Painting by Robert Dodd shows the USS Chesapeake (left) as it approaches the HMS Shannon during the War of 1812. The Chesapeake is flying a flag that states 'Free Trade and Sailors Rights.' ...

An extensive graphic released by the White House showed how far Trump was willing to take his tit-for-tat trade war, including a shocking levy of 10% on all imports from the Heard and McDonald ...

How This Trade War Is Different From All Other Trade Wars By acting on his own, President Trump has broken with more than 200 years of U.S. history in which Congress set the direction of trade policy.