21 h. ago The right is breaking ranks over Trump and his tariffs | Sidney Blumenthal

A trade court ruling is exposing the civil war on the right, as key legal establishment figures oppose the presidentDonald Trump’s trade war has become his quagmire: legal, economic and political. On 28 May, the court of international trade ruled his tariffs exceeded his constitutional authority. Point by point, the decision decimated Trump’s arguments as flimsy and false, implicitly castigated the Republican Congress for abdicating its constitutional responsibility, and reminded other courts, not least the supreme court, of the judicial branch’s obligation to exercise its authority regardless of the blustering of the executive and the fecklessness of the legislative branches.Trump’s tariffs, along with his withdrawal of active support for Ukraine and passivity toward his strongman father figure Vladimir Putin, have broken the western alliance, forcing the west to make its own arrangements with China, and cementing the idea for a generation to come that the United States is an untru...

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21 h. ago Trump’s tariffs have become his Vietnam – and the right is breaking ranks | Sidney Blumenthal

A trade court ruling is exposing the civil war on the right, as key legal establishment figures oppose the presidentDonald Trump’s trade war has become his quagmire: legal, economic and political. On 28 May, the court of international trade ruled his tariffs exceeded his constitutional authority. Point by point, the decision decimated Trump’s arguments as flimsy and false, implicitly castigated the Republican Congress for abdicating its constitutional responsibility, and reminded other courts, not least the supreme court, of the judicial branch’s obligation to exercise its authority regardless of the blustering of the executive and the fecklessness of the legislative branches.Trump’s tariffs, along with his withdrawal of active support for Ukraine and passivity toward his strongman father figure Vladimir Putin, have broken the western alliance, forcing the west to make its own arrangements with China, and cementing the idea for a generation to come that the United States is an untru...

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6 d. ago Man baby Trump brands judges 'hustlers' who 'hate' him as tariff row continues

US Court of International Trade ruled on Wednesday that the Orange Manbaby had overstepped his power by imposing the duties

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7 d. ago Trump trade war: Tariffs back on as appeals court rules in president’s favor amid outbursts over ‘unelected’ judges

Appeals court pauses the Court of International Trade ruling on Trump’s tariffs while legal challenge plays out

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7 d. ago Trump trade war live: Tariffs back on as appeals court rules in president’s favor amid outbursts over ‘unelected’ judges

Appeals court pauses the Court of International Trade ruling on Trump’s tariffs while legal challenge plays out

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7 d. ago What happens next as Court of International Trade strikes down Trump tariffs?

Panel of three judges, made up of one Trump appointee, said the president lacked authority to impose sweeping ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

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7 d. ago Trump explodes over ‘TACO Trade’ mockery as court strikes down sweeping tariff powers

Traders have come up with the acronym TACO, which stands for “Trump always chickens out,” in reference to the president’s habit of threatening to impose tariffs on countries, and then backing off

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7 d. ago Trump tariffs live: Markets react to US court ruling throwing president’s trade policy ‘into turmoil’

The U.S. Court of International Trade says the president does not have ‘unbounded authority’ to tax imports from nearly every nation

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8 d. ago Trump tariffs live: US court blocks global levies after president ‘exceeded his authority’

The U.S. Court of International Trade says the president does not have ‘unbounded authority’ to tax imports from nearly every nation

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8 d. ago Trump tariffs: US court's bombshell ruling explained – what happens next?

The Standard examines the implications of the US Court of International Trade’s ruling blocking Donald’s Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ global tariffs

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8 d. ago Trump's global tariffs are torpedoed by US court in huge blow to president

Court of International Trade finds the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board tariffs on US trading partners

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8 d. ago US federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs

Ruling from court of international trade in New York comes after slew of lawsuits arguing president exceeded authorityA federal trade court on Wednesday blocked Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.The ruling from a three-judge panel at the New York-based court of international trade came after several lawsuits arguing Trump has exceeded his authority, left US trade policy dependent on his whims and unleashed economic chaos. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump – live updates: US strikes trade deal with China as tariffs slashed for 90 days

Tariffs will drop 115 percent after weeks of escalation, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said

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3 w. ago Trump live: US strikes trade deal with China as tariffs slashed for 90 days

Tariffs will drop 115 percent after weeks of escalation, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said

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4 w. ago Britain and US 'strike' trade deal to ease damage of Donald Trump's tariffs economic carnage

The US president teases a ‘major trade deal’ announcement at 3pm BST today

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