The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether President Donald Trump has overstepped federal law in imposing tariffs. Mr. Trump has used tariffs not only as part of his economic agenda, but also as the cornerstone of his foreign policy, in his second term. The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to impose taxes. However, Mr. Trump has relied upon a 1977 law, where he contends that it gives him the presidential power to impose tariffs unilaterally during emergencies. Earlier this year, two lower courts found under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, that he did not have the power to set tariffs. The Supreme Court’s six conservative justices have so far been receptive to Mr. Trump’s claims of expanded presidential authority.
Hawaii Doctor Convicted of Attempted Manslaughter of Wife
A Hawaii doctor was convicted of attempted manslaughter, in an attack on his wife as they were hiking on a secluded trail in Honolulu. Gerhardt Konig, an anesthesiologist from Maui, attacked his wife on her 36th birthday, as they hiked the Pali Puka trail near...
