“What was considered to be bluff and bluster from Trump has turned into cold hard reality,” one analyst told NBC News.

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Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky was among the few Republicans to voice opposition to the tariffs that would take effect on Tuesday.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt both dismissed concerns about rising costs of consumer goods.

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky was among the few Republicans to voice opposition to the tariffs that would take effect on Tuesday.

Proposed cuts would be catastrophic to Americans’ access to care.