US Trade Court Reviews Trump’s Global Tariffs

A federal trade court is scrutinizing President Donald Trump’s latest global tariffs, imposed on imports from 60 trading partners over alleged failures to curb forced labor. Four small businesses and 25 Democratic-led states argue the administration exceeded its authority under a decades-old trade law and failed to provide country-specific justifications for the duties, which range from 10% to 12.5%. Judges also questioned whether the administration followed the legal framework Congress established, and a ruling in the coming weeks could invalidate the tariffs or require stronger justifications.