The Justice Department continues to push for an expansive reading of the president’s authority to levy tariffs.

Attorneys for President Donald Trump told judges that if they yank the president's tariff authority, "catastrophic ...

Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act allows the President to raise tariffs on goods the U.S. International Trade Commission finds are being imported at levels that harm domestic industry.

Trade has always been about more than market access. It's about building bridges, deepening alliances, and strengthening the ...

He later explained that he was referring to what he called the “national emergency act” of 1977 – actually, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

“For all of the Fake News Reporters that don’t have a clue as to what the law is relative to Presidential powers, China, etc., try looking at the Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 ...

GOITEIN: The International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which we call IEEPA, is an incredibly powerful authority that allows the president to declare a national emergency with respect to any ...

Issues: International Emergency Economic Powers Act Can Trump ‘Order’ U.S. Companies to Leave China? August 27, 2019 ...

President Donald Trump recently ordered American companies to stop doing business in China on Twitter, invoking a 1977 law known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. His response ...

The text of the law confirms Mitchell’s interpretation. Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, “At the times and to the extent specified in section 1701 of this title, the ...

The Trump administration and Congress should carefully consider the act's intent, requirements and limitations, as well as the possible unintended consequences of using this broad tool.