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The Supreme Court has cleared the way to consider a challenge to President Trump's tariff policies.

The High Court will hear arguments in the case in the first week of November,

and PR's Elena Moore has details. This case centers on a move Trump made back in April when he

announced sweeping tariffs on countries around the world using the International Emergency

Economic Powers Act. It marked a stark break from precedent, given that Congress, not the White

House, traditionally controls the country's tariff moves.

Two federal courts have since said the policy is illegal.

Now, if the Supreme Court cites with Trump, the tariffs would be allowed to stay.

But if the justices uphold the lower court rulings, the White House could be forced to refund the billions it's already

collected from the tariffs. Elena Moore, NPR News. President Trump has issued a statement

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