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Court Puts Up Tariff Roadblock. Trump Says He’ll Drive New Route

After the Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump’s global tariffs, the president sought different legal grounds to get them back up.
Trump at the White House, responding to the Supreme Court’s tariff rulingPhotographer: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg

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The Supreme Court sent Donald Trump back to the drawing board on Friday, striking down his signature tariff policy — just when his administration is already grappling with how to sell his economic record to voters. The president immediately unveiled Plan B.