A clutch of states and small American businesses had sued Mr Trump’s administration, arguing that he had encroached upon the US Congress’s powers and autonomy by inflicting the worldwide tariffs. Mr Trump, characteristically, has dug in his heels. How, for instance, would the court’s decision affect Mr Trump’s leverage on China, a nation that he is expected to visit? But will Mr Trump acquiesce, given his domestic political compulsions? What makes this decision-making particularly challenging is the unpredictability that has been ushered in, first by Mr Trump’s tariff regime and, now, by the US Supreme Court’s dismissal of it.

Source: The Telegraph February 23, 2026 00:28 UTC