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Supreme Court prepares to confront monumental case over Trump executive power and tariff authority
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Economic imperative or executive overreach? That is the question the Supreme Court is preparing this week to confront, in one of its most monumental appeals over the scope of executive power, a time-sensitive challenge to President Donald Trump’s expansive import tariffs over most countries.
The justices will hear oral arguments Wednesday over lawsuits from a coalition of small businesses and several Democratic-led states, who say Trump has abused his authority by declaring a «national emergency» to impose levies on nearly every country in the world.
At issue is whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) gives the president that power.
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Lower federal courts have ruled against the Executive Branch, but Trump’s Justice Department warns «denial of tariff authority would expose our nation to trade retaliation without effective defenses.»
The financial and political stakes are enormous, with potential immediate effects on the domestic and global economies. Businesses and industries, large and small, are nervously watching how the Court will act.
«The Supreme Court will decide whether or not Congress, in fact, gave the president the fairly broad authority that he’s claimed to impose [tariffs] on, in a way that no president has used it before,» said Thomas Dupree, a leading appellate attorney and a former top Justice Department official. «Not to say that’s necessarily impermissible, but it is something that the Supreme Court has not seen in recent years and is going to weigh in on whether or not he’s overstepped the authority that he has under the law.»
The final word
The consolidated, expedited appeals will be the first major test on the merits of the White House’s aggressive second-term agenda to remake large swaths of the federal government, and the outsized role this president has so far played.
The administration has been winning most of the emergency appeals at the Supreme Court since January dealt only with whether challenged policies could go into effect temporarily, while the issues play out in the lower courts — including immigration, federal spending cuts, workforce reductions and transgenders in the military.
The facade of the Supreme Court building at dusk is shown in this file photo. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
In doing so, the 6-3 conservative majority has reversed about two dozen preliminary nationwide injunctions imposed by lower federal courts, leading to frustration and confusion among many judges.
Now those percolating petitions are starting to reach the Supreme Court for final review — and legal analysts say the bench may be poised to grant broad unilateral powers to the president.
The justices fast-tracked the administration’s appeal over sweeping tariffs on nearly every country, which were blocked by lower courts.
A high court ruling on the merits could come quickly, perhaps within weeks. Both sides have urged a quick decision, since the U.S. has been engaged in active, ongoing trade negotiations with dozens of countries over the past months.
This could be the start of several high-profile merits appeals over Trump’s executive actions.
In December, the justices will decide whether to overturn a 90-year precedent dealing with the president’s ability to fire members of some federal regulatory agencies like the Federal Trade Commission.
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And in January, the power of President Trump to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors will be tested in another major constitutional showdown. For now, the Biden-appointed Cook will remain on the job.
Other appeals that could be added to the high court argument docket include birthright citizenship and other immigration-related petitions, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies in educational institutions and the environment.
The law in question
Congress is given the power under the Constitution’s Article I to «lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises.»
But when Trump in February began issuing a series of executive orders, he relied on the IEEPA, which gives the president the power — under a self-declared national economic emergency — to «investigate, block during the pendency of an investigation, regulate, direct and compel, nullify, void, prevent or prohibit, any acquisition, holding, withholding, use, transfer, withdrawal, transportation, importation or exportation of, or dealing in, or exercising any right, power, or privilege with respect to, or transactions involving, any property in which any foreign country or a national thereof has any interest.»
The Trump Justice Department says the choices are stark.
«President Trump and his advisors have determined that erroneously invalidating the IEEPA tariffs, ‘would have catastrophic consequences for our national security, foreign policy, and economy,’» wrote U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, who will argue the case before the justices. Citing Trump’s own words, «The President has emphasized: ‘If the United States were forced to unwind these historic agreements … the economic consequences would be ruinous, instead of unprecedented success.»
President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
But the plaintiffs claim no president until now in the law’s five decades has ever used it to impose «sweeping worldwide» tariffs.
