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fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Sen. Padilla preps for Trump trying to seize control of elections via emergency order

Senator Padilla prepares to force a Senate vote to terminate any election emergency declaration Trump might issue, arguing such action would be unconstitutional and exceed presidential authority.
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fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago
US politics

U.S. Supreme Court finds Trump overstepped authority in imposing tariffs under emergency law | CBC

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago
US politics

U.S. Supreme Court finds Trump overstepped authority in imposing tariffs under emergency law | CBC

fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

Kavanaugh in dissent: Bad policy or not, Trump's tariffs were 'clearly lawful'

Interpreting IEEPA to exclude tariffs 'creates nonsensical textual and practical anomalies,' Kavanaugh wrote. As with quotas and embargoes, tariffs are a 'traditional and common tool to regulate importation,' he said. 'It does not make much sense to think that IEEPA allows the President in a declared national emergency to, for example, shut off all or most imports from China, but not to impose even a $1 tariff on imports from China,'
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fromwww.mediaite.com
6 months ago

Maggie Haberman Says Bombshell Ruling Big Blow' To Trump Agenda

Federal appeals court ruled Trump lacked authority under IEEPA to impose sweeping tariffs, dealing a major legal and political blow to his trade agenda.
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