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June 2025

6/24/2025: Politico; Hassett says trade deals coming after megabill passes
6/22/2025: The Hill; Republicans express concern about lack of Trump trade deals
6/18/2025: Axios; Tariffs drive some health plans to hike premiums
6/18/2025: Axios; Hospital purchasing still buffeted by trade winds
6/11/2025: The Guardian; Trump says China will face 55% tariffs as he endorses trade deal
6/11/2025: CNBC; Bessent floats extending tariff pause for countries in ‘good faith’ trade talks
6/9/2025: BBC; US and China set to meet for trade talks in London
6/9/2025: Financial Times; US companies push for lower Vietnamese tariffs as China hedge
6/6/2025: Politico; EU’s zero-for-zero tariff bid stalls amid US pushback
6/2/2025: CBS News; China says U.S. violated tariff truce as trade war heats up
6/1/2025: CNN; Small businesses struggle under Trump’s tariff whiplash: ‘I’m so angry that my own government has done this to me’
6/1/2025: Politico; Brewing tariff court battles won’t spike White House leverage in trade talks, Lutnick says

May 2025

5/31/2025: USTR.gov; USTR Extends Certain Exclusions from China Section 301 Tariffs
5/29/2025: CNBC; Trump tariffs reinstated by appeals court for now
5/28/2025: BBC; The impact of Trump tariffs ruling – in numbers
5/25/2025: CNN; Trump delays 50% tariffs until July 9
5/25/2025: SCMP; Asean summit: Malaysia urges US to hold talks with bloc amid ‘deep concern’ about tariffs
5/23/2025: The Hill; Trump threatens ‘straight 50% tariff’ on EU
5/20/2025: Free Malaysia Today; For ASEAN, there’s insufficient relief from tariff reprieve
5/19/2025: Axios; The argument's over: Americans pay for tariffs
5/19/2025: NBC News; Trump takes on Walmart over tariff price hikes, setting up potential showdown with retail industry
5/13/2025: Inside Trade; As talks begin, Vietnam’s trade minister asks businesses to buy more U.S. goods
5/13/2025: Xinhua; Full text: Joint Statement on China-U.S. Economic and Trade Meeting in Geneva
5/12/2025: CNBC; U.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days in major trade breakthrough
5/7/2025: Axios; Pharma shipments surge as Trump tariff threat looms
5/7/2025: The Korea Herald; South Korea to pursue coordinated talks with US over tariff dispute
5/6/2025: USA Today; Trump, Carney debate annexing Canada as 51st state in White House visit: recap
5/6/2025: CNBC; Trump downplays tariff talks: ‘We don’t have to sign deals’
5/6/2025: CNBC; Trump trade tariffs slump widens to ‘nearly all U.S. exports,’ supply chain data shows
5/5/2025: South China Morning Post; China urges Japan, South Korea and Asean to deepen cooperation amid trade war turbulence
5/5/2025: Kyodo News; U.S. rejects Japan's exemption from "reciprocal" tariffs
5/2/2025: FreightWaves; West Coast politicians, port executives protest ‘reckless’ tariffs
5/1/2025: Axios; Hospitals begin to grapple with tariff fallout

