Trump administration races to finalize tariffs amid turnover and GOP opposition

Published March 7, 2018 6:09pm ET



Trump administration officials are scrambling to finalize the president’s proposed steel and aluminum tariffs by the end of the week amid fierce opposition from congressional Republicans and frenzied negotiations with world leaders.

Republican lawmakers have lobbied President Trump to narrow the scope of his tariffs or choose a tactic that poses fewer economic risks after he announced his plan to tax all imported steel and aluminum, regardless of origin, in order to protect American manufacturing.

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