Trump Lashes Out & Attacks Justices after Supreme Court Limits His Power to Impose Tariffs

Feb 23, 2026 | The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Friday in a 6-3 vote. The justices ruled that the tariffs — which were imposed by a series of executive orders — exceeded presidential powers under a 1977 law that gives the president authority to regulate commerce only in the case of international emergencies. Trump called the ruling a “disgrace” and responded Friday by announcing a new 10% global tariff — which he increased to 15% Saturday.

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Donald Trump's Tariffs Cause Bankruptcies to Soar to 15-year High

Dec 30, 2025 | Jesse discusses reports from The Independent and The Washington Post regarding the alarming number of bankruptcies in 2025 compared to 2024. This trend is expected to persist into 2026, as the full impact of Donald Trump's disastrous tariff policies is felt on the U.S. economy.

European Central Banker Lagarde Argues "We're Yet to Feel the Pain" on Trump's Tariffs

Oct 19, 2025 | European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde predicted on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that more of the costs of President Trump's tariffs could be passed on from businesses to consumers. And she weighed in on the increasingly tense U.S.-China trade talks.

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Why Tariffs Won’t Bring Back Manufacturing Jobs, Krugman Explains

Sep 13, 2025 | Nobel laureate Paul Krugman argues that tariff “chaos” and Trump's immigration policies are the real drag on growth by raising costs, freezing investment, and ultimately hitting consumers. He says a 1950s-style manufacturing revival is illusory, tariff revenue won’t fix the deficit, and U.S. trade-rule credibility has suffered lasting damage. On New York City politics, he expects only marginal policy shifts if Democratic nominee for mayor Zohran Mamdani wins.

'Taxation without Representation': Prof. Tribe Breaks Down Trump's Loss on Tariffs in Appeals Court

Aug 30, 2025 | Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe speaks to MSNBC’s Ali Velshi about the next steps after a federal appeals court declared most of the Trump tariffs under IEEPA illegal.

US President Trump's 50% Tariff on India Kicks In | BBC News

Aug 27, 2025 | Donald Trump's steep 50% tariffs on India have kicked in, weeks after the US president issued an executive order imposing an additional 25% penalty on India over its purchases of Russian oil and weapons.

This makes India - one of the US's strongest partners in the Indo-Pacific - among the countries hit with the highest tariffs in the world. This could deal a blow to exports and growth in the world's fifth largest economy, given that the US was, until recently, India's largest trading partner.

Earlier this month, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a promise to cut taxes to mitigate the economic impact of Trump's tariffs. He has also urged domestic self-reliance.

He said that a Diwali gift in the form of a "massive tax bonanza" was on its way for the common man and the millions of small businesses that power Asia's third largest economy.

'Horror Scenario': US Slaps Switzerland with Tariffs | DW News

Aug 15, 2025 | The United States has imposed a 39 percent tariff on Swiss exports — more than double the EU rate and nearly four times that of the UK. Switzerland’s tech sector warns the move could threaten jobs, with luxury watches, industrial machinery, cheese, and chocolate among the affected goods. The US accounts for almost 20 percent of Swiss exports.

The Swiss Lived in Splendid Isolation for Years. Trump’s Tariffs Have Shattered That Complacency

THE GUARDIAN: The shockwaves sent by the US president could finally push Switzerland closer to the EU

Growing up in Zurich often felt like being removed from the world. It shouldn’t be that way: after all, Switzerland is at the heart of Europe. Riding on the cosy Zurich trams, one hears all the world’s languages; and the airport offers more direct intercontinental flights than Berlin. And yet, coming of age in Switzerland is like sitting in an aquarium looking at the world through a thick bulletproof window.

That glass was shattered last week when Donald Trump announced 39% tariffs on Swiss exports. The US is the most important destination for Swiss products: 18.6% of all its exports go there. If Trump maintains the tariffs, sales to the US “will be effectively annihilated”, said Switzerland’s industry lobbying group. The rightwing Swiss business minister, Guy Parmelin, announced a furlough programme to shield the economy from “mass layoffs”. The tabloid newspaper Blick captured the mood with a stark black front page, pronouncing it a “black day” for Switzerland. » | Joseph de Weck | Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Living the Nightmare’: Swiss in Shock as 39% U.S. Tariff Takes Effect | APT

Aug 7, 2025 | Swiss citizens and business leaders are reeling after Washington imposed a staggering 39% tariff on Swiss exports—far above those negotiated by the EU or UK.

The surprise move has sent shockwaves through industries like luxury watches, chocolate, machinery, and gold refining. With tens of thousands of jobs at risk and GDP projected to drop up to 0.6%, Swiss officials are scrambling.

President Karin Keller Sutter failed to secure a reduced rate during last-ditch talks in D.C., and now Switzerland is convening emergency meetings while urging calm and pursuing continued negotiations with U.S. authorities.

This video captures the sense of economic alarm and national urgency gripping Switzerland as it enters a new era of trade turbulence.

Trump's Fake Tariffs Kick In as Economy Slows and the World Holds Its Breath for Recession

Aug 8, 2-25 | On the day that tariffs kick in, Donald Trump called reporters to the Oval Office on Thursday to present fake charts that he claimed show the U.S. economy is solid following a jobs report last week that raised red flags and led to the Republican firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Trump Said He Would Double Tariffs on India as Punishment for Buying Russian Oil.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Trump announced on Wednesday that he would double tariffs on India, to 50 percent, beginning this month as punishment for the country’s continued purchase of Russian oil.

