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How Trump is justifying new tariffs

The Trump administration’s newfound concern for forced labor, briefly explained.

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Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is still trying to implement his tariff agenda.

Wait, didn’t the Supreme Court strike that down? Yes — this is the Trump administration’s third try at imposing global tariffs, this time using a narrower provision about unfair trade practices.

The Supreme Court ruled in February that Trump’s “emergency” tariffs regime was illegal. And last month, a different court also........

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