Scott Horsley

imports.

President Trump ordered these new tariffs to replace an earlier round of import taxes that were struck down in February by the U.S.

Supreme Court.

But the Court of International Trade says these new tariffs are also unlawful.

Trump relied on a statute that authorizes tariffs only under certain conditions, and two out of three judges concluded those conditions don't currently exist.

It's not clear how wide-reaching this decision will be.

For now, it applies only to two importers who challenge the tariffs, along with the state of Washington.

The administration's already in the process of refunding tens of billions of dollars collected under the original tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court, and it continues to explore other options to impose new tariffs.

Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.

McDonald's has been wooing cost-conscious customers with a new $3 value menu as well as a discount breakfast meal for $4.

The fast food giant says sales at its existing restaurants rose during the first quarter by 3.8 percent.

Crude oil prices have come down a bit on hope snarled tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz could start flowing soon.

Retail gasoline prices, however, continue to climb.

AAA says the average price of regular gas rose two cents overnight to about $4.56 a gallon.

New applications for unemployment benefits rose last week as 200,000 people applied for aid.

We'll get a more complete picture of the U.S.

job market tomorrow when the Labor Department issues its monthly jobs report.

Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.

Crude oil prices have come down slightly from their peak on Monday, but the U.S.

benchmark is still well above $100 a barrel, and investors are growing nervous that relief could be a long time in coming.