“Like our steel and aluminum industries, our great American copper industry has been decimated by global actors attacking our domestic production,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a statement. “To build back our copper industry, I will ...

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order opening an investigation into whether foreign production and imports of copper threatens America’s economic and national security.

The White House suggested Tuesday there is a strong case for copper import protections because the metal is an essential component of military hardware.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday opened yet another front in his assault on global trade norms, ordering a new probe into possible new tariffs on copper imports to rebuild U.S. production of a metal critical to electric vehicles,

Trump’s order directs Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to launch a Section 232 investigation of copper. Those investigations typically take 270 days to two years to complete, but Peter Navarro ...

“American industries depend on copper and it should be made in America. No exemptions. No exceptions,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a statement. Tuesday’s presidential action is ...

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing his commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, to begin an investigation into whether foreign production of copper and imports of the material into the United States pose risks to ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive action directing the Commerce Department to examine possible copper tariffs ... joined by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Senior administration ...

President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in the Oval Office earlier ... will investigate imposing tariffs on global copper imports to the U.S., White House officials said Tuesday ...

Tariffs, if they are imposed, could boost U.S. production of a valuable resource but also raise costs for automakers, construction companies and others. By Ana Swanson and Shawn McCreesh Ana ...