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No tariffs without representation
At a peaceful Lexington reenactment marking 250 years since the Revolution’s first battle, echoes of America’s founding ...
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Legal challenges mount, but tariffs likely aren’t going anywhere soon
The four cases challenging Trump's tariffs may have merits and could inspire additional cases, lawyers say, but those hoping ...
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How the President Is Misusing Emergency Powers to Impose Worldwide Tariffs
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency last week to address what he described as harmful foreign trade and economic practices. Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, ...
Newsom announces lawsuit against Trump’s tariffs as California stands to lose billions
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced a lawsuit alleging that President Trump lacks the authority to enact the ...
Small businesses sue Trump over tariffs: ‘Power grab’ threatens survival of American entrepreneurs
The federal lawsuit challenges Trump’s legal authority to impose broad, unilateral trade barriers under the guise of a ...
Why can Trump just say everything is an “emergency” and do whatever he wants?
When President Donald Trump announced his tariffs last week, he also declared a national emergency. According to the White ...
Professors Sue Over International Criminal Court Executive Order
Two law professors are suing President Trump, the US Department of State, and others over a Feb. 6 executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
Opinion
Jack Ochs: The president's made up trade emergency
The Constitution gives Congress the “power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises,” but over time, Congress delegated the power to raise tariffs under certain conditions to the ...