“Tariffs are making our Country Strong and Rich,” Mr Trump crowed on social media on August 11th. They also, however, guarantee that America will become steadily less important to its trading partners. That is one predictable consequence of an unpredictable presidency. ■

In Pew's poll, Trump's current job approval rating stands at 38 percent, with 60 percent of U.S. adults expressing disapproval of his performance. That is a modest decline from two months ago, when 41 percent approved. In January, his approval rating stood at 47 percent.

President Trump's approval ratings nationally are low, but in Indiana and about half the other states, more people approve than disapprove of him.

OSLO (Reuters) -When U.S. President Donald Trump called Norway's finance minister last month to discuss trade tariffs, he also asked about the Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian business daily Dagens Naeringsliv reported on Thursday.

President Donald Trump's highly anticipated one-on-one summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin marks his latest effort at securing a peace deal over Ukraine, a priority in his second term. The meeting comes after a string of deals and agreements the White House said Trump has helped broker globally that should earn him something the president has long desired -- a Nobel Peace Prize.