«Context, history and common sense all support a more modest understanding of that provision — one that leaves the President ample tools to address emergencies but does not delegate Congress’ tariffing power wholesale,» wrote Benjamin Gutman, Oregon’s solicitor general, who will argue the case for the state plaintiffs. «This Court should reject the President’s bid to seize that power for himself.»
Two categories of tariffs involving a variety of products are being contested: The first are «trafficking tariffs,» on goods from Canada, China and Mexico, imposed after the Trump administration said those nations have not done enough to reduce the flow of fentanyl.
The second, broader category, labeled «reciprocal tariffs,» involves tariffs ranging from 10% to 50% on products from virtually all countries.
The arguments
The Supreme Court will hold at least 80-minutes of scheduled oral arguments in its marble-lined courtroom, but the public session is expected to last much longer.
The justices will almost certainly have many questions of counsel from both sides, since they will be confronting a range of novel legal and constitutional questions over Trump’s tariff authority.
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The arguments — audio of which will be streamed live on the court’s website — will consist of the bench posing questions, comments and hypotheticals to lawyers from the federal government, private business and the states.
After the public sessions, the justices will meet privately — perhaps later Wednesday — and vote on the case, at least preliminarily.
The majority and any dissenting opinions will be assigned, and the court go begin articulating a ruling that will serve as precedent for this and future disputes over executive authority.
The court will have no shortage of information to ponder. In addition to the written briefs filed by the opposing parties, about four dozen «amicus» briefs have been filed, offering a range of legal positions from advocacy groups, other state governments and legal and economic scholars.
United States Supreme Court (front row L-R) Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan, (back row L-R) Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson pose for their official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on Oct. 7, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The impact
The unpredictable, ongoing rollout of tariffs has created global economic uncertainty and fears of higher consumer prices, but Trump has also used them as political leverage to pressure countries into negotiating new trade deals.
«A big fraction of the Supreme Court’s docket will present the question, can President Trump do: fill in the blank? And that includes imposed tariffs,» said Dupree. «Trump is pushing at every limit and the Supreme Court this term is going to be telling us whether he’s exceeded those limits. That is going to be the story of so much of what the Supreme Court is deciding this term is whether the president has [acted] within or has exceeded.»
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Of more immediate focus, the tariff cases will offer a tantalizing «first look» guide of how broadly the conservative majority high court views Trump’s muscular view of presidential power, a template for almost certain future appeals of his executive agenda.
The cases are Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump (24-1287); Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc. (25-250).
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Video: así fue evacuada la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum por el terremoto en México que dejó al menos dos muertos
Un sismo de magnitud 6,5 con epicentro en Guerrero, en el suroeste de México, sacudió este viernes esa zona turística de la costa Pacífica y la cercana Ciudad de México. Autoridades reportaron al menos dos muertos y daños graves.
El terremoto se registró poco antes de las 8:00, hora local, según datos del Servicio Sismológico Nacional mexicano.
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Autoridades de Ciudad de México reportaron la muerte accidental de un hombre de 67 años que se cayó mientras evacuaba su edificio durante el temblor. “El hombre desalojó su departamento en el segundo piso, tropezó y perdió el conocimiento”, informó el gobierno de la alcaldía local Benito Juárez. A la llegada de los paramédicos, “ya no presentaba signos vitales”, añadió.
Y la gobernadora del estado de Guerrero, Evelyn Salgado, confirmó el fallecimiento de una mujer de 56 años tras el colapso de su vivienda.
Además, 12 personas resultaron lesionadas, según reportó la alcaldesa de la capital mexicana, Clara Brugada, en la red social X.
El sismo obligó también a suspender la habitual rueda de prensa que la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum brinda cada mañana en el Palacio Nacional de Ciudad de México. Imágenes de la transmisión en vivo mostraron cómo fue evacuada tras exclamar “uy, está temblando” y pedir calma en el lugar mientras se activaban los protocolos de seguridad ante el movimiento telúrico.
