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Supreme Court ruling does not signal the end for Trump’s tariffs, experts warn

Businesses, investors and households could face a period of fresh uncertainty following the decision in the US’s highest court.

Evening Standard · Feb 20

Democrats revel in supreme court decision curbing Trump’s tariff spree

Schumer says ‘overreach failed’ after court rules president cannot bypass Congress’s power to tax

The Guardian - US · Feb 20

Even Without the 'Emergency' Powers SCOTUS Rejected, Trump Has a Bunch of Tariff Options

There are many laws that explicitly authorize the president to impose taxes on imports, but they include limits that Trump was keen to avoid.

Reason · Feb 20

Trump illegally used executive power to impose global tariffs, supreme court rules

US president vows to enact 10% global baseline tariff after calling the supreme court justices ‘a disgrace to the nation’

The Guardian - US · Feb 20

Federal judge accuses White House of ‘terror’ against immigrants in US

Sunshine Sykes says Trump administration poses threats and is recklessly violating law with its mass deportations

The Guardian - US · Feb 20

Georgia Income Tax Could Drop to 3.99% — Here’s Who Benefits Most

You work hard for every dollar, but it often feels like the state government is taking a bigger bite out of your paycheck than you can afford. Between inflation at the grocery store and rising costs everywhere else, you are looking for any relief you can find. There is a…

Budget and the Bees · Feb 20

How Jesse Jackson used the South to reshape Democratic politics

"He was a child of the South, and he understood the extraordinary power wielded by the state," Stacey Abrams said.

Axios · Feb 20

‘Epstein files won’t go away, even for aliens’: Thomas Massie takes dig at Trump over UFO disclosure

Republican Congressman Thomas Massie took a dig at US President Donald Trump after the latter announced plans to release government files related to aliens and unidentified flying objects and said the move could serve as a distraction from the ongoing controversy surrounding the Epstein documents.

The Times of India · Feb 20

Whistles are a symbol of resistance amid Trump’s ICE crackdown. Some say they hurt more than they help

The instrument has strengthened community ties, but some organizers say whistles can create panic or confusion

The Guardian - US · Feb 20

Texas congressional candidate with extremist views backed by hard-right donors

After tech billionaire Peter Thiel and others donated to Jace Yarbrough’s campaign, Donald Trump endorsed him

The Guardian - US · Feb 20