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Speaking at the White House Easter Egg Roll yesterday, Trump said that Hegseth was doing a great job, while Hegseth blamed former staffers he fired over alleged leaks of information for running to reporters.

Speaking at the White House Easter Egg Roll yesterday, Trump said that Hegseth was doing a great job, while Hegseth blamed former staffers he fired over alleged leaks of information for running to reporters.

According to U.S. officials, Trump is unlikely to fire Hexeth at least anytime soon, given the political capital he spent to get him confirmed. Dismissing him could also raise questions about why he held on to National Security Advisor Mike Walz after he added a reporter to a separate signal chat about military plans. the U.S.

According to U.S. officials, Trump is unlikely to fire Hexeth at least anytime soon, given the political capital he spent to get him confirmed. Dismissing him could also raise questions about why he held on to National Security Advisor Mike Walz after he added a reporter to a separate signal chat about military plans. the U.S.

is dialing up its trade dispute with China, targeting the regional supply chains of some of its leading solar panel manufacturers with triple and even quadruple-digit tariffs. I asked Journal Energy Transition reporter Ed Ballard what effect the new levies on imported solar cells from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia could have on the global renewables market.

is dialing up its trade dispute with China, targeting the regional supply chains of some of its leading solar panel manufacturers with triple and even quadruple-digit tariffs. I asked Journal Energy Transition reporter Ed Ballard what effect the new levies on imported solar cells from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia could have on the global renewables market.

Ed, is that the only outlook for American industry here? I see that one U.S. coalition, the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, came out and called this tariff action a decisive victory for U.S. manufacturers.

Ed, is that the only outlook for American industry here? I see that one U.S. coalition, the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, came out and called this tariff action a decisive victory for U.S. manufacturers.

And in market action today, U.S. stock futures are pointing to a higher open following yesterday's rout, which was spurred by trade anxiety and concerns over President Trump's attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell. A wave of big industrial earnings is due this morning, including from Lockheed Martin, while Tesla's results are due after the market close.

And in market action today, U.S. stock futures are pointing to a higher open following yesterday's rout, which was spurred by trade anxiety and concerns over President Trump's attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell. A wave of big industrial earnings is due this morning, including from Lockheed Martin, while Tesla's results are due after the market close.

And the IMF will release its World Economic Outlook at 9 a.m. Eastern. a window into its view on the global economy and inflation amid Trump's tariffs. Coming up, the US and India agree to talk trade. We'll catch up with our editor in New Delhi about what could be on the table after the break.

And the IMF will release its World Economic Outlook at 9 a.m. Eastern. a window into its view on the global economy and inflation amid Trump's tariffs. Coming up, the US and India agree to talk trade. We'll catch up with our editor in New Delhi about what could be on the table after the break.

The U.S. and India have agreed to broad terms of negotiation for a potential bilateral trade deal. That news followed a meeting between Vice President J.D. Vance and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and we report that the talks will likely be broader in scope than the deals the U.S. is seeking with dozens of countries before a pause on reciprocal tariffs ends in July.

The U.S. and India have agreed to broad terms of negotiation for a potential bilateral trade deal. That news followed a meeting between Vice President J.D. Vance and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and we report that the talks will likely be broader in scope than the deals the U.S. is seeking with dozens of countries before a pause on reciprocal tariffs ends in July.

Tripti Lahiri is the journal's South Asia bureau chief. Tripti, I know that when Prime Minister Modi visited Washington in February, he offered to expand bilateral trade substantially. Decode that for us in the context of these talks.

Tripti Lahiri is the journal's South Asia bureau chief. Tripti, I know that when Prime Minister Modi visited Washington in February, he offered to expand bilateral trade substantially. Decode that for us in the context of these talks.

That mention of the high duties that Tesla had been complaining about, that's a good segue to some reporting that you had for us earlier this month, noting India's long history with tariffs, part of a protectionist strategy that it first pursued after independence from Britain. How does that factor into how the government may be looking at this current moment?

That mention of the high duties that Tesla had been complaining about, that's a good segue to some reporting that you had for us earlier this month, noting India's long history with tariffs, part of a protectionist strategy that it first pursued after independence from Britain. How does that factor into how the government may be looking at this current moment?

You mentioned the 90s were seen as an opportunity for India to pivot away from the USSR, but that now some see this as a golden opportunity. How so?

You mentioned the 90s were seen as an opportunity for India to pivot away from the USSR, but that now some see this as a golden opportunity. How so?