https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/04/12/trumps-commerce-secretary-says-new-electronics-tariff-exemptions-are-temporary-chip-tariffs-coming/

By MAE ANDERSON and MICHAEL LIEDTKE

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tariff exemptions announced Friday on electronics like smartphones and laptops are only a temporary reprieve until the Trump administration develops a new tariff approach specific to the semiconductor industry, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday.