The European Union is insisting that the 27-nation bloc is not out to undermine the United States as U.S. President Donald Trump put it.

On migration, the memo said U.S. officials, including Rubio, should refer to Europe’s “de facto open borders policy” as a “disaster” that must end. Trump has made cracking down on illegal immigration and carrying out mass deportations a signature priority.

A top European Union official, who is trying to head off a potential trade conflict, stressed the importance of active engagement and fairness in trade during a four-hour meeting with Trump administration officials on Wednesday.

United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday gave a series of apparently contradictory answers about his plans to enact tariffs on Canada and Mexico, as well as the European Union.

The White House said on Tuesday it would decide which media organizations participate in the press pool that covers the president, wresting control away from the group of journalists that has done so for decades.

The European Union can negotiate on reciprocal tariffs with the United States but will not give up its right to regulate in areas such as taxation and digital platforms, the chair of the European Parliament's trade committee said on Friday.

Meanwhile, Silicon Valley’s executives --- Tesla and X chief Elon Musk, most famously -- have wholeheartedly embraced the Trump White House. In general, the companies have chafed at the EU regulations. At an artificial intelligence summit held this week ...

The European auto industry faces a protracted period of damaging U.S. tariff negotiations as President Trump seeks an overall level playing field for trade.