Economics

If Negotiators Can’t Stop Trump’s Mexico Tariffs, There’s Not Much Hope in Congress or the Courts

  • U.S. Chamber says it’s exploring a legal challenge to duties
  • Congress can act but could lack votes to override Trump’s veto

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No matter how much business groups and Republican senators hate President Donald Trump’s Mexico tariffs, there may be no stopping them before Monday, and rolling them back if they’re put in place is a daunting prospect.

Congress has constitutional authority over trade and could pass a law to block the president’s action. But partisan gridlock and decades of delegating responsibility to the president will complicate any legislative challenge to Trump’s tariff threat.