After Bombshell Ruling on Tariffs, What Now?

It will take a while to assess the fallout from the Supreme Court's bombshell ruling Friday that invalidates most of President Trump's global tariffs. For now, one thing both sides will likely agree on is a line from Brett Kavanaugh's dissenting opinion, in which he argues that the ruling has the potential to unleash a "mess" with "significant consequences for the Treasury," reports the Wall Street Journal. Two big questions: Will the approximately $200 billion already collected have to be refunded? Will the Trump administration try to find a workaround?

Trump suggested the answer to the second question is yes. He called the ruling a "disgrace" at a White House meeting with governors but said he had a backup plan, reports CNN. White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins confirmed both of those points on social media. The details of any backup plan were not immediately clear. The Journal notes that the "administration does have other laws it can rely on, but those laws have procedural constraints and may not allow tariffs as expansive as the ones the court struck down." Trump could also seek the approval of Congress, though that seemed unlikely.