Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign ... to increase its ...

Biden took office when large parts of the American economy were demobilized ... From his time, except during the Civil War, tariffs and alcohol taxes mostly paid for the federal government until ...

In contrast, auto manufacturers, factory workers, and the general American public ... Lincoln enacted the Morrill Tariff of 1861 to fund Union efforts in the Civil War and protect northern ...

President Trump has long celebrated William McKinley's tariff policies. See how those policies affected everyday Americans in the 1890s.

A group financed by billionaire Charles Koch and conservative legal activist Leonard Leo sued Donald Trump for imposing ...

April 9, 2025 Update: President Trump announced he is pausing the higher, country-specific tariffs announced on April ... “By declaring a worldwide trade war, the administration is hurting American ...

President Trump's reciprocal tariffs mark opening salvos in the fight to level the playing field for American workers.

But Bannon—who is a major proponent of tariffs—turned on him in his podcast and linked him to Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO and ...

In an effort to help the economy recover following the Civil War, the government ... It also protected American workers' wages from competition from cheaper labor abroad. Tariffs on goods like ...