The U.S. & Canada are fighting over tariffs. How is that affecting small businesses?

NPR | By Danielle Kurtzleben ,

Daniel Ofman, Tinbete Ermyas

Published August 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM EDT

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NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Mike Roach and Kim Osgood, owners of Paloma Clothing in Portland, Ore., about how the tariff fight between the U.S. and Canada is affecting their business.

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Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben is a White House correspondent on NPR's Washington Desk. She appears regularly on the NPR Politics Podcast and other NPR shows.

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