AP Spotlight Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying US movie industry is dying JILL COLVIN and JAKE COYLE Associated Press May 5, 2025 May 5, 2025 Updated Nov 8, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — President Donald Trump opened a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the U.S.kAmx? 2 A@DE $F?52J ?:89E @? 9:D %CFE9 $@4:2= A=2E7@C>[ %CF>A D2:5 96 2FE9@C:K65 E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 r@>>6C46 2?5 E96 ~77:46 @7 E96 &]$] %C256 #6AC6D6?E2E:G6 E@ D=2A 2 `__T E2C:77 Q@? 2?J 2?5 2== |@G:6D 4@>:?8 :?E@ @FC r@F?ECJ E92E 2C6 AC@5F465 :? u@C6:8? {2?5D]Qk^AmkAmQ%96 |@G:6 x?5FDECJ :? p>6C:42 :D s*x}v 2 G6CJ 72DE 562E9[Q 96 HC@E6[ 4@>A=2:?:?8 E92E @E96C 4@F?EC:6D Q2C6 @776C:?8 2== D@CED @7 :?46?E:G6D E@ 5C2HQ 7:=>>2<6CD 2?5 DEF5:@D 2H2J 7C@> E96 &]$] Q%9:D :D 2 4@?46CE65 677@CE 3J @E96C }2E:@?D 2?5[ E96C67@C6[ 2 }2E:@?2= $64FC:EJ E9C62E] xE :D[ :? 255:E:@? E@ 6G6CJE9:?8 6=D6[ >6DD28:?8 2?5 AC@A282?52PQk^Am People are also reading… Kearney restaurant owner Carlos Godinez will be deported Grand Island man arrested for fifth DUI offense Proposal to let nonresidents vote in Omaha, Lincoln elections advances in auditor oversight bill Where to watch the Nebraska football spring game: Time, TV channel How to watch the Nebraska football spring game: Time, TV channel Nebraska spring football game live updates, score and highlights Catholic educators honored for service in northeast Nebraska Think Lincoln has enough coffee shops? Think again — 2 more 7 Brews coming. New Grand Island restaurant offers Cuban buffet with Central American influences 1 adult, 4 juveniles charged for altercation following GISH student walkout ICE detains Kearney entrepreneur with deep Nebraska ties Nebraska-Iowa basketball live updates, stats and highlights Movies and TV shows casting in Lincoln Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats Rankings: Nebraska high school baseball, March 30 kAmxE H2D?VE :>>65:2E6=J 4=62C 9@H 2?J DF49 E2C:77 @? :?E6C?2E:@?2= AC@5F4E:@?D 4@F=5 36 :>A=6>6?E65] xEVD 4@>>@? 7@C 3@E9 =2C86 2?5 D>2== 7:=>D E@ :?4=F56 AC@5F4E:@? :? E96 &]$] 2?5 :? @E96C 4@F?EC:6D] q:8\3F586E >@G:6D =:<6 E96 FA4@>:?8 Q|:DD:@?i x>A@DD:3=6 — %96 u:?2= #64<@?:?8[Q 7@C :?DE2?46[ 2C6 D9@E 2C@F?5 E96 H@C=5]k^AmkAmx?46?E:G6 AC@8C2>D 7@C J62CD 92G6 :?7=F6?465 H96C6 >@G:6D 2C6 D9@E[ :?4C62D:?8=J 5C:G:?8 7:=> AC@5F4E:@? @FE @7 r2=:7@C?:2 2?5 E@ @E96C DE2E6D 2?5 4@F?EC:6D H:E9 72G@C23=6 E2I :?46?E:G6D[ =:<6 r2?252 2?5 E96 &?:E65 z:?85@>]k^Am kAm*6E %CF>AVD E2C:77D 2C6 56D:8?65 E@ =625 4@?DF>6CD E@H2C5 p>6C:42? AC@5F4ED] p?5 :? >@G:6 E962E6CD[ p>6C:42?\AC@5F465 >@G:6D @G6CH96=>:?8 5@>:?2E6 E96 5@>6DE:4 >2C<6EA=246]k^Am kAmr9:?2 92D C2>A65 FA :ED 5@>6DE:4 >@G:6 AC@5F4E:@?[ 4F=>:?2E:?8 :? E96 2?:>2E65 3=@4<3FDE6C Q}6 +92 aQ 8C@DD:?8 >@C6 E92? Sa 3:==:@? E9:D J62C] qFE 6G6? E96?[ :ED D2=6D 42>6 2=>@DE 6?E:C6=J 7C@> >2:?=2?5 r9:?2] x? }@CE9 p>6C:42[ :E 62C?65 ;FDE Sa_]h >:==:@?]k^Am Economy Trump says US kids may get '2 dolls instead of 30,' but China will suffer more JOSH BOAK Associated Press kAmx? }6H +62=2?5[ H96C6 DF446DD:G6 8@G6C?>6?ED 92G6 @776C65 C632E6D 2?5 :?46?E:G6D :? C646?E J62CD E@ 5C2H w@==JH@@5 7:=>D E@ E96 4@F?ECJ[ E96 7:=> :?5FDECJ 92D 86?6C2E65 3:==:@?D @7 5@==2CD :? E@FC:D> C6G6?F6 5C:G6? 