Federal Court Blocks Trump Tariffs, Cites Lack of Congressional Approval

Tariffs Ruled Illegal

• ⚖️ A three-judge federal panel has blocked President Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports.
• 🏛️ The ruling supports the argument that the president exceeded his authority under an emergency powers law.
• 📜 Lawsuits, including one from California Governor Gavin Newsom, argued that tariffs must be approved by Congress.
• 🚨 Trump had claimed the country's trade deficit constituted a national emergency, granting him widespread authority.

Diddy Trial Developments

• 🚫 A federal judge immediately rejected a defense request for a mistrial in the sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs.
• 💥 The defense accused prosecutors of trying to link Combs to an arson incident, which the judge asked jurors to disregard.
• 🚗 An LAPD officer testified to seeing a car registered to Diddy's production company near Kid Cudi's house on the day of a break-in.
• 🎤 Prosecutors are also questioning a former employee who claims Combs sexually assaulted her, an allegation Combs denies, stating all encounters were consensual.
• 📈 Prosecutors expect to finish their case within a week.