The US government has been forced to pay billions in refunds to companies that were hit by Donald Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs. Lucy Hough speaks to Chris Michael, International editor for Guardian US

Government had been forced to pay back duties to companies that imported goods into the US that were hit by Trump’s tariffs

The US has refunded $81 billion in tariffs after the Supreme Court ruled Trump's IEEPA levies illegal, deepening a $1.367 trillion deficit hole.