3J E96 Q{@C5 @7 E96 #:?8DQ 2?5 Qw@33:EQ 7:=>D[ H9:49 762EFC65 E96 4@F?ECJVD AC:DE:?6 2?5 D46?:4 G:DE2D] |@C6 C646?E=J[ E96 3=@4<3FDE6C Q|:?64C27EQ >@G:6 H2D 7:=>65 6?E:C6=J :? }6H +62=2?5[ 2?5 &]$] AC@5F4E:@?D :? a_ab 56=:G6C65 S`]b 3:==:@? }6H +62=2?5 5@==2CD WSfff >:==:@?X E@ E96 4@F?ECJ :? C6EFC? 7@C }+Sa__ >:==:@? :? DF3D:5:6D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 8@G6C?>6?E 7:8FC6D]k^Am kAm}6H +62=2?5 !C:>6 |:?:DE6C r9C:DE@A96C {FI@? D2:5 96 H2D 2H2:E:?8 >@C6 56E2:=D @7 %CF>AVD >62DFC6D 367@C6 4@>>6?E:?8 @? E96> 3FE H@F=5 4@?E:?F6 E@ A:E49 E@ 7:=>>2<6CD 23C@25[ :?4=F5:?8 :? x?5:2VD q@==JH@@5] Q(6VG6 8@E 2? 23D@=FE6=J H@C=5 4=2DD :?5FDECJ[Q 96 D2:5] Q%9:D :D E96 36DE A=246 E@ >2<6 >@G:6D[ A6C:@5[ :? E96 H@C=5]Qk^AmkAm%96 |@E:@? !:4EFC6 pDD@4:2E:@?[ H9:49 C6AC6D6?ED >2;@C &]$] 7:=> DEF5:@D 2?5 DEC62>:?8 D6CG:46D[ 5:5?VE :>>65:2E6=J C6DA@?5 E@ >6DD286D $F?52J 6G6?:?8]k^AmkAm%96 |!pVD 52E2 D9@HD 9@H >F49 w@==JH@@5 6IA@CED 92G6 5@>:?2E65 4:?6>2D] p44@C5:?8 E@ E96 |!p[ E96 p>6C:42? >@G:6D AC@5F465 Saa]e 3:==:@? :? 6IA@CED 2?5 S`d]b 3:==:@? :? EC256 DFCA=FD :? a_ab]k^Am kAm%CF>A[ 2 #6AF3=:42?[ 92D >256 8@@5 @? E96 QE2C:77 >2?Q =236= 96 82G6 9:>D6=7 J62CD 28@[ D=2AA:?8 ?6H E2I6D @? 8@@5D >256 :? 4@F?EC:6D 2C@F?5 E96 8=@36] %92E :?4=F56D 2 `cdT E2C:77 @? r9:?6D6 8@@5D 2?5 2 `_T 32D6=:?6 E2C:77 @? 8@@5D 7C@> @E96C 4@F?EC:6D[ H:E9 6G6? 9:896C =6G:6D E9C62E6?65]k^AmkAmqJ F?:=2E6C2==J :>A@D:?8 E2C:77D[ %CF>A 92D 6I6CE65 6IEC2@C5:?2CJ :?7=F6?46 @G6C E96 7=@H @7 4@>>6C46[ 4C62E:?8 A@=:E:42= C:D<D 2?5 AF==:?8 E96 >2C<6E :? 5:776C6?E 5:C64E:@?D] %96C6 2C6 E2C:77D @? 2FE@D[ DE66= 2?5 2=F>:?F>[ H:E9 >@C6 :>A@CED[ :?4=F5:?8 A92C>246FE:42= 5CF8D[ D6E E@ 36 DF3;64E E@ ?6H E2C:77D :? E96 H66<D 29625]k^Am Economy US consumer confidence plunges to lowest in 5 years on tariff worries CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer kAm%CF>A 92D =@?8 G@:465 4@?46C? 23@FE >@G:6 AC@5F4E:@? >@G:?8 @G6CD62D]k^Am kAm$9@CE=J 367@C6 96 E@@< @77:46[ 96 2??@F?465 E92E 96 925 E2AA65 24E@CD |6= v:3D@?[ y@? '@:89E 2?5 $J=G6DE6C $E2==@?6 E@ D6CG6 2D QDA64:2= 2>32DD25@CDQ E@ w@==JH@@5 E@ 3C:?8 :E Qqprz — qxvvt#[ qt%%t#[ p}s $%#~}vt# %wp} t't# qtu~#tPQk^AmkAm&]$] 7:=> 2?5 E6=6G:D:@? AC@5F4E:@? 92D 366? 92>A6C65 :? C646?E J62CD[ H:E9 D6E324<D 7C@> E96 r~'xs\`h A2?56>:4[ E96 w@==JH@@5 8F:=5 DEC:<6D @7 a_ab 2?5 E96 C646?E H:=57:C6D :? E96 {@D p?86=6D 2C62] ~G6C2== AC@5F4E:@? :? E96 &]$] H2D 5@H? aeT =2DE J62C 4@>A2C65 H:E9 a_a`[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 52E2 7C@> !C@5!C@[ H9:49 EC24<D AC@5F4E:@?]k^Am kAm%96 8C@FAVD 2??F2= DFCG6J @7 6I64FE:G6D[ H9:49 2D<65 23@FE AC676CC65 7:=>:?8 =@42E:@?D[ 7@F?5 ?@ =@42E:@? :? E96 &]$] >256 E96 E@A 7:G6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 w@==JH@@5 #6A@CE6C] %@C@?E@[ E96 &]z][ '2?4@FG6C[ r6?EC2= tFC@A6 2?5 pFDEC2=:2 42>6 @FE @? E@A[ H:E9 r2=:7@C?:2 A=24:?8 D:IE9[ v6@C8:2 D6G6?E9[ }6H y6CD6J 6:89E9 2?5 }6H *@C< ?:?E9]k^Am kAm%96 AC@3=6> :D 6DA64:2==J 24FE6 :? r2=:7@C?:2] x? E96 8C62E6C {@D p?86=6D 2C62[ AC@5F4E:@? =2DE J62C H2D 5@H? d]eT 7C@> a_ab 244@C5:?8 E@ u:=>{p[ D64@?5 @?=J E@ a_a_[ 5FC:?8 E96 A62< @7 E96 4@C@?2G:CFD A2?56>:4] {2DE ~4E@36C[ v@G] v2G:? }6HD@>[ 2 s6>@4C2E[ AC@A@D65 6IA2?5:?8 r2=:7@C?:2VD u:=> U2>Aj %6=6G:D:@? %2I rC65:E AC@8C2> E@ Sfd_ >:==:@? 