Rachel Barber
USA Today
A federal court delivered another setback to President Donald Trump’s trade agenda, ruling against the 10% tariff he imposed to replace tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court — but consumer prices are still unlikely to fall as the Iran war carries on and the administration looks for other ways to implement tariffs.
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