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AI-generated image:  Manus 1.6 Lite

(Print) headline:  New York Times, 7/24/2026

Tony Romm, Edison Wu, and Lazaro Gamio report:

Despite the ever-shifting policies, the stakes of Mr. Trump’s tariffs remain unchanged. The president sees high duties as a way to encourage more domestic manufacturing and protect U.S. industries, but taxes on imports tend to fall hardest on American families and businesses. Mr. Trump’s policies may also face a familiar set of legal challenges that could send the administration back to court, where it has lost repeatedly.

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