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Update on Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

By Omar Nashashibi | April 15, 2026

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Even the U.S. Supreme Court can’t slow down the president’s pursuit of tariffs. The White House has modified Section 232 tariffs and launched two large Section 301 reviews. President Donald Trump on April 2 issued a proclamation modifying Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum, copper, and related derivative products, effective April 6. The proclamation reorganizes […]

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Omar Nashashibi

Omar S. Nashashibi is the Founder of Inside Beltway, a nonpartisan lobbying and strategic consulting firm in Washington, D.C. Having worked in the nation’s capital for over twenty-five years, Mr. Nashashibi provides strategic consulting services to companies while also lobbying the White House and Congress on behalf of manufacturing, associations, defense firms, nonprofits, and other sectors. He works with policymakers on trade, taxes, environmental and workplace regulations, supply chains, job training and identifying grants and funding to support projects. Having started his career in Washington D.C. in 1996, Mr. Nashashibi worked for the Office of Management and Budget, a branch of the White House, a large multi-state law firm, and founded a previous lobbying firm in 2005. He graduated from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he studied Political Science and International Affairs.

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