California Governor Gavin Newsom has filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s spate of tariffs that have upended global trade.
The suit, which marks the first time a state has sued over the levies, challenges an emergency power Trump cited giving him authority to enact them.
California is the world’s fifth largest economy – outpacing every US state and most countries – and is home to the largest shares of manufacturing and agricultural production in the US.
The White House, which has argued the tariffs are tackling imbalances in international trade, dismissed the lawsuit and said it would continue addressing “this national emergency that’s decimating America’s industries”.
Source – BBC
