With tariffs dominating the news, you might be curious how the United States has used tariffs throughout history to create additional revenue, protect domestic industry, and negotiate with other ...

The U.S. central government, on the other hand, has been expanding since the Revenue Act of 1913 and the New Deal. Trump’s “Art of the Deal” should include abolishing America’s wasteful ...

President Abraham Lincoln first added a federal income tax with the Revenue Act of 1861 to help fund the ... to the Constitution was ratified in 1913, which gave Congress the authority to tax ...

President Trump has repeatedly called tariffs "the most beautiful word in the dictionary." NPR's Word of the Week explores ...

President Trump has repeatedly called tariffs "the most beautiful word in the dictionary." NPR's Word of the Week explores ...

On April 2, the Trump administration issued an executive order initiating tariffs on every U.S. trading partner except Russia ...

Until the 16th Amendment was ratified in 1913, which set ... government's primary source of revenue. The last time tariffs were this high followed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.

America’s history of high tariffs actually continued well after 1913 ... looked to increase its revenue and pay down debt incurred during the Civil War. The Tariff Act of 1890 raised taxes ...

In his speech, Mashatile noted that the Natives Land Act of 1913 had restricted land ownership ... The EFF leader suggested alternative revenue sources. “The government is sitting on over ...