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The White House spent May 8 in the same broad posture it has used for months: expanding tariffs, sanctions, and other unilateral tools while insisting it is acting in the national interest. But the more Trump leans on emergency powers, the more he invites courts and critics to ask whether he is governing by law or by stunt.
Why it matters: Emergency power creep
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The White House spent May 8 in the same broad posture it has used for months: expanding tariffs, sanctions, and other unilateral tools while insisting it is acting in the national interest. But the more Trump leans on emergency powers, the more he invites courts and critics to ask whether he is governing by law or by stunt.
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