Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty.

President Donald Trump announced a new framework Thursday for a bilateral trade deal with the United Kingdom, his first trade deal since launching an overarching tariff agenda last month. White House officials previously told the Washington Examiner that the administration was close to agreeing to deals with a number of trading partners.

The White House is expected to pull its nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as U.S. surgeon general just one day before she was expected to appear before the Senate for her confirmation hearing, sources told ABC News.