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• To the Contrary / Charlie Sykes / Substack
• University of Michigan
• Economics / U-M LSA
• Justin Wolfers / U-M LSA Department of Economics
• Constitution of the United States
• Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)
• US Courts
• Federal Reserve Board
• Jerome H. Powell
• Department of Commerce (DOC)
• Treasury Department
• Senate
• House of Representatives
• U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Department of Commerce (DOC)
• Donald J Trump
• President of the United States (POTUS)
• White House (WH)
• President Donald Trump (45)
• President Donald Trump (47)
• Howard Lutnick
• Howard W. Lutnick
• Scott Bessent
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Increases Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum. Fact Sheets. June 3, 2025
• Adjusting Imports of Aluminum and Steel into the United States. Proclamations. June 3, 2025
• Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Discussions with the People’s Republic of China. Presidential Actions, Executive Orders May 12, 2025
• Addressing Certain Tariffs on Imported Articles. Presidential Actions, Executive Orders. April 29, 2025
• Amendments to Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States. Presidential Actions, Proclamations. April 29, 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Incentivizes Domestic Automobile Production. Fact Sheets. April 29, 2025
• Ensuring National Security and Economic Resilience Through Section 232 Actions on Processed Critical Minerals and Derivative Products. Presidential Actions, Executive Orders. April 15, 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures National Security and Economic Resilience Through Section 232 Actions on Processed Critical Minerals and Derivative Products. Fact Sheets. April 15, 2025
• Clarification of Exceptions Under Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025, as Amended – The White House. Presidential Actions, Presidential Memoranda April 11, 2025
• Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment. Presidential Actions, Executive Orders April 9, 2025
• Amendment to Reciprocal Tariffs and Updated Duties as Applied to Low-Value Imports from the People’s Republic of China. Presidential Actions, Executive Orders April 8, 2025
• Report to the President on the America First Trade Policy Executive Summary. Fact Sheets April 3, 2025
• Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits. Presidential Actions, Executive Orders April 2, 2025
• Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China as Applied to Low-Value Imports. Presidential Actions, Executive Orders April 2, 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Declares National Emergency to Increase our Competitive Edge, Protect our Sovereignty, and Strengthen our National and Economic Security. Fact Sheets April 2, 2025
• Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits. Presidential Actions, Executive Orders April 2, 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Closes De Minimis Exemptions to Combat China’s Role in America’s Synthetic Opioid Crisis. Fact Sheets April 2, 2025
• Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China as Applied to Low-Value Imports. Presidential Actions, Executive Orders April 2, 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Adjusts Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts into the United States. Fact Sheets March 26, 2025
• The Staggering Cost of the Illicit Opioid Epidemic in the United States. Articles March 26, 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Tariffs on Countries Importing Venezuelan Oil. Fact Sheets March 25, 2025
• Imposing Tariffs on Countries Importing Venezuelan Oil. Presidential Actions, Executive Orders March 24, 2025
• More Investment, More Jobs, and More Money in Americans’ Pockets. Articles March 24, 2025
• President Trump Positions U.S. as Global Superpower in Manufacturing. Articles March 20, 2025
• President Trump is Remaking America into a Manufacturing Superpower. Articles March 12, 2025
• Amendment to Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Southern Border. Presidential Actions March 6, 2025
• Amendment to Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border. Presidential Actions March 6, 2025
• President Trump is Putting American Workers First — And Bringing Back American Manufacturing. Articles March 4, 2025
• President Trump is Securing Our Homeland. Articles March 4, 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Proceeds with Tariffs on Imports from Canada and Mexico. Fact Sheets March 3, 2025
• Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China. Presidential Actions March 3, 2025
• Amendment to Duties to Address the Situation at our Southern Border. Presidential Actions March 2, 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses the Threat to National Security from Imports of Timber, Lumber, and their Derivative Products. Fact Sheets March 1, 2025
• Addressing the Threat to National Security from Imports of Timber, Lumber. Presidential Actions March 1, 2025
• Addressing the Threat to National Security from Imports of Copper. Presidential Actions February 25, 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses the Threat to National Security from Imports of Copper. Fact Sheets February 25, 2025
• Defending American Companies and Innovators From Overseas Extortion and Unfair Fines and Penalties.. Presidential Actions February 21, 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Issues Directive to Prevent the Unfair Exploitation of American Innovation. Fact Sheets February 21, 2025
• Remarks by President Trump at Republican Governors Association Meeting. Remarks February 20, 2025
• President Trump Demands Fair, Reciprocal Trade. Articles February 13, 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces “Fair and Reciprocal Plan” on Trade. Fact Sheets February 13, 2025
• Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs. Articles February 13, 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Section 232 Tariffs. Fact Sheets February 11, 2025
• Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into The United States. Presidential Actions February 11, 2025
• Adjusting Imports of Steel into The United States. Presidential Actions February 10, 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores American Competitiveness and Security in FCPA Enforcement. Fact Sheets February 10, 2025
• Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China. Presidential Actions February 5, 2025
• Progress on the Situation at Our Northern Border. Presidential Actions February 3, 2025
• Progress on the Situation at Our Southern Border. Presidential Actions February 3, 2025
• Imposing Duties to Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People’s Republic of China. Presidential Actions February 1, 2025
• Imposing Duties to Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border. Presidential Actions February 1, 2025
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Imposes Tariffs on Imports from Canada, Mexico and China. Fact Sheets February 1, 2025
• Imposing Duties to Address the Situation at Our Southern Border. Presidential Actions February 1, 2025
• America First Trade Policy. Presidential Actions January 20, 2025
• tariffs
• politics
• stupidity

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