Trump tariffs challenged at appeals court

A federal appeals court appeared skeptical Thursday of arguments from a Justice Department lawyer defending President Donald Trump‘s global tariff regime. Trump has claimed he has the power to impose a vast array of new tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. His use of that statute is the first time since it became…

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Trump Org. says Amazon, Walmart, eBay sellers hawking knockoff goods

The Trump Organization has filed a lawsuit against unnamed online merchants it said are hawking counterfeit merchandise promoting President Donald Trump. In the suit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Florida, the company accused the merchants of selling “inferior imitations” of Trump-branded products on several online marketplaces, including Amazon, Walmart and eBay. The Trump…

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Judge in Trump Murdoch case handled Michael Cohen lawsuit

U.S. President Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch. Evelyn Hockstein | Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Donald Trump‘s new $10 billion libel lawsuit against media baron Rupert Murdoch over a Wall Street Journal article about sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will be handled by the same Florida federal judge who presided over a prior breach-of-contract suit Trump…

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