Trump administration announces new tariffs on more than 80 countries, claiming failed ‘forced labor’ enforcement – US politics live

The Guardian reports the Trump administration announced tariffs on more than eighty countries Thursday, including Canada, Mexico, Australia, the European Union, and China. The White House frames these as a response to what it calls failed 'forced labor' enforcement. This follows the Supreme Court's striking down of Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs. Meanwhile, the House voted two hundred fourteen to two hundred eight to pass a war powers resolution restricting Trump administration military action in Iran, with four Republicans—Brian Fitzpatrick, Warren Davidson, Tom Barrett, and Thomas Massie—joining all Democratic members in support.

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