Trump's Tariffs Remain in Place Amid Court Battles and Chaos

The Trump administration's tariffs on imported goods remain in effect, at least for now, after a US court ruled that the president's authority to impose them extends beyond what Congress granted. The decision came on the heels of a dramatic court ruling that deemed the tariffs "illegal" and a subsequent appeals court temporary pause. The ruling has sparked a flurry of reactions from Trump's allies, who have accused activist judges of trying to dismantle the president's trade policy.

Key Takeaways:

• A US trade court ruled that Trump's tariffs regime was "illegal" on Wednesday, potentially blocking the president's global trade policy.
• An appeals court agreed to a temporary pause in the decision pending an appeal hearing, allowing the tariffs to remain in effect.
• Trump allies have accused the court of being "activist" and trying to dismantle the president's trade policy.
• The Trump administration is expected to take the case to the supreme court if it loses.
• Trump has frequently complained about legal decisions that don't go his way, attacking judges on social media.
• A libertarian public interest law firm, the Liberty Justice Center, filed a lawsuit against the tariffs on behalf of five small businesses.
• The firm has received money from some of Trump's richest backers, including billionaires Robert Mercer and Richard Uihlein.

Statistics:

• 3,000: The number of people Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents are being told to arrest every day under the Trump administration's new anti-immigration agenda.
• 1 million: The number of people that would be arrested in a year under the new target, tripling arrest figures from earlier this year.
• 22: The number of young Americans who have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its anti-environment executive orders.

Sources:

• The Guardian - "Trump wins breathing space after major blow to tariff policy"
• The Guardian - "Trump allies rail against court's tariff ruling"
• The Guardian - "Tariffs derailed by law firm that received money from Trump backers"
• The Guardian - "China condemns US decision to revoke student visas"
• The Guardian - "Fed asserts independence from Trump over interest rates"
• The Guardian - "Trump violating right to life with anti-environment orders, youth lawsuit says"
• The Guardian - "Immigration agents get quota to arrest 3,000 people a day"
• Notus - "Robert F Kennedy Jr's flagship health commission report contains citations to studies that do not exist"