Supreme Court rules most of Trump’s tariffs are illegal

最高法院裁定特朗普大部分关税非法

The NPR Politics Podcast

2026-02-21

23 分钟
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The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump cannot use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping global tariffs. We discuss President Trump’s reaction to the decision and what comes next for his tariffs. This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben, political correspondent Ashley Lopez, and All Things Considered host Scott Detrow. This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast for Friday, February 20th, 2026.

  • I'm Tamara Keith.

  • I cover the White House.

  • I'm Danielle Kurtzleben.

  • I also cover the White House.

  • And I'm Ashley Lopez.

  • I cover politics.

  • Today on the show, President Trump's signature economic policy,

  • tariffs on imported goods, has been struck down by the Supreme Court.

  • In a 6-3 ruling,

  • the court said the president did not have the authority to impose tariffs unilaterally

  • as he had long claimed.

  • Danielle, let us start there.

  • How had the president tried to impose tariffs?