US Supreme court ruling halts sweeping tariffs
The World
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4.6 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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The US Supreme Court has struck down much of the Trump administration's tariffs on foreign goods, which have been a cornerstone of its trade and foreign policies. Also, Iran prepares for a possible US military strike. And, the International Energy Agency has removed climate change from its list of priorities for the next two years, following threats from the US to withdraw from the advisory body. Plus, highlights from this year's Olympic hockey tournaments making history in Milan.
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| 0:00.0 | The Supreme Court today struck down President Trump's emergency tariffs, but they likely will not go away. |
| 0:11.4 | There are plenty of other ways that President Trump has to put tariffs on countries. |
| 0:17.0 | He will within a matter of days, I think. |
| 0:20.0 | I'm Marco Wurman. Also, the U.S. striking Iran is still on the table. |
| 0:23.6 | We speak with Iranians, preparing for the worst. |
| 0:26.6 | And after a hiker left his girlfriend to freeze on a mountaintop, |
| 0:30.6 | an Austrian court reaffir, |
| 0:32.6 | code of ethics. |
| 0:33.6 | It was his responsibility to decide that they should have stopped. |
| 0:40.3 | Plus, U.S. versus Canada in ice hockey is all the talk at the Olympics. |
| 0:44.3 | Score! |
| 0:45.3 | United States! |
| 0:47.3 | Rich gold is it below! |
| 0:49.3 | All that and much more today, here on the world. |
| 1:00.0 | This is the world. |
| 1:00.9 | I'm Marco Werman. |
| 1:02.3 | Thank you for joining us this Friday. |
| 1:04.0 | Carolyn Beeler is on assignment. |
| 1:05.5 | She'll be back with us next week. |
| 1:09.3 | We begin today with a long-awaited decision from the U.S. Supreme Court. In a six to three ruling, President Trump's |
| 1:11.9 | emergency tariffs on foreign goods were deemed to be unlawful. Tariffs have been a central part of |
| 1:17.4 | trade policy under the Trump administration. The president sees them as a corrective for what |
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