The Trump administration has announced multiple new developments in U.S. tariff policy since our April update. The administration is using several different tools to implement tariffs, including § 232 and 301 investigations...more
8/14/2025
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On July 23, 2025, the White House unveiled “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” which provides for federal policy actions the Trump Administration intends to take related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). The...more
7/25/2025
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On July 11, 2025, the Trump administration published an order forcing Suirui International Co., Limited—a Hong Kong company that is majority owned by Suirui Group Co., Ltd., a People’s Republic of China company—to unwind its...more
7/16/2025
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Section 232 investigations determine whether the targeted U.S. imports threaten to impair U.S. national security. At the conclusion of a Section 232 investigation (which can last for up to 270 days), the President must...more
4/22/2025
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On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) on tariffs called "Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States...more
4/8/2025
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