President Donald Trump is waging a trade war without getting approval from Congress: He declared a national emergency to slap import taxes — tariffs — on almost every country on earth.

Small businesses that import goods made in China are trying to outlast the trade war. Owners are laying off workers, looking for investors or putting their personal finances on the line. Many are worried they won’t survive.

Donald Trump's tariff blitz is yielding some initial deals, including a 90-day pause in sky-high U.S. and Chinese duties and a limited trade pact with Britain, but the U.S. president is far from rebalancing global commerce flows,