President Trump is testing the limits of emergency powers — again
1 month, 2 weeks ago

President Trump is testing the limits of emergency powers — again

NPR  

President Trump is testing the limits of emergency powers — again toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Late in the evening on his first day in office, President Trump spoke casually with reporters as he signed a slew of executive orders. An attempt at checking the president's powers The National Emergencies Act was born out of Congress' fear that presidential emergency powers were being abused. The emergency authority Trump is citing — the International Emergency Economic Powers Act — doesn't specifically mention that a president can impose tariffs. During Trump's first term, similar arguments were made over border wall funding — that the president's emergency powers don't extend to reappropriating funds that Congress denied. "Presidents use emergency powers all the time, and it doesn't mean they're dictators," says Scheppele.

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Trump Considers Emergency Powers To Fast-Track Tariffs, Set To Rollout On April 2: Report
6 days ago

Trump Considers Emergency Powers To Fast-Track Tariffs, Set To Rollout On April 2: Report

ABP News  

US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a two-step strategy to implement his new tariff regime, which may include invoking emergency powers to impose immediate duties on imports while formal trade investigations continue. The report, citing sources, suggested that various legal options are under review, including Section 301 investigations, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and Section 338 of the …

'I am not kidding!' MSNBC's Rachel Maddow stunned as GOP exploits loophole to cede power
2 weeks, 5 days ago

'I am not kidding!' MSNBC's Rachel Maddow stunned as GOP exploits loophole to cede power

Raw Story  

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow went after congressional Republicans for quietly barreling forward with a tactic that effectively hands President Donald Trump their power to rescind his tariff policies on a silver platter. The host devoted her opening monologue on Tuesday to a Republican plan to cede their ability under the National Emergencies Act to end Trump’s tariffs, which Maddow said are …

Donald Trump declares National Emergency on electricity post Ontario’s 25% surcharge on US exports
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Donald Trump declares National Emergency on electricity post Ontario’s 25% surcharge on US exports

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump has announced plans to declare a 'National Emergency on Electricity' in response to Ontario's imposition of a 25 per cent surcharge on electricity exports to the United States, amid threats to halt exports entirely. The emergency declaration will allow the US to alleviate the "abusive threat" from losing electricity imports from Canada, Donald Trump wrote in …

Markets tank as Trump declares a national emergency
Top News
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Markets tank as Trump declares a national emergency

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on electricity in the United States and doubled the tariffs on aluminum and steel from Canada after retaliatory tariffs from America's neighbor to the north. President Donald Trump ramps up trade war with Canada Trump also warned more auto tariffs are coming on April 2nd. Continuing his combative rhetoric towards Canada since retaking …

Before Trump: The long US history of tariff wars with Canada and the world
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Before Trump: The long US history of tariff wars with Canada and the world

Al Jazeera  

From a chicken war in the 1960s to a banana brawl in the 1990s, here’s a history of tariff wars the US has fought in. After a dramatic day of telephone diplomacy, United States President Donald Trump has agreed to pause 25 percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada that were to come into effect on Tuesday. The threat …

What do Trump’s executive orders say on tariffs and how would they work?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

What do Trump’s executive orders say on tariffs and how would they work?

Associated Press  

PALM BEACH, Fla. — With a trio of executive orders, President Donald Trump has almost instantly thrown the world economy and his own goal of cutting inflation into turmoil. Here’s an explanation of what Trump’s executive orders say and how they work: What is the International Emergency Economic Powers Act? While Trump has said that foreigners pay these taxes, the …

Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has signed an order to impose sweeping tariffs …

What do Trump’s executive orders say on tariffs and how would they work?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

What do Trump’s executive orders say on tariffs and how would they work?

LA Times  

President Trump’s tariffs against Canada and Mexico led to retaliatory taxes by both countries on U.S. imports. While Trump has said that foreigners pay these taxes, the tariffs would be paid by the individuals and companies bringing in the goods — which means this would be a domestic tax increase. But Trump’s order on Mexico says that drug traffickers and …

Does Donald Trump have unlimited authority to impose tariffs?
2 months ago

Does Donald Trump have unlimited authority to impose tariffs?

