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Trump Pitches $2,000 Checks as a Salve for Tariff Pain

Any concession might come too late for small businesses struggling with import taxes.

A protester at the US Supreme Court on Nov. 5.

Photographer: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

President Donald Trump’s trade war seems to be hitting some resistance, given the hints from Supreme Court justices who heard tariff cases last week and the way voters responded to Democrats’ affordability-centered campaigns on Nov. 4. Senior economics reporter Shawn Donnan writes today about the ways the president is trying to give his signature issue a makeover. Plus: If you’re in need of a real makeover, there’s likely an outlet of the now-dominant Ulta Beauty near you.

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