
February 20, 2026
Article from Yahoo Finance by Alexandra Koch , Alex Nitzberg , and Jacqui Heinrich
Article Synopsis
President Donald Trump strongly criticized the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling that he lacked the authority under an emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs, calling the decision “a disgrace” during a White House governors’ meeting. The court blocked the broad tariffs he had levied under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, striking down a central part of his trade agenda and affirming limits on executive trade powers. Republican responses were mixed, with some lawmakers decrying the ruling as judicial overreach and others welcoming the decision as a reinforcement of Congress’s constitutional tariff authority.