4/29/2025: Bangkok Post; ASEAN urged to weigh risks of siding with US over China in tariff war
4/28/2025: The Hill; West Coast dockworkers blast Trump’s ‘reckless’ tariffs
4/27/2025: Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance; Trump’s China tariffs set to unleash supply shock on US economy
4/26/2025: Axios; Retail wipeout: Trump tariffs stoke fears of shortages and price hikes
4/25/2025: Becker's Hospital Review: HCA ‘de-risking and diversifying’ supply chain amid tariff concerns
4/25/2025: Bloomberg News; China May Exempt Some US Goods From Tariffs as Costs Rise
4/23/2025: BBC; Opportunity for big US-China trade deal, says Bessent
4/23/2025: Bangkok Post; Uyghur issue shadows Thai-US trade talks
4/22/2025: Politico; White House is ‘close’ on Japan, India tariff agreements — but expect them to be light on specifics
4/22/2025: The Hill; Trump says tariff on China will ‘come down substantially’ from 145 percent
4/20/2025: The Washington Post; Battle lines of U.S.-China trade war sharpen in Southeast Asia
4/18/2025: The Asahi Shimbun; Trump demands for Japan touch on troops, autos, trade deficit
4/17/2025: Deutsche Welle (DW); China's Xi Jinping in Cambodia amid Trump trade tensions
4/16/2025: BBC; Malaysian trade minister on US tariffs
4/16/2025: CNBC; CBP says latest tariffs have generated $500 million, well below Trump’s estimate
4/15/2025: Axios; Pharma tariffs could be a generics problem
4/15/2025: CNBC; China replaces top international trade negotiator as talks with Washington stall
4/13/2025: Reuters; Trump spares smartphones, computers, other electronics from China tariffs
4/13/2025: The Washington Post; Manufacturers struggle with uncertainty, chaos in Trump tariffs
4/11/2025: CNBC; China strikes back with 125% tariffs on U.S. goods as trade war intensifies
4/10/2025: Forbes; Trump’s Tariffs On China Are Now At Least 145%, White House Confirms—Higher Than He Previously Claimed
4/10/2025: CNN; EU pauses retaliatory tariffs following Trump’s trade U-turn
4/9/2025: Bangkok Post; US import orders from Thailand on hold
4/9/2025: CNN; China announces 84% tariffs on US goods in showdown with Trump. Europe also hits back
4/9/2025: Fox News; Trump says he'll 'take a look' at exempting some larger US companies hit especially hard by tariffs
4/8/2025: Canada.ca; Canada announces entry into force of countermeasures against auto imports from the United States
4/8/2025: Reuters; Limited options push China into trade 'war of attrition' with Trump
4/7/2025: Reuters; Mexico seeks to avoid retaliatory tariffs against US, but not ruling them out
4/7/2025: Reuters; EU says it prefers negotiations, but proposes first tariffs on US imports
4/7/2025: Inside U.S. Trade; Trading partners want to negotiate reciprocal tariffs, despite U.S. rhetoric
4/7/2025: Inside U.S. Trade; Gutiérrez: U.S. has been ‘receptive’ to Mexico’s proposals on trade
4/7/2025; Bangkok Post; This is how Asia Pacific is responding to US reciprocal tariffs
4/7/2025: Bangkok Post; Malaysia calls for collective ASEAN tariff response
4/7/2025: Anadolu Agency (AA); Thailand to boost US imports in response to Trump’s 36% tariffs
4/7/2025: The Hill; Bessent opening trade negotiations with Japan
4/6/2025: The Guardian; India does not plan reciprocal tariffs
4/4/2025: CNBC; China to impose 34% retaliatory tariff on all goods imported from the U.S.
4/3/2025: Reuters; Vietnam maintains 8% growth goal amid US tariff challenge
4/3/2025: Financial Times; EU ready to retaliate against Donald Trump’s tariffs, says Ursula von der Leyen
4/3/2025: Reuters; Vietnam maintains 8% growth goal amid US tariff challenge
4/3/2025: Reuters; South Korea's acting president calls for talks with US over tariffs
4/3/2025: The Guardian; Trump tariff global reaction – country by country
4/3/2025: Axios; Drug and device makers confront Trump tariffs
4/3/2025: CNBC; How did the U.S. arrive at its tariff figures?
4/2/2025: CNBC; See Trump’s list: More than 180 countries and territories facing reciprocal tariffs
4/1/2025: CNBC; White House considering roughly 20% tariff on most imports, report says

3/29/2025: Politico; Trump officials, allies grow anxious about April 2 tariffs
3/29/2025: The Washington Post; Trump pushes aides to go bigger on tariffs as April 2 deadline nears
3/22/2025: Fortune; Trump hints at ‘flexibility’ on reciprocal tariffs while balking at more ‘exceptions’
3/22/2025: Bloomberg; Trump Plans His Tariff ‘Liberation Day’ With More Targeted Push
3/21/2025; Axios; What to know about the April 2 tariff day
3/19/2025: The Washington Post; Trump aides prep new tariffs on imports worth trillions for ‘Liberation Day’
3/18/2025: Time Magazine; Rand Paul Tries to Organize Republican Senators Against Trump’s Tariffs
3/18/2025: Wall Street Journal; Trump Team Explored Simplified Plan for Reciprocal Tariffs
3/17/2025: The Hill; Trump doubles down on reciprocal tariffs: ‘April 2 is a liberating day’
3/13/2025: Canada.ca; List of products from the United States subject to 25% tariffs effective March 13, 2025
3/12/2025: CNBC; We ‘must act’: Europe retaliates against Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports
3/11/2025: Politico; Trump allies are blaming Lutnick for Trump’s tariff turmoil
3/6/2025: CNBC; Trump tariffs: U.S. pauses tariffs on some Canadian, Mexican imports until April 2
3/6/2025: Politico; Trump delays tariffs on many Canadian, Mexican imports for one month

