In Congress, He Said Tariffs Were Bad for Business. As Trump’s Ambassador to Canada, He’s Reversed Course.

The looming shutdown of Howard Miller, a century-old clockmaker in western Michigan, shows how quickly trade policy can ripple through local economies. The company points to fast-moving tariffs under the Trump administration as the breaking point, driving up costs on parts they couldn’t source domestically. Nearly 200 workers now face job losses, and longtime employees describe the chaos of shifting tariffs that made planning impossible. As Michigan’s political landscape adapts to the new trade reality, communities are left grappling with the fallout of a once-reliable manufacturer fading into history. Anna Clark with ProPublica has the full story.