El sismo tuvo su epicentro a 15 kilómetros de San Marcos, cerca de la turística Acapulco, en el estado de Guerrero, informó Sheinbaum a su regreso minutos después del temblor.
Los videos de los edificios de Ciudad de México sacudiéndose circularon en las redes sociales. (Video: X @MVSNoticias/Foto: Francisco ROBLES / AFP.)
La violenta sacudida fue precedida un minuto antes por las alarmas de advertencia y algunas personas salieron a las calles aún en pijama.
Cuatro heridos y cientos de viviendas afectadas en San Marcos
El Heraldo de México reportó que hubo cuatro heridos en San Marcos y más de 500 casas dañadas (70 de ellas quedaron inhabitables) tras el sismo. Además, un hospital quedó colapsado.
Según informó Diego Armando Valente Pineda, director de Protección Civil municipal, el temblor golpeó especialmente a las casas de adobe. “Al momento llevamos un recuento de 300 viviendas de adobe afectadas en el municipio, en algunas comunidades y parte de la cabecera municipal”, detalló el funcionario durante un recorrido de evaluación.
Imágenes del Ángel de la Independencia durante el temblor de magnitud 6.5. (Video: X @GuateToday)
Además, 200 viviendas de material también sufrieron daños. De ese total, 70 casas quedaron inhabitables, la mayoría de adobe, por presentar “fisuras considerables, desprendimiento completo de paredes y algunas incluso colapsaron”, explicó Valente Pineda.
El hospital del IMSS-Bienestar de San Marcos también resultó con daños estructurales. “El hospital está colapsado; hay fisuras y personal de la Secretaría de Gestión Integral de Riesgos y Protección Civil del Estado ya está revisando el inmueble para determinar si es apto para seguir utilizándose”, indicó el director de Protección Civil.
El temblor principal desató una intensa actividad sísmica posterior. “Desde el sismo fuerte de magnitud 6.5 llevamos el conteo de más de 305 réplicas, algunas de 5.0 y 5.5, por lo que las réplicas van a continuar”, advirtió el portavoz.
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Sismos mortales
Parte de Ciudad de México, principalmente la zona céntrica, está asentada sobre un subsuelo fangoso de lo que antes era un lago, lo que la hace particularmente sensible a los sismos. Los que más se resienten son los generados en la costa de Guerrero, al encontrarse a menos de 400 km.
El 19 de septiembre de 1985 un terremoto de magnitud 8,1 devastó una amplia zona de la capital. Con epicentro en la costa del Pacífico, entre Guerrero y Michoacán, sacudió también a gran parte del centro y sur del país.
Durante años, variaron las cifras oficiales en las estimaciones de muertos del sismo de 1985. Según un recuento de actas de defunción oficiales publicado en 2015, causó 12.843 muertes.
También un 19 de septiembre, en 2017, un terremoto de 7,1 dejó 369 fallecidos, la mayoría en Ciudad de México.
México se ubica entre cinco placas tectónicas, cuyos movimientos convierten al país en uno de los que registra mayor actividad sísmica en el mundo, particularmente en la costa del Pacífico desde la frontera con Guatemala hasta el estado de Jalisco (oeste).
(Con información de AFP)
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Mamdani disputes antisemitism definition amid blowback from Jewish community about Day 1 executive orders
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Zohran Mamdani, the newly sworn-in mayor of New York City, suggested Friday that the widely adopted definition of antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) does not actually protect Jewish New Yorkers. The mayor spoke amid backlash over Day 1 executive orders that have angered many Jewish and civil rights groups.
The self-described democratic socialist also dismissed allegations that the timing of his executive orders, which came just hours after he was sworn in, were illustrative of what critics have argued is his record of hostility toward Israel and the Jewish community.
The new mayor’s Day 1 directives included rescinding a ban on city agencies from boycotting or divesting from Israel and ending the city’s adoption of the IHRA definition on antisemitism ushered in by the former mayor, Eric Adams.
