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tariffs in the second trump administration

WATCH: Trump threatens to end all trade with Spain

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he wanted to end all trade with Spain over disagreements about military spending. The president cited Spain's reluctance to increase defense spending to match other NATO members and its refusal to allow the U.S. to use its bases

Trump threatens Spain ties over Iran war refusal

Trump threatens Spain ties over Iran war refusal

US President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to sever all trade with Spain after it refused to let US planes use its bases to attack Iran, while also lashing out at Britain for not cooperating more. Spain's left-wing government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, one of Europe&

Eyes on the mines: Burgum, Zinke tout tariffs and mining in visit to Butte

BUTTE — U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Rep. Ryan Zinke are touting tariffs as the solution to bringing back Montana mining. Burgum and Zinke discussed where Montana fits in the global mineral trade after touring the Lance College of Mines and Engineering at Montana Tech University in

Appeals court won't delay tariff refunds

(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's request to delay a step toward granting tariff refunds. The government had asked for a 90-day delay "to allow the political branches an opportunity to consider options." The U.S. Court of

US appeals court denies Trump bid to delay tariff refund lawsuits

US appeals court denies Trump bid to delay tariff refund lawsuits

A US federal appeals court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's push to delay legal proceedings linked to tariff refunds, allowing the battle to proceed in a lower court. The Supreme Court last month delivered a stinging rebuke of Trump's signature economic policy by striking down

Trump administration tells court tariff refunds 'will take time'

(The Center Square) – Attorneys for the federal government said refunding tariffs to the U.S. businesses that paid them could take time and urged a court not to rush, a move opponents said would cost taxpayers even more. A group of small businesses, represented by the Liberty Justice Center, had

How Trump tariffs jolted Montana coffee roasters

How Trump tariffs jolted Montana coffee roasters

The first year of President Donald Trump’s second term is giving Helena coffee roaster Steven Ladefoged the wrong kind of jitters. Trump rolled out tariffs of 10% to 15% on green (i.e., unroasted) coffee bean imports in April 2025, which then escalated to 50%. The fever didn’t