AP Spotlight Aficionados fret as Trump moves to make pasta great again MIKE CATALINI, GIADA ZAMPANO and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press Nov 22, 2025 Nov 22, 2025 Updated Dec 22, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PHILADELPHIA — Steel: 50%. Copper: 50%. Cars: up to 25%. But an even bigger Trump-era levy looms: 107% on Italian pasta.kAm|2>>2 >:2]k^AmkAm%96 &]$] r@>>6C46 s6A2CE>6?E =2F?4965 H92E :E D2JD H2D 2 C@FE:?6 2?E:5F>A:?8 C6G:6H[ 32D65 @? 2==682E:@?D xE2=:2? A2DE2 >2<6CD D@=5 AC@5F4E :?E@ E96 &]$] 2E 36=@H\>2C<6E AC:46D 2?5 F?56C4FE =@42= 4@>A6E:E@CD] %92E =65 E@ 2 E9C62E @7 haT 5FE:6D[ H9:49 H@F=5 4@>6 @? E@A @7 E96 `dT E2C:77 !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>AVD 25>:?:DEC2E:@? :>A@D65 @? tFC@A62? 6IA@CED 86?6C2==J]k^Am kAm%96 ?6HD D6?E D9@4<H2G6D E9C@F89 xE2=J[ H96C6 `b AC@5F46CD H@F=5 36 DF3;64E E@ E96 H9@AA:?8 @?6\EH@ AF?49] %96J D2J D2=6D :? 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Government-politics Trump has other tariff options if the Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxes PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press
Business Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit as pressure builds on consumer prices WILL WEISSERT Associated Press
Government-politics Trump may become the face of economic discontent, a year after such worries helped him win JOSH BOAK and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press
Business Trump ramps up new effort to convince a skeptical public he can fix affordability worries JOSH BOAK Associated Press
US farmers will get more money from Trump. They still have more problems Trump has announced $12 billion in aid for U.S. farmers, but many farmers say that's not enough.
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