but china says they're going to buy more goods. we want the deficit to go down. >> that is saving face. the real...

Has admitted to the shooting according to investigators by the motive is not clear. his family has released a statement tonight saying in part while we remain mostly in the dark about the specifics of yesterday's tragedy what we have learned from media reports seems incompatible with the boy we love. they go on to thank all of the first responders who rendered aid and also sending their condolences to all of victims. they are asking for privacy at this time as they try and process these events. julie. julie: casey stegall thank you. the trump administration announcing major progress on trade w...

Into business provided china scrapped plans to impose sanctions on u.s. agricultural imports. it is well known that the president wants to reduce the bilateral trade gap and i think the way to do that is for china to lower barriers across the board in the us export now and do it that also creates growth their growth keeping these barriers down is important for u.s. farmers they would be hit hardest by the chinese tariffs announced in retaliation to trump's plans tariffs on chinese steel and aluminum imports farmers are important voters for donald trump and he'll need their support at the mid-t...