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What was the Supreme Court's ruling on President Trump's tariffs?
The Supreme Court Friday struck down President Trump's tariff regimen. The tariffs have been a key part of his economic policies. Ampere's Nina Totenberg explains their reasoning.
Writing for a hefty 6-3 majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said that the nation's founders deliberately and explicitly placed the power to impose taxes, including tariffs, with Congress, not with the president. As the Chief Justice put it in his announcement from the bench this morning, having just fought a revolution motivated in large part by taxes imposed on them by the King of England without their consent, The framers wrote a constitution that gives Congress the taxing power because the members of the legislature would be more accountable to the people.
Trump said he's absolutely ashamed of the justices, and he quickly announced that he's imposing a temporary global tariff of 10 percent. But his authority to add new tariffs has been drastically reduced by the ruling. Leaders in Social Circle, Georgia, are expressing concern that a massive immigration detention center is being planned there, even though the town doesn't have adequate water and sewer infrastructure to support it. From Ember Station, WABE in Atlanta, Lily Oppenheimer reports that it's one of several huge centers the Department of Homeland Security plans to build across the country.
DHS recently bought an empty warehouse and plans to house up to 10,000 immigrant detainees there by the end of fiscal year 2026. But Social Circle, about an hour east of Atlanta, is pushing back. The city reports its wastewater treatment plant is operating at capacity and the other plants DHS plans to use are not. are either not located in the city or still need to be constructed. Social Circle is a Republican stronghold. Seventy-three percent of voters in the city went for President Trump and his mass deportation agenda in the 2024 election, according to the Georgia Secretary of State's office. For NPR News, I'm Lily Oppenheimer in Atlanta.
The U.S. men's hockey team will have their chance at Olympic gold. In a semifinal game Friday, the Americans beat Slovakia 6-2. Now they'll face Canada for the gold medal on Sunday. NPR's Becky Sullivan reports from Milan.
It was an onslaught from the get-go. Forward Dylan Larkin found the goal just over four minutes into the game, the first in a long line of Americans to score. Tej Thompson, Jack Hughes, Jack Eichel, Brady Kachuk. Slovakia had few answers, and the outcome was never in doubt. For Canada, it was another nail-biter, this time against Finland. They fell behind 2-0, then had to score three straight goals to escape with the win. Canada versus the U.S. was the gold medal matchup that many had hoped for, as U.S. winger Matthew Kachuk acknowledged after the game.
This is the pinnacle of the sport. This is as good as it gets.
Puck drops at 2.10 p.m. local time. That's 8.10 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday. Becky Sullivan, NPR News, Milan.
And you're listening to NPR News. The U.S. ambassador to India says Washington is actively negotiating to sell Venezuelan oil to India. NPR's Amkar Kandikar reports.
The announcement comes two weeks after the U.S. and India agreed to a framework for an interim trade deal. White House had said then that New Delhi committed to stop buying Russian oil in exchange for the U.S. cutting tariffs on Indian goods. Ambassador Sergio Gore said that officials from the Department of Energy were negotiating with their Indian counterparts and more details would emerge very soon. India's foreign ministry says that it would import oil from Venezuela if it were commercially viable. Reuters reports that at least three of India's oil companies, including its biggest private refinery run by the Reliance Group, have already placed purchase orders. Omkar Khandekar, NPR News, New Delhi.
Israel says it was targeting Hezbollah command centers Friday when it struck several targets in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Lebanese state media says at least 10 people were killed and 24 others wounded in those attacks.
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