Trump Plans to Use Other Trade Authorities After Court Ruling

After the Supreme Court overturned his sweeping tariffs, President Trump is planning to invoke new trade authorities, potentially including an across-the-board tariff on U.S. trading partners. The administration spent months preparing contingency plans for the possibility of an adverse ruling.

The White House declined to comment. Some officials expected Mr. Trump to announce the new authorities at a Friday news conference, though they cautioned plans could change. The decision effectively removed the president’s primary tool in his global trade campaign: a decades-old statute he had interpreted to allow tariffs even though the law does not explicitly authorize them.

Officials are weighing a range of alternatives. One option is Section 301, which permits investigations of unfair trade practices and the imposition of tariffs and was used against China during Mr. Trump’s first term.

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