President Trump suffered a striking blow to his bid to refashion global trade with sweeping tariffs as the Supreme Court on Friday struck down his use of an emergency statute to execute the strategy core to his economic agenda.
Trump was the first president in history to attempt to use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs and had warned that an adverse ruling to his efforts would wreak havoc on the U.S. economy.
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President Trump slammed the Supreme Court justices who struck down his tariffs on Friday, which included two justices he nominated, saying he was “ashamed of certain members of the court.”
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The Supreme Court cast aside the bulk of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs Friday, obliterating a canon of his economic strategy in ruling that his use of an emergency statute to remake global trade was unlawful.
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Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) called for Republicans in Congress to codify President Trump’s tariffs after the Supreme Court on Friday invalidated the levies. Read more. |
President Trump said Friday he would raise preexisting tariffs and begin the process of imposing new ones after the Supreme Court struck down many of his import taxes on foreign trading partners. Read more. |
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this week abruptly reversed course on a new rule requiring veterans’ disability ratings to be calculated by how well they function on medication and not on the underlying condition or injury itself, a stance that was quickly condemned.
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Fox News co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy on Friday said President Trump needs to provide a “better case” against carrying out a strike on Iran before possibly dragging the U.S. into “another war.”
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The chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is rolling out what the department is calling the “Pledge America Campaign,” which encourages broadcasters to air “patriotic, pro-America content” to celebrate the nation’s history.
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Kamala Harris is topping some new polls of Democratic White House contenders, a sign the former vice president and 2024 presidential nominee has staying power despite her defeat to President Trump.
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