Mr. Trump coupled the new, punishing tariff level with a threat to impose similar penalties on other countries that buy Russian energy as he sought to use trade policies to pressure the Kremlin into resolving the war in Ukraine.

Under a new executive order, India would face a 25 percent tariff starting on Aug. 27 if it continues to buy oil from Russia. That would be in addition to a 25 percent duty that Mr. Trump announced last week, citing unfair trade barriers, which he plans to implement beginning Thursday. » | Tony Romm | Reporting from Washington | Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Brazil: Bolsonaro under House Arrest, Escalating Tensions with Trump

Aug 5, 2025 | Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been placed under house arrest by the Supreme Court.

He’s on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup to remain in office after he was defeated at the ballot box in 2022. The far-right leader denies he tried to overthrow the country’s current president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Donald Trump’s administration has condemned the arrest calling it politically motivated and a silencing of the opposition.

Investor Confidence in EU Drops after Trump’s Brussels Trade Deal

THE GUARDIAN: Agreement is said to ‘dampen the mood’, with the US viewed as the winner at the expense of the eurozone

Investor confidence in the EU has fallen sharply after Donald Trump’s trade agreement with Brussels, amid mounting concern about the economic hit from the US president’s tariff war.

The latest snapshot from the Sentix index showed that investor sentiment fell significantly at the start of the month after the deal last week between Trump and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen.

The data provider said its weekly survey of thousands of investors in more than 20 countries showed that the pact was a “deal that dampens the mood”, with Trump and the US viewed as “winners” at the expense of the eurozone.

“The result is devastating for the eurozone,” said Manfred Hübner, the managing director of the Sentix economic index. “The current situation and expectations are both declining. The wrinkles of concern in the economy are deepening again.” » | Richard Partington | Senior economics correspondent | Monday, August 4, 2025

Fareed's Take: Trump's Tariffs Have Caused a Seismic Shift in World Affairs

Aug 3, 2025 | "How is it a victory for the US that low-income Americans will now pay a good bit more for food and clothes at places like Costco and Walmart?" CNN's Fareed Zakaria asks, going on to note "the broadest effect of these tariffs will be to change the basic structure of the world economy."

This Isn’t a Presidency, It’s a One-Man Circus’: Sachs Tears Into Trump’s Trade War

Aug 3, 2025 | Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs tore into Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats, branding them “Mickey Mouse economics” and accusing the former president of unleashing chaos on global markets. In a scathing takedown, Sachs said Trump’s trade logic was so flawed that “he wouldn’t pass a basic econ class,” slamming the former president’s obsession with trade deficits as “childish and dangerous.” Sachs blamed Trump’s economic policies for triggering a $10 trillion loss in global wealth, warning that the U.S. is now flirting with authoritarianism under “one-man rule by emergency decree.” Dismissing Trump’s talk of foreign nations “cheating” the U.S., Sachs countered: “It’s not a trade issue—it’s a spending problem.” The blistering critique comes amid rising fears that Trump’s return to power could reignite economic instability worldwide.

Ashish Prashar on Trump's Nonsense Trade Deals and Leveraging Humanitarian Aid for Gaza with Tariffs

Aug 4, 2025 | Political strategist and human rights activist Ashish Prashar joins Anthony Davis to discuss the fallout from Trump’s random tariff reboot as allies are punished by nonsense trade deals. Plus Trumps threatens geopolitical fallout with Canada, UK and France as they join 147 nations recognizing a Palestinian state in the face of mass starvation - only on The Weekend Show.

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Trump Hits Brazil with Tariffs over Bolsonaro Trial | DW News

Aug 2, 2025 | Brazil’s finance minister says the Trump administration’s tariffs are “more favourable” than he expected, but that there is still “a lot of injustice” in the measures. Trump's order adds a 40 percent levy on Brazilian goods, bringing the total up to 50 percent. The tariffs affect coffee and meat, two major Brazilian exports, but exempts hundreds of other products. Today in Sao Paulo, demonstrators gathered outside the US Consulate. They claim that Trump is using tariffs to force Brazil into dropping the trial of his ally, former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.

Wall Street Update: Dow Tumbles over 500 Points amid New Tariffs, Weak Jobs Report

Aug 1, 2025 | As the global trade market is hit with President Trump's new tariffs, the latest jobs report shows job growth has slowed sharply. Trump is blaming Fed Chair Jerome Powell for the weak report. NBC News' Shannon Pettypiece and Garrett Haake have the latest reporting. Axios Chief Economic Correspondent Neil Irwin joins Ana Cabrera to share his analysis.

Stock Markets Open Lower after US Announces New Tariffs on More Than 90 Countries | BBC News

Aug 1, 2025 | Stock markets around the world have opened lower after US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on more than 90 countries.

Stephen Miran, an economic advisor to the president, said he sees "zero evidence" prices on goods will rise for Americans, but warnings are swirling that tariffs will hit consumers directly.

Trump announced higher tariffs for many Canadian goods but most products are exempted due to a free trade agreement - while Mexico has escaped higher levies for another 90 days.

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