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The Trump administration’s tariff program was back before the Court of International Trade on April 10, with lawyers trying to defend another round of global import taxes after the Supreme Court already knocked down the earlier, more sweeping version. The hearing underscored how the president’s trade agenda has turned into a rolling legal stress test, not a settled policy victory.
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The Trump administration’s tariff program was back before the Court of International Trade on April 10, with lawyers trying to defend another round of global import taxes after the Supreme Court already knocked down the earlier, more sweeping version. The hearing underscored how the president’s trade agenda has turned into a rolling legal stress test, not a settled policy victory.
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The Trump administration’s tariff program was back before the Court of International Trade on April 10, with lawyers trying to defend another round of global import taxes after the Supreme Court already knocked down the earlier, more sweeping version. The hearing underscored how the president’s trade agenda has turned into a rolling legal stress test, not a settled policy victory.
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