Trump, tariffs and Congress

Trump’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs to be put to the test
Businesses have been lobbying Congress and preparing legal challenges to push back on Trump’s proposal to enact tariffs on all imports.
Can Trump impose tariffs without Congress? It's complicated, according to experts.
President-elect Donald Trump claims he can unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports. The reality is more complicated, according to trade experts.
How Trump can impose tariffs without Congress
President-elect Trump has vowed to impose sweeping tariffs with or without the support of Congress. The big picture: While setting tariffs is a power typically afforded to Congress, the executive branch can also do so without congressional approval under special circumstances like over economic emergencies and national security issues.
Trump wants more tariffs. What that means for US manufacturers.
Expanded tariffs could protect some manufacturers from foreign competition, but economists warn that they would also drive up inflation.
Trump’s tariff plan won’t help American workers
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to unleash a “golden age” for the United States. Many of his policy ideas are laudable on their face. Tax cuts and deregulation are critical to unleashing private sector investment and growth.
Trump is backing tariffs in the fight against America’s trade deficit
Economists have typically looked askance at tariffs as a tool of economic policy. Their prevailing assumption is that free trade is best. And if there is a significant trade deficit, then the appropriate policy is not tariffs but a lower exchange rate.
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