Keith Adams

Donald Trump has called tariffs the most beautiful word in the dictionary, and they've been a powerful tool in his arsenal.

So he was furious when the US Supreme Court struck down his sweeping trade tariffs policy.

The judges decided, six to three, that the president's decision to introduce levies under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act was unlawful.

President Trump had himself appointed two of the judges who ruled the tariffs should have been approved by Congress.

At a press conference, he called those who voted against him fools and lapdogs.

President Trump went on to announce a new 10% global tariff through a different law to replace the ones struck down by the court.

The Democrat Chuck Schumer said keeping tariffs in place will upset many Americans.

The case in the Supreme Court, called Learning Resources v. Trump, was first brought to lower courts by a US company who sell educational toys, importing products from China.

The chief executive, Rick Waldenberg, told us he felt vindicated by the ruling.

While the president has outlined a new plan to retain some of his global tariffs, our correspondent in Washington, Simi Jolaosho, told us what's next for the Trump administration.

Right.

They've already spent that money, I suppose.

And we're talking about billions of dollars, aren't we?

Has there been an international reaction to this ruling?

Simi Jolla Osho.

The Treasury Secretary, Scott Besson, has described the Supreme Court decision as a loss for the American people because it removed the president's leverage with other countries to deal with issues like unfair trade practices and drug smuggling.

Our North America editor, Sarah Smith, told us the ruling has eroded a key pillar of Donald Trump's economic and diplomatic policy and left him licking his wounds.

Sarah Smith in Washington.

With the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaching, the two sides have indicated that another round of peace talks is likely to take place in Geneva, perhaps as early as next week.

The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the French President Emmanuel Macron are also due to host a meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing, timed to coincide with Tuesday's anniversary.