White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday said the Trump administration is making “a lot of progress” in trade negotiations that have come amid a 90-day tariff pause for most U.S. trading partners.

The Trump administration on Tuesday signaled the possibility of cooling trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Why it matters: Investors are hoping for deals that might roll back the steep tariffs on Chinese goods that are expected to roil the global economy.

With Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continuing to be mired in controversy over details of attacks being shared in Signal chats, the White House