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Biden to announce new Chinese tariffs; Michael Cohen returns to the stand

President Biden will announce tariffs on $18 million of Chinese imports. Trump's lawyers will cross-examine Michael Cohen today in the former president's hush money trial.
President Biden puts on a United Auto Workers t-shirt in Belvidere, Ill. on Nov. 9, 2023. Biden on Tuesday is announcing new tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, including electric vehicles.

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The goods affected include electric vehicles, semiconductors and medical products. The administration says the move is meant to and adds that China is using unfair trade practices. Biden will also keep in place the tariffs that former President Donald Trump placed

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