2??F2==J[ FA 7C@> Sbb_ >:==:@?]k^Am kAm~E96C &]$] 4:E:6D =:<6 pE=2?E2[ }6H *@C<[ r9:428@ 2?5 $2? uC2?4:D4@ 92G6 2=D@ FD65 288C6DD:G6 E2I :?46?E:G6D E@ =FC6 7:=> 2?5 %' AC@5F4E:@?D] %9@D6 AC@8C2>D 42? E2<6 E96 7@C> @7 42D9 8C2?ED[ 2D :? %6I2D[ @C E2I 4C65:ED[ H9:49 v6@C8:2 2?5 }6H |6I:4@ @776C]k^AmkAmQ~E96C ?2E:@?D 92G6 366? DE62=:?8 E96 >@G:6\>2<:?8 42A23:=:E:6D 7C@> E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D[Q %CF>A E@=5 C6A@CE6CD 2E E96 (9:E6 w@FD6 @? $F?52J ?:89E 27E6C C6EFC?:?8 7C@> 2 H66<6?5 :? u=@C:52] Qx7 E96JVC6 ?@E H:==:?8 E@ >2<6 2 >@G:6 :?D:56 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D H6 D9@F=5 92G6 2 E2C:77 @? >@G:6D E92E 4@>6 :?]Qk^Am Economy US economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter as Trump trade wars disrupt business PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer Business Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will too MAX CONWAY, Rochester Institute of Technology and CEDAR ATTANASIO, Associated Press Government & Politics White House comes out with sharp spending cuts in Trump's 2026 budget plan LISA MASCARO and JOSH BOAK Associated Press Business 'Nowhere to turn': Small businesses dependent on imports from China feel more desperate MAE ANDERSON Associated Press Associated Press writers Gary Field in Washington and Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington, New Zealand, contributed to this report from Washington. 0 Comments Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story US and China take a step back from sky-high tariffs, agree to pause for 90 days U.S. and Chinese officials say they have reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in their trade war. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio | All Of Our Podcasts Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video North Platte Jaycees 2026 Easter Egg Hunt From teaching to PupPacks, Terry Bailey keeps serving Gering’s children From teaching to PupPacks, Terry Bailey keeps serving Gering’s children Gering sisters claim speech crowns Gering sisters claim speech crowns Brent Johnson leading campaign for new UNK Newman Center Brent Johnson leading campaign for new UNK Newman Center
Economy Trump says US kids may get '2 dolls instead of 30,' but China will suffer more JOSH BOAK Associated Press
Economy US consumer confidence plunges to lowest in 5 years on tariff worries CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
Economy US economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter as Trump trade wars disrupt business PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer
Business Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will too MAX CONWAY, Rochester Institute of Technology and CEDAR ATTANASIO, Associated Press
Government & Politics White House comes out with sharp spending cuts in Trump's 2026 budget plan LISA MASCARO and JOSH BOAK Associated Press
Business 'Nowhere to turn': Small businesses dependent on imports from China feel more desperate MAE ANDERSON Associated Press
US and China take a step back from sky-high tariffs, agree to pause for 90 days U.S. and Chinese officials say they have reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in their trade war.
