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Trump's Tariffs Are Illegal. He's Got a Plan B.
February 20, 2026·20 min·1 clip
The Supreme Court just ruled most of Trump's tariffs illegal, forcing a major reset of his economic agenda.
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A clear, practical guide to why Trump's broad tariffs fell and which trade tools remain in place.
The Journal gives this tariff ruling the clean business treatment: what changed, what did not, and why companies should care. The episode explains that the Supreme Court found Trump overstepped by using emergency economic powers to impose much of his tariff program, because…
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