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For a president who treats tariffs like a magic word, the problem is that courts keep asking for actual legal authority. On this date, the Trump economy story was not strength—it was a live test of whether the White House had confused presidential swagger with statute.
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The Supreme Court has scheduled oral argument for Nov. 5 in the challenge to Trump’s tariff program, and the administration says a delayed ruling could leave it facing a huge refund problem if the tariffs are struck down.