All posts tagged: Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)

Trump imposes 10% tariff on all countries | US | News

Trump imposes 10% tariff on all countries | US | News

US President Donald Trump has announced a 10% global tariff on all countries (Image: Getty) United States President Donald Trump has signed off on a 10% global tariff on “all countries” shortly after the Supreme Court struck down his reciprocal levies policy. Mr Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” were imposed on most of the world in April 2025 under an emergency powers law,. The tariffs were overturned by the US Supreme Court on Friday, February 21, dealing a major blow to the Trump administration’s economic policy. Friday’s decision, approved by a 6-3 majority, found that a 1977 law did not give Mr Trump the power to impose tariffs without the approval of the US Congress. Ensure our latest politics headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. Click here to activate or add us as Preferred Source in your Google search settings. The US president has doubled down on imposing levies following the decision. He claims the court “has been swayed by foreign interests” and other countries were “dancing …

Donald Trump’s brutal blow on tariffs sparks market boost in Britain | Politics | News

Donald Trump’s brutal blow on tariffs sparks market boost in Britain | Politics | News

Donald Trump blasted the Supreme Court’s ruling (Image: Getty) Donald Trump’s tariff war was ruled illegal by the US Supreme Court, sparking the biggest domestic crisis yet for the President. In a landmark ruling, the top justices concluded that President Trump had illegally used executive powers to impose the sweeping global tariffs, intended to be used only in an emergency. The highest court in the land divided 6-3 against the President, despite a majority of the judges being appointed by Republican presidents. The news was condemned by President Trump as a “disgrace”, whose key economic policy now lies in tatters. In London, the news was greeted with tentative positivity, despite uncertainty about whether the tariffs may be reintroduced by the President using alternative powers. Read more: UK trade deal with US at risk after Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s tariffs The UK government said it would work out how the ruling affects British businesses (Image: Getty) A spokesman for Sir Keir Starmer’s Government said it would “continue to support UK businesses as further details are …