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Even if manufacturing were the future of work, President Trump's trade policy, which includes tariffs on steel and aluminum, would still be disastrous.

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Trump’s tariffs will hurt his blue-collar base

Amelia Irvine · March 9, 2018 4:38 pm

"Certainly, we love when people get a bonus, and if they get a raise," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters Thursday. "But if it is so small in comparison - if the choice was made for corporate America and the top one percent in our society, at the expense of working families, something is wrong with this picture." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Nancy Pelosi finally distances herself from the ‘crumbs’ fiasco over tax reform

Becket Adams · March 9, 2018 1:12 am

The proclamation includes a potential carveout for "U.S. parties" to apply for an exemption if they can't meet their demand for steel domestically or for national security reasons. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Energy industry hopes to take advantage of exemption allowed by Trump’s steel tariffs

Josh Siegel · March 8, 2018 10:37 pm

Trump Signs Tariffs

Andrew Egger · March 8, 2018 10:22 pm

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the Trump administration's steel and aluminum tariffs will be finalized by the end of the week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says tariffs likely ‘this week’

Sean Higgins · March 7, 2018 10:13 pm

A monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Major U.S. stock indexes tumbled Wednesday following the departure of Trump administration economic adviser Gary Cohn, a former Goldman Sachs banker seen as a moderating influence on the president's more protectionist trade impulses. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

Wall Street proves it doesn’t share Trump’s fondness for conflict

James Langford · March 7, 2018 7:14 pm

"The president indicated that if we can work something out with Canada and Mexico, they will be exempted," Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Wilbur Ross: Trump could exempt some countries from steel tariffs

Pete Kasperowicz · March 7, 2018 2:20 pm

Trump’s Tariff Proposal Violates His Own Trade Doctrine

Dave Juday · March 7, 2018 9:50 am

The Trump administration faces an uphill battle to protect innovation when it comes to the North American Free Trade Agreement. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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A fair NAFTA doesn’t need tariffs, despite Trump’s tweets

Philip Thompson · March 5, 2018 11:04 pm

"Our factories have left our country. Our jobs have left our country. For many years, NAFTA has been a disaster," President Trump said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump: ‘We’re not backing down’ on tariff threat

Gabby Morrongiello · March 5, 2018 6:02 pm

When President Trump announced plans to impose tariffs, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the EU would put tariffs "on Harley-Davidson, on bourbon, and on blue jeans," which could hurt Speaker Paul Ryan's and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's constituents. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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The EU will make Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell’s voters the first casualties of the trade war

Philip Wegmann · March 5, 2018 5:02 pm

White House Watch: Operation Chaos

Andrew Egger · March 5, 2018 9:50 am