The MIT economist David Autor helped fracture the old free-trade consensus. But he thinks that what’s replacing it is even worse.

Good morning. Americans face a supply shock that may last all the way to Christmas. Canadians go to the polls today. And there’s been an arrest in connection with the theft of the Homeland Security Secretary’s handbag.

China’s President Xi Jinping has not called President Donald Trump, Beijing said Monday, despite Trump’s claims to the contrary. Trump said in an interview with Time magazine that Xi had already contacted him after Trump triggered a trade war between their countries—the two largest economies in the world—with punishing tariffs.

The White House confirmed a report in the Wall Street Journal that automakers won't face additional tariffs for goods like steel and aluminum.

"Tariffs on auto parts will scramble the global automotive supply chain and set off a domino effect that will lead to higher auto prices for consumers, lower sales at dealerships

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on auto tariffs on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a news briefing.

President Donald Trump hailed his “strength and wisdom” in a wise-ass plea to Canadians to vote for him on their election day on Monday. Amid his ceaseless antagonism of the United States’ northern neighbor,

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country would “never” yield to the United States as he declared victory in federal elections early Tuesday, following a campaign overshadowed by relentless provocations and steep trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.