Live Mint  

The original intention was for American presidents to be mere legal executors—not emperors able to impose their will unilaterally. To get his way Mr Trump could invoke a myriad of legal authorities—some with off-putting three-digit numerical names like Section 232 and Section 301—but the most straightforward would be the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Mr Trump was the first to …

Trump's energy emergency is a gift to fossil fuel firms. It's likely headed to court
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump's energy emergency is a gift to fossil fuel firms. It's likely headed to court

NPR  

Trump's energy emergency is a gift to fossil fuel firms. It's likely headed to court toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Trump declared a national energy emergency as part of a flurry of executive orders issued Monday. Cutting red tape, mostly for fossil fuels In issuing the order for the emergency declaration, Trump said, "The United States' insufficient energy production, transportation, …

How Trump could make good on his tariff threats
2 months, 1 week ago

How Trump could make good on his tariff threats

Politico  

“To the contrary, China continues to retaliate against the U.S. for other ongoing actions on economic security,” Smart continued. “They can go out and make a lot of headlines without actually damaging the manufacturing sector or and or seeing the stock market freak out.” Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act Trump used this provision during his first term to …

Trump mulls imposing national economic emergency on US to push his tariff plans
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump mulls imposing national economic emergency on US to push his tariff plans

Firstpost  

The emergency powers would grant Trump the ability to construct a new tariff programme without having to demonstrate traditional national security justifications Days before he assumes the Oval Office, reports are emerging that US President-elect Donald Trump is planning to declare a national emergency to impose his tariff ambitions. Four sources familiar with the matter told the American news outlet …

Trump to declare national economic emergency in order to push through tariffs, report says
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump to declare national economic emergency in order to push through tariffs, report says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency in …

Trump is considering a national economic emergency declaration to allow for new tariff program, sources say
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump is considering a national economic emergency declaration to allow for new tariff program, sources say

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to provide legal justification for a large swath of universal tariffs on allies and adversaries, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN, as Trump seeks to reset the global balance of trade in his second term. The declaration would allow Trump to construct a new tariff program …

Trump's ex-trade chief tries to convince lawmakers higher tariffs won’t tank economy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump's ex-trade chief tries to convince lawmakers higher tariffs won’t tank economy

Raw Story  

Robert Lighthizer — who served as Donald Trump's U.S. trade representative — is on a mission to "convince lawmakers and the public that their plans for dramatically higher tariffs will energize the economy instead of tanking it," Politico reports. According to a document viewed by POLITICO, the news outlet notes that Lighthizer "and those close to him are preparing to …

One law could make Trump’s tariff threat a reality
6 months, 4 weeks ago

One law could make Trump’s tariff threat a reality

Politico  

The International Emergency Economic Powers Act gives the president sweeping authority to control economic transactions after declaring an emergency. | Alex Brandon/AP First term flirtation: Trump nearly became the first president to use IEEPA to impose tariffs in 2019, when he threatened a gradually increasing tariff, starting at 5 percent, on Mexican goods unless the country stemmed illegal migration into …

Trump Is Breaking Emergency Power Laws
55 years, 2 months ago

Trump Is Breaking Emergency Power Laws

Slate  

This piece was originally published on Just Security, an online forum for analysis of U.S. national security law and policy. All told, it’s becoming fashionable to blame the U.S. Code—and, in particular, federal laws setting out a president’s authorities to address national emergencies—for giving Trump the legal leeway to take foolish steps like pouring resources into a border wall or …

Where Trump’s ‘emergency power’ on foreign business comes from
5 years, 10 months ago

Where Trump’s ‘emergency power’ on foreign business comes from

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on May 31, 2019. It has been updated to reflect President Donald Trump’s threat to invoke the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act in his trade war with China. He later explained that he was referring to what he called the “national emergency act” of 1977 – actually, the International Emergency Economic Powers …

Supreme Court has placed limits on presidential emergency powers, but that may not stop Trump
6 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court has placed limits on presidential emergency powers, but that may not stop Trump

LA Times  

More than a half century ago, the Supreme Court in one of its most famous decisions boldly put a check on executive power, one that has been cited repeatedly as proof the president cannot declare a national emergency to bypass Congress. “The president’s power, if any, to issue the order must stem either from an act of Congress or from …

Donald Trump weighs emergency powers to curb China tech investments
6 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump weighs emergency powers to curb China tech investments

Live Mint  

Washington: The US Treasury Department is considering using an emergency law to curb Chinese investments in sensitive technologies, as the Trump administration looks to punish China for what it sees as violations of American intellectual-property rights. The president asked treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin to consider investment restrictions on Chinese firms after the administration released the results of its probe into …

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