14 things the Trump administration did this week

This week in the White House, the US president escalated his global trade war and tried to broker peace in Ukraine.

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The US president and his administration continue to make headlines as they forge ahead with their policies. Here's a quick look at some of their biggest recent moves.

Trump went ahead with his plan for a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium products coming from the rest of the world.

But his team halted its plan to double US tariffs on imports of Canadian steel and aluminium to 50%, only hours after threatening America's northern neighbour in another skirmish in their trade war.

The rollback came after Ontario Premier Doug Ford said his province would suspend new charges of 25% on electricity that it sends across the border.

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