White House trade adviser Peter Navarro warned on Monday (September 1) that the future of the United States rests with the Supreme Court as it prepares to rule on President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs.
Navarro described the case as “arguably the single most important economic case that has ever come before the Supreme Court,” telling reporters outside the White House that if a lower court’s decision is upheld, “President Trump has correctly said that will be the end of the United States.”
On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., ruled 7-4 that most of Trump’s tariffs were illegal, striking at the core of one of his main economic policy tools. The court, however, allowed the tariffs to remain in effect until October 14, giving the administration time to appeal to the Supreme Court. The ruling covered Trump’s so-called “reciprocal” tariffs introduced in April as part of a broader trade war, as well as additional tariffs imposed in February on China, Canada, and Mexico to counter fentanyl imports.
Navarro also commented on U.S. policy toward India, after Trump imposed tariffs on Indian exports in response to New Delhi’s increasing purchases of Russian crude oil. India has become the largest buyer of Russian seaborne oil, taking advantage of discounted prices after the U.S. and European allies imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow for peace talks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, two people familiar wi...
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U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Russia then Ukraine over the weekend, Russian state news agency TASS has reported, citing an unnamed source. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also said American envoys will visit the capitals of both countries.
U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow for peace talks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, two people familiar with the matter said. They were met by Russian Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
U.S. efforts to squeeze Iran’s economy through an oil blockade and sanctions are becoming increasingly difficult for Tehran to withstand, according to three senior Iranian sources. Washington is escalating pressure in hopes of securing concessions in future negotiations.
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Two people have been rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal, nine days after catastrophic floods devastated the country, as rescuers continue searching for survivors.
A Chinese national was pulled alive from a tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, authorities said, 10 days after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through a Himalayan valley, killing more than 1,300 people and leaving more than 5,600 missing.
U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow for peace talks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, two people familiar with the matter said. They were met by Russian Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
Spanish authorities are preparing a new site in Ceuta to accommodate hundreds of migrants who remain on the streets following large-scale arrivals in July, local media reported Saturday.
At least two people were killed and dozens injured on Friday after an explosion at a military barracks in the Bolivian municipality of Viacha, about 30 km (20 miles) from La Paz, Defence Minister Ernesto Justiniano said.
The resolution, sponsored by African countries and led by Togo, passed by 164 votes to one, with six abstentions. The United States was the only country to vote against it.
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