«When we speak about the IHRA definition that you asked about, you know, protecting Jewish New Yorkers is going to be a focus of my administration, and I also know that a number, as you said, of leading Jewish organizations, have immense concerns around this definition,» Mamdani said in response to questions about his executive orders Friday afternoon in Brooklyn.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani suggested Friday that the widely adopted definition of antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance does not actually protect Jewish New Yorkers. (Reuters/Jeenah Moon and Jennifer Mitchell/Fox News Digital)
«What we will do is actually deliver on our commitment to protect Jewish New Yorkers in a manner that is able to actually fulfill that,» he added before moving on to another question.
When asked about the criticism regarding the speed of the executive orders aimed at rescinding protections against antisemitism in New York City, Mamdani did not directly answer the question.
«As the new mayor of a city, you have to sign a continuation of all prior executive orders or a revocation or an amendment of all of them. And, so, what we did was sign an executive order that continued every executive order that predated the moment when our former mayor was indicted, a moment when many New Yorkers lost even more faith in New York City politics and the ability of city government to actually prioritize the needs of the public,» Mamdani responded.
«And what we will now do is showcase that new era to protect each and every New Yorker and to deliver for those same New Yorkers in a manner that they have not seen under prior administrations.»
Newly sworn-in Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former New York City Mayor Eric Adams (Getty Images; AP Images)
Mamdani’s responses at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn came shortly after a slew of civil rights and pro-Jewish organizations doubled down on the criticism over Mamdani’s Day 1 directives affecting the Jewish community.
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«We are deeply troubled that, on his first day in office, Mayor Mamdani weakened protections to fight antisemitism,» the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) New York and New Jersey chapter said Friday.
The group, alongside a cohort of other New York-area Jewish groups, issued a joint statement against Mamdani’s executive orders.
«Revoking these executive orders removes key tools for addressing antisemitism, including BDS-driven efforts that seek to demonize, delegitimize and isolate the world’s only Jewish state,» the ADL added.
Zohran Mamdani has faced backlash from the Jewish community over his Day 1 executive orders affecting Jewish New Yorkers. (Andres Kudacki/Bastien Ohier/Hans Lucas via Getty Images)
In addition to Mamdani’s executive order rescinding «all executive orders issued on or after September 26, 2024,» which included the measures affecting the Jewish community, the new mayor also unveiled a second executive order on Day 1 establishing five new deputy mayor positions in his administration.
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Also Friday, Mamdani unveiled another new executive order shortly after he was sworn in to establish a new «Office of Mass Engagement,» which aims to prioritize and centralize the city government’s public comment and feedback mechanisms intended to help New Yorkers stay engaged with politics in the Big Apple.
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A customer at a McDonald’s in Brazil was seen launching into a flying kick toward an employee during a fight in the fast-food restaurant.
The incident happened at the chain’s Sao Paulo location during a confrontation between workers and customers, The Sun reported.
A couple was seen arguing with staff members on Dec. 13 when the dispute escalated.
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An altercation occurred in a McDonald’s in Brazil, which ended in a customer launching a «flying kick» at an employee. (Mike Leidig/newsX)
As both sides scream at each other, a female customer is seen hurling a fallen burger at one of the employees, the outlet reported.
In response, an employee throws what appeared to be a burger box at a man in a white T-shirt who appears to be accompanying the woman.
The man leads a small girl away before he launched himself at employees near a counter with a flying kick. An employee then appears to throw a punch, prompting the man to walk away.
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Footage captured an altercation in a McDonald’s in Brazil. (Mike Leidig/newsX)
Other employees attempted to step in as the woman demanded her money back. She is seen picking something up from the counter and throwing it before the footage ends.
The reason for the dispute was unclear, but local media outlets said it could have stemmed from a food order.
McDonald’s said it regretted the scenes of violence at its Sao Paulo branch, the Sun report states.
A McDonald’s employee in Brazil is seen getting ready to throw something toward a customer. (Mike Leidig/newsX)
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The fast-food giant said it was investigating the incident and taking appropriate measures.
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