The US heavily taxed imports for much of its history before largely abandoning the policy, beginning in the 1930s, as government leaders embraced the idea of free trade. Tariffs made a comeback during the 2017-2021 presidency of Donald Trump,

The president-elect said that he would impose the across-the-board tariffs on Day 1 and that they would stay in place until Canada, Mexico and China halted the flow of drugs and migrants.

Just the threat of tariffs is sowing confusion, with ramifications for more than just U.S. and China, Brian P. Klein writes in a guest commentary.

Trump was not hired to gut the Justice Department, abolish the FBI, pardon the Jan. 6 insurrectionists, weaken our intelligence agencies, eliminate the Department of Education or “go wild on health.” A community is mourning,

Mexico has supplanted China as the main source of goods, but imports keep climbing.

Trump announced plans to impose 10% tariffs on Chinese goods “above any additional Tariffs,” after blaming the country for the inflow of illegal fentanyl into the U.S.