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‘If your tariff was 0%, there’s no need to commit fraud’: The White House is sounding off on a $112 billion tariff-dodging scheme it made worse

The Trump administration is cracking down on foreign importers of record behind the evasion—which China is at the center of.

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Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is shut down. The Trump administration says 9 million barrels a day are still getting out
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Peter Navarro rips into China in White House report that is more about other countries aiding tariff avoidance
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