trade policy

3 briefs

power 2026-05-01

The Government Has to Return $166 Billion in Illegal Tariffs. Its Portal Is Rejecting 15% of Claims.

After the Supreme Court struck down Trump's IEEPA tariffs, the administration built a refund system and then quietly set it to deny one in seven valid claims. The first checks go out May 11.

power 2026-04-22

86% of US CEOs Are Planning as If Trump's Tariffs Will Outlast Trump

A PwC survey of 633 executives found the planning assumption has shifted: tariffs are no longer a negotiating tactic to wait out. They are structural. The Supreme Court struck down IEEPA tariffs. Congress didn't replace them. CEOs adapted anyway.

power 2026-04-09

Trump Threatened 50% Tariffs on Iran's Arms Suppliers. He Has No Law to Do It With.

The same Supreme Court that struck down $166 billion in IEEPA tariffs in February is now being asked to validate a new 50% tariff threat posted on Truth Social. The UK is expecting to be hit. No one has named the legal authority.