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Trump administration tariff policies will be argued in the U.S. Supreme Court the first week of November.

At issue, the president's authority to invoke emergency powers to impose

sweeping new tariffs on several countries. President Trump has issued a statement expressing

his disapproval with the recent Israeli strikes on Hamas targets in Qatar, a key player in

peace negotiations, and PR's Mara Liason reports. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says that the U.S. learned about the strike just

before it began and notified the president.

The president's Middle East envoy, Steve Whitkoff, then told the Qataris about the impending strike.

While the president has said that Hamas must be destroyed, Leavitt said he believes that

this particular attack inside

Qatar does not advance Israel's or America's goals. The president has always made it very clear

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