On April 2, the Trump administration issued an executive order initiating tariffs on every U.S. trading partner except Russia ...

Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign ... to increase its revenue and pay down debt incurred during the Civil War. The Tariff Act of ...

American presidents of all stripes have imposed tariffs to protect favoured industries. In 1977 Jimmy Carter put tariffs on ...

But Trump maintains that tariffs are key to protecting American jobs and products ... with the passage of the Compromise Tariff of 1833 — and foreshadowed the Civil War. Tariffs had made up some 90% ...

We are starting a new Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of the American Civil War. In this first episode, we will cover the reasons that caused the American ...

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 ...

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 ...

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