Overview
- In a 6–3 ruling, the Court found Trump exceeded IEEPA authority, leaving steel and aluminum duties intact but opening Treasury refund claims on levies projected to raise about $1.5 trillion over a decade, and hundreds of companies have already sued.
- Trump denounced the ruling as “a shame,” asserted the tariffs are not canceled, pledged “excellent alternatives,” and said he plans a 10% global levy while signaling further executive steps, adding he does not intend to return tariff revenues.
- The European Commission said it is reviewing the ruling in close contact with Washington, and the UN reiterated its view that there are no winners in trade wars.
- Closed-door talks in Geneva on Feb. 17–18 were called difficult but businesslike with more rounds expected, and Zelensky told AFP that U.S. and Russian interlocutors pressed Ukraine to withdraw from Donbass for a rapid settlement.
- Thames Valley Police confirmed the detention of Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor and searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk related to the Epstein investigation.