A constitutional law professor representing a pro-Trump think tank believes the Tariff Act of 1930, otherwise known as the ...

Tariffs have been a part of the American fabric since 1789. President Trump has placed tariffs at the center of todays debate ...

Signed into law in June 1930, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act sharply raised U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods to protect American farmers and manufacturers during the early days of the Great ...

The Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930, ... The policy raised U.S. import tariff rates, which were already high, in an attempt to guard American businesses and farmers from foreign competition.

The Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930, a Depression-era tariff signed into law by then-President Herbert Hoover, continues to be invoked in conversations surrounding Trump’s tariff plan, as the on-again ...

The effective U.S. tariff rate on all imports rose to as high as 25.9 percent under President Donald Trump, surpassing levels ...

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act raised U.S. tariffs to nearly 60% on tens of thousands of imported goods, resulting in higher prices for Americans, sparking retaliation and the collapse of global trade.

But the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act — named after its Republican authors, Sen. Reed Smoot of Utah and Rep. Willis C. Hawley of Oregon — became law on June 17, 1930, when Hoover signed the bill.

Cezar, whose great-grandfather died in 1941, said the law was part of her early education, too. “The Smoot-Hawley Act is part of my family’s history, and I learned about it as a kid,” she said.

It's Smoot-Hawley all over again! At least by this reporter's calculations, the sweeping tariff regime that President Trump unveiled following the market close on April 2 literally lifts America's ...

The original Smoot-Hawley language that Rubenfeld cites was in section 338(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 [19 U.S.C. §1338(d)], which granted the President this broad tariff power if a foreign ...

But the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act - named after its Republican authors, Sen. Reed Smoot of Utah and Rep. Willis C. Hawley of Oregon - became law on June 17, 1930, when Hoover signed the bill.