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The Boston Globe |
The new tariffs — coming on what Trump has named “Liberation Day” — are a bid to boost US manufacturing and punish other countries for what he says are years of unfair trade practices.
NBC News |
President Donald Trump unveiled tariffs this afternoon on potentially trillions of dollars' worth of imports, an action he has called "Liberation Day."
CNN |
The impact of any Senate vote will be limited, however, as any adopted resolution will not make any headway in the House.

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