President Trump plans to issue an executive order to extend the pause on his steep, so-called reciprocal tariffs to Aug. 1, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday. The pause had been set to expire Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday extending the date on which so-called "reciprocal" tariffs will take effect to August 1. The previous deadline had been July 9. (Reporting by Christian Martinez;

President Donald Trump is increasingly expected to push back a deadline for the return of sweeping tariffs, and White House officials are offering conflicting accounts about a path forward. — The European Union is coming to terms with U.