US EditionLawyer challenging Trump’s trade war says tariffs are ‘illegal and abusive’
- A lawyer representing five American small businesses challenged President Trump's global trade war tariffs in a U.S. Court hearing last week.
- The court challenge follows Trump's April 2025 emergency tariff declarations under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act, which opponents argue exceed his authority.
- California ports such as Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland report increased ship cancellations and declining cargo due to high tariffs and ongoing trade uncertainty.
- Port of Long Beach CEO Mario Cordero noted cancellations now exceed COVID-19 levels, and a 10% drop in cargo could reduce 100,000 port-related jobs, impacting related sectors.
- The tariffs remain high despite a 90-day partial pause announced on May 12, and officials say sustained uncertainty continues to harm workers and businesses across the port supply chain.
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San Bernardino Sun
How Trump’s trade war is already effecting California’s ports
By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters California’s port traffic is beginning to look worse now, under the effects of President Donald Trump’s fickle tariff policy, than it did at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The vessel calls, or cancellations, that we’re seeing today (are) starting to exceed the number that we saw in COVID-19,” Mario Cordero, chief executive of the Port of Long Beach, said in an interview with CalMatters in early May. At Port…
Cal Matters
Trump trade war has already had huge effect on CA ports
In summary California jobs and revenue on and off the ports are feeling the effects of Trump’s tariffs. California’s port traffic is beginning to look worse now, under the effects of President Donald Trump’s fickle tariff policy, than it did at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The vessel calls, or cancellations, that we’re seeing today (are) starting to exceed the number that we saw in COVID-19,” Mario Cordero, chief executive of the Port…
Sinobec, a Canadian Aluminum Company, Declares Bankruptcy and Attributes It to Donald Trump’s Tariffs
A Canadian aluminum company that had been struggling to restructure its debt was declared bankrupt in the United States and Canada, claiming that Donald Trump's trade war helped push the company into the abyss.Sinoobec Group Inc. organizes agreements between sellers and buyers of aluminium ingots, as well as finished items such as construction products, shower doors and fences, the company said in court documents filed in a federal court in Illi…
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