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They also argued that a president has broad powers when it comes to foreign relations.
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
At issue is a 1977 law giving the president broad economic powers in cases of national emergency.
Trump has used that law to tax imports from dozens of individual countries.
The case only addresses one type of tariff Trump has imposed.
His tariffs on specific goods like steel and aluminum would remain.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said that should the country-by-country tariffs be found illegal, Trump is thinking ahead.
Trade experts say the president could impose new tariffs under other laws.
An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson confirms reporting originally done by Axios, saying that the agency is using around $5 billion from a military housing fund, a military research and development fund, and a Defense Department account used for building ships.
NPR asked if part of the money is also coming from a $130 million donation made by a billionaire Trump ally, but the OMB did not respond.
Trump has said he thinks he can cut, quote, Democrat programs during the shutdown but fund others.
Tomorrow, funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which feeds low-income families, is set to lapse.
An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson confirms reporting originally done by Axios, saying that the agency is using around $5 billion from a military housing fund, a military research and development fund, and a Defense Department account used for building ships.
NPR asked if part of the money is also coming from a $130 million donation made by a billionaire Trump ally, but the OMB did not respond.
Trump has said he thinks he can cut, quote, Democrat programs during the shutdown but fund others.
Tomorrow, funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which feeds low-income families, is set to lapse.
Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty in 2023 and also stepped down as the CEO of Binance.
Zhao, also known as CZ, was later sentenced to four months in prison.