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Supreme Court Justices Question Trump Administration on Tariffs

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

News, Daily News

44K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

P.M. Edition for Nov. 5. The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments over President Trump’s global tariffs, and whether he exceeded his authority to impose them. WSJ Supreme Court correspondent Jess Bravin discusses the justices’ responses. Plus, we hear from Journal White House reporter Meridith McGraw on the president’s reaction to Democrats’ election victories: he’s urging Republican lawmakers to end the filibuster. And OpenAI’s CFO says that the company is not looking to go public in the near term. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Supreme Court hears a case that will decide the future of President Trump's tariffs.

0:38.7

The vehicle is in position of taxes on Americans, and that has always been the core power of Congress.

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Plus, the president's response to Democrat election victories and the filibuster.

0:51.5

And France moves to suspend Sheehan's website after discovering childlike

0:55.8

sex dolls for sale on its platform. It's Wednesday, November 5th. I'm Alex O'Sullough for the

1:01.8

Wall Street Journal. This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business

1:07.1

stories that move the world today. In a breaking news update, the Federal Aviation Administration says it's ordering airline

1:14.8

traffic to be reduced by 10% in 40 locations while air traffic controllers work without pay

1:20.0

during the government shutdown. See more at WSJ.com.

1:24.5

The U.S. Supreme Court this morning heard arguments on one of the most consequential economic

1:29.4

and political cases to come before it in decades. The nine justices are weighing whether the

1:34.8

president's sweeping global tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act

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without congressional approval are lawful, as well as tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico related to fentanyl.

1:46.6

The challengers, a group of small businesses and states, say he exceeded his legal powers.

1:52.1

Lower courts have agreed, and now it's up to the Supreme Court to decide the fate of a cornerstone of the president's agenda.

1:59.0

During the hearing today, justices on both sides of the

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