Dozens of countries will face higher tariffs on their exports to the U.S. following Trump's signing of an executive order.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A stalemate over the pace of confirmations has delayed the Senate’s yearly August recess, for now, as President Donald Trump declares that his nominees “should NOT BE FORCED TO WAIT” and as Democrats slow the process by forcing procedural votes on almost all of Trump’s picks.

There will be no more extensions on tariff deadlines, and they will go into force as scheduled on August 1, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday. Why it matters: Since January, the world has gotten accustomed to President Trump announcing tariffs and then reversing them,