Supreme Court Kills Trump's Tariffs — He Signs a New One 4 Hours Later
SCOTUS struck down Trump's IEEPA tariffs, so he signed a new 10% global tariff under a different law. ACA tax credits restored by House. DOGE drops 7 years of Medicaid data.
HIGH ALERT
The Supreme Court struck down Trump's IEEPA tariffs and he responded with a new executive order within hours — all while a revised criminal indictment dropped, 17 Republicans broke on the ACA, and a 48-hour Iran nuclear deadline ticked down. Multiple tier-one stories colliding in a single afternoon cycle.
Key Developments
The Supreme Court handed Trump a defeat this morning.
Then Trump handed it right back.
In one of the most dramatic legal-to-executive pivots you'll see in modern American politics, the high court ruled today that Trump's sweeping tariffs — imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA — **exceeded presidential authority**.
The vote was decisive.
And for about four hours, critics celebrated.
Then the White House moved.
Trump signed a brand-new executive order implementing a **10% global tariff on all countries** — this time under a completely different legal foundation: Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Same goal. Different legal road.
As one high-engagement post on X put it: "All those leftists celebrated way too prematurely. Never bet against Trump." [15]
Whether you agree with that framing or not, the basic fact is undeniable — the tariffs are back.
And now comes round two of the legal fight.
Critics were quick to point out that this new order will face the same courtroom gauntlet as the last one. One poster on X wrote that Trump had "signed an illegal executive order bypassing Congress," and predicted it would "be litigated for years." [16]