The Supreme Court heard high-stakes oral arguments Wednesday regarding the Trump administration’s authority to impose global tariffs, an issue that has now split the court’s ideological lines in an unexpected manner.

The arguments quickly turned hostile for the administration’s position, as several members of the court’s conservative wing actively picked apart the legal justification for the broad use of presidential power to impose such economic measures.

The focus of the challenge centers on the scope of the executive branch’s power under relevant trade statutes to levy tariffs on the grounds of national security. Questions from conservative justices expressed deep skepticism about the administration’s expansive reading of the law, suggesting the executive branch may have overstepped i

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