Trump’s tariffs, which are widely expected to raise prices for U.S. consumers, are also poised to upend the American electricity market. All U.S. power grids except for Texas’s have some level of interconnection with grids in Canada, the largest energy supplier to the U.S.

President Donald Trump took the lectern Tuesday for his primetime address beset by warning signs about the US economy, and acknowledged to Americans there could be more discomfort ahead.

"Tariffs are about making America rich again and making America great again," Trump said in his address to Congress.

President Donald Trump on Thursday postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month amid widespread fears of the economic fallout from a broader trade war. The White House insists its tariffs are about stopping the smuggling of fentanyl,

Voters sent President Donald Trump back to the Oval Office on his pledge to lower costs on Day One and usher in a new “golden age” of American prosperity. But the dizzying pace of his executive actions has unnerved some economists who are projecting a downturn or even a recession.