California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a message directed at world leaders on Friday in an attempt to blunt the retaliatory tariffs expected after the Trump administration's "Liberation Day​" plans.

The governor’s announcement could ratchet up animosity between the Trump administration and California, the world’s fifth-largest economy.

The California governor said he is "pursing trading relationships with global partners to combat the pain of Trump's tariffs."

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he’s seeking direct trade agreements with foreign governments to spare his state from

This week, I sought the argument for why US tariff rates won’t stay high for long. Here’s what I found. First, the economic pain. In the near term, most forecasters expect Trump’s import duties to raise prices and slow economic activity.

President Donald Trump’s much vaunted “reciprocal tariffs” aren’t reciprocal and aren’t really about tariffs – they’re about his fixation on trade deficits with other countries. (With apologies to Voltaire.