Supreme Showdown: Trump's Clash with the Court

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The ruling hits hard and fast. Raju opens with Trump angry after the Supreme Court knocks into a major piece of his economic agenda and leaves the tariff fight exposed. The conversation moves straight to affordability. New global tariffs of 15% could leave countries including the UK and Australia facing higher costs than before, which pulls the court story out of procedure and into household budgets. Asked what should happen to $134 billion, Andy Kim says money taken from American families should go back to them. Raju pushes for specifics, and Kim points to legislation meant to return funds to the public, while admitting the details still have to be worked through. From there, the refund argument widens. Kim ties the ruling to town halls in New Jersey, where voters keep raising affordability first. Small businesses come up too. He describes the tariff fight as damage people can see, then treats the Court's decision as a rejection of Trumpism. The interview then shifts overseas. Raju asks about Iran and what it would mean if the administration moved ahead with a strike. Kim answers through Congress's war powers, saying that kind of action would be unconstitutional. The pace stays tight. Courts, voters, lawmakers, and war powers all become pressure points. Even the close changes lanes, with a CNN promo on femtech and women's healthcare innovation.

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A Supreme Court ruling, a tariff fight, and a live argument over Iran and the midterms.

The episode follows the Supreme Court ruling that throws Trump's economic policy off balance, then stays with the fallout as tariffs, midterm politics, and the Iran debate collide.

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If you want the court ruling, tariffs, and Iran question in one brisk political pass.

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