If the Court blesses the president’s use of emergency powers to evade Congress, the consequences would be profound.

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"Everyone's talking about it," one strategist said about the debasement trade. "That's the boogeyman right now." ...

Update as of May 29, 2025: The appeals court has stayed the U.S. Court of International Trade's ruling while it reviews the arguments in the case, including the administration’s request for a ...

President Trump says that countries have been ripping off the United States for decades. There is some truth to that argument — but also a lot of hypocrisy. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson covers ...

Our university system has contributed to the economy in numerous ways including offsetting trade deficits in other sectors ...

"It may be because now many countries realize that what they took for granted - international cooperation that helps us do ...