02/21/2026
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NATIONAL Kavanaugh Warns of Fallout From Supreme Court Tariff Ruling By Jesus Mesa Newsweek Updated February 20, 2026 11:09 AM Gift Article
Justice Brett Kavanaugh dissented Thursday after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs and warned the majority’s ruling could unleash an economic mess the Court did nothing to prepare for.
In a 6-3 decision, the Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose tariffs, gutting a cornerstone of Trump’s economic agenda. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority, joined by Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Barrett, and Jackson. Kavanaugh, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, pushed back sharply, arguing the Court wasn’t just wrong on the law, but had opened the door to immediate disruption.
He contended that tariffs are a traditional tool presidents have long used to “regulate…importation,” and that the majority’s approach contravenes “text, history, and precedent.”
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Reading the following article – no matter how they try to balance the scales of justice – the court can’t seem to open their minds and leave the liberal/conservative hardware at the door. The stark realization is our country has been dismantled by the left with DOGE proof. The tariffs were put in play to put our country on sound footing and should have been part of reasoning when making the decision. The country was abused by the left, plain ad simple and did not follow the Constitution.
Why isn’t this court ever rattling the chains of the Constitution and the fact Obama/Biden never used it during their time (12 years) in office which caused the over-spending and the tariffs were the result to try to drag our country back on track. They called out the Constitution when they said it did not give President Trump the power and the power belonged to Congress. Yet, Biden used the auto pen and no one opened their mouths. And, the process takes months for the wheels in Congress/the Supreme Court to work a problem.
In my opinion, before the Supreme Court start their deliberations, they need to start with a clean plate by discussing how their individual conservative/liberal thought process comes into play with the final decision so the whole court knows from the beginning what is engrained in each mind. After that happens, a fresh start can come into play. In other words, the base would be the lawsuit is tied to the Constitution and the fact tariffs were used to generate more money for the country. We know all countries charge us tariffs.
Very simple – the court could have responded to help the country in its need which was to state: Yes, you can have the tariffs if you remedy the situation by sending the lawsuit back to the President and have Congress in the form of a bill with emergency orders to save our country. Our dollar is evaporating – isn’t that an emergency?
Does the court ever make a decision with an adjustment – rather than make a cold-turkey decisions because they just drop the hammer and make an end-all decision. This doesn’t solve the country’s problem that was brought before them. The court always throws the baby out with the bath water.
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02/20/2026
What could have been?
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Tariff revenue soars more than 300% as U.S. awaits Supreme Court decision
Published Wed, Feb 11 20262:15 PM ESTUpdated Fri, Feb 20 202610:39 AM EST
Jeff Cox@jeff.cox.7528@JeffCoxCNBCcom
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Key Points
- Tariff collections surged in January, with the U.S. collecting some $30 billion in customs duties. This put the year-to-date tally at $124 billion, up 304% from the same period in 2025.
- The tariffs have helped put a dent in the pace of the budget deficit. The shortfall in January totaled roughly $95 billion, down about 26% from the year-ago period.
A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, Jan. 13, 2026.
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The U.S. government in January ran up a smaller deficit than a year ago, while tariff collections surged and provided a reminder of how pivotal a long-awaited Supreme Court decision could be to federal fiscal health.
Update: Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs
Customs duties collected through tariffs totaled $30 billion for the month, putting the fiscal year-to-date tally at $124 billion, or 304% more than the same period in 2025.
President Donald Trump first levied the duties in April 2025 with an across-the-board rate on all goods and services entering the U.S. along with a menu of so-called reciprocal tariffs on individual countries. Since then, the White House has been negotiating with its trading partners, backing off on some of the more aggressive charges while maintaining tough talk on issues.
Last November, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments challenging the auspices under which Trump justified the tariffs. The decision was expected in January. The high court hasn’t ruled yet, and there’s concern in the White House that a negative ruling could force the U.S. into reimbursing the duties collected so far.
The tariffs helped put a dent in the pace of the budget deficit.
In the fourth month of the fiscal year, the shortfall totaled roughly $95 billion, down about 26% from the same period a year ago, the Treasury Department reported
Year to date, that put federal red ink at $697 billion, or down 17% from the same period of fiscal 2025, according to numbers not adjusted for calendar. Calendar adjustments put the deficit reduction at 21%.
Interest on the $38.6 trillion U.S. debt continues to be a burden on the national finances. Net interest paid totaled $76 billion for the month, more than all other expenditures except Medicare, Social Security and health care. Year to date, gross interest has totaled $426.5 billion, up from $392.2 billion the year before.
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