February 2025

2/27/2025: Politico; Trump and GOP leaders discuss using tariffs to pay for agenda
2/27/2025: USA Today; Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada, Mexico will start Tuesday, doubles fees on China
2/27/2025: The American Prospect; Governors Nervous About Tariff Endgame
2/26/2025: Politico; Senate confirms Jamieson Greer to be US trade representative
2/25/2025: CNBC; How Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada will sweep across the U.S., state by state
2/25/2025: Freight Waves; Tariffs call for cautious approach, rail execs say
2/25/2025: Politico; Voters might like tariffs, but not on Canada and Mexico, new poll finds
2/24/2025: CNBC; Trump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico ‘will go forward’
2/19/2025: CNBC; Why President Trump is pursuing a ‘sledgehammer’ approach with tariffs and global trade deals
2/18/2025: Supply Chain Dive; Trump says auto, pharmaceutical and chip tariffs are coming
2/17/2025: Forbes; Winners And Losers In Trump’s Reciprocal Tariff Strategy
2/14/2025: Becker's Hospital Review; Aluminum, steel tariffs expected to impact medical devices
2/7/2025: Healthcare Finance News; Hospitals face rising costs, supply chain disruptions as tariff uncertainty continues
2/7/2025: Becker's Hospital Review; Healthcare groups urge White House to grant tariff exceptions
2/7/2025: Healthcare Financial Management Association; New tariffs are expected to strain the healthcare supply chain
2/7/2025: Health Leaders Media; Providers Reckoning with Increased Supply Chain Costs from Trump Tariffs
2/5/2025: Axios; Trump tariffs may play havoc with health prices, supply chains
2/4/2025: Politico; Navarro: Trump will ‘structurally shift’ American economy with tariff revenue
2/3/2025: Fierce Healthcare; Trump tariffs will escalate costs and disrupt the medical supply chain, industry execs warn
2/3/2025: CNBC; Trump pauses Mexico tariffs for one month after agreement on border troops
2/2/2025: Reuters; Trump stretches trade law boundaries with Canada, Mexico, China tariffs
2/2/2025: Associated Press; Trump puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
2/1/2025: Axios; Trump Builds A Tariff Wall
2/1/2025: New York Times; Trump’s Tariffs Would Reverse Decades of Integration Between U.S. and Mexico

January 2025

1/29/2025: New York Times; Lutnick Grilled on Trump’s Tariffs and China During Confirmation Hearing
1/28/2025: Financial Times, Treasury Secretary Bennet pushes gradual 2.5% universal US tariffs plan
1/26/2025: Wall Street Journal; Trump Aides Want to Hit Mexico, Canada With Tariffs Before Talks
1/23/2025: Freight Waves; Canada vows strong response to Trump’s tariff threats, Mexico urges ‘calm’
1/20/2025: CNBC; Trump says he’s thinking of imposing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico in February
1/20/2025: Wall Street Journal; Trump To Lay Out Trade Vision
1/17/2025: Financial Times; A deeper look at Trump’s tariff team
1/16/2025: Axios; Blanket Trump tariffs would damage economy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce says
1/13/2025; Axios; Trump’s Day One Trade Trade-Off
1/13/2025: Bloomberg; Trump Team Studies Gradual Tariff Hikes Under Emergency Powers
1/10/2025: New York Times; Meet Trump’s Economic Whisperers
1/8/2025: CNN; Trump is considering a national economic emergency declaration to allow for new tariff program, sources say
1/7/2025: Modern Healthcare; Trump's Tariff Threat Troubles Medtech Industry
1/7/2025: Axios; The Victors Of Trump’s Tariffs
1/6/2025: Washington Post; Trump Aides Ready Universal Tariff Plans With One Key Change

2024

December 2024

12/29/2024: Wall Street Journal; China Has Limited Firepower to Counter U.S. Tariffs
12/28/2024: New York Times; Mexico, Betting Trump Is Bluffing on Tariffs, Sees an Opportunity
12/26/2024: Sourcing Journal; Mexico’s New Ban on US-Bound Apparel Imports
12/16/2024: Wall Street Journal; CEOs Want Trump to Change Course on Tariffs
12/12/2024: Axios; Trump Faces Tariff Red Tape
12/8/2024: Politico; Trump ‘can’t guarantee’ Americans won’t pay more if tariffs enacted
12/4/2024: CNBC; Trump Picks Peter Navarro As Top Trade Advisor
12/2/2024: Medical Marketing Media; Trump’s Tariff Proposal May Impact Prices Of Medical Devices, Generic Drugs
12/2/2024: Harvard Business Review; What the Last Trump Tariffs Did, According to Researchers

November 2024

11/27/2024: CBS News; Trump Selects Jamieson Greer For U.S. Trade Representative
11/26/2024: Politico; Grassley: Trump’s New Tariff Threats Are Just Negotiating Tool For Now
11/25/2024: The Hill; Trump Says He Will Impose New Tariffs On Canada, Mexico And China On First Day

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Government Resources

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Additional Resources

Overview of U.S. Tariff Policy (Congressional Research Service)
Trump Agenda 47: Trade Policy (donaldjtrump.com)
Trump Agenda 47: Essential Medicines (donaldjtrump.com)

Contact

Christina Lavoie
Director, Supply Chain Policy
703-838-6138
lavoie@hida.org