::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

  Supreme Court’s Ruling on Trump’s Tariffs The Court ruled 6–3 that Trump exceeded his authority when he used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose broad tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners. The majority held that IEEPA—passed in 1977 to address extraordinary foreign threats—does not give a president unlimited power to reshape global trade policy. The justices concluded that Trump’s sweeping tariffs went far beyond what Congress intended when it granted emergency economic powers. The ruling invalidated the bulk of Trump’s IEEPA‑based tariffs, a major blow to one of the central pillars of his economic strategy. Several reports described it as a rare instance of the conservative‑leaning Court reining in Trump’s executive authority. What the Trade Office Said in Response The administration’s trade officials acknowledged that the ruling affects tariffs imposed under IEEPA but emphasized that not all of Trump’s tariffs were struck down . They not...