Court Ruling Throws Trump's Tariffs Into Chaos

A Supreme Court decision on February 20, 2026, rules that President Trump's use of the IEEPA to impose broad reciprocal tariffs exceeds his authority, vacating those tariffs and plunging his America First trade agenda into uncertainty. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the principal opinion, joined by a six-justice coalition including liberals and conservatives like Gorsuch and Barrett, rejecting the government's arguments that IEEPA's "regulate importation" covers revenue-raising tariffs. Read more about this...