The Supreme Court acted in Donald Trump’s favor on two fronts Tuesday: tariffs and foreign aid.

First, the court announced it would hear the Trump administration’s argument that the president has the authority to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which permits doing so in the case of an “unusual and extraordinary threat” from outside the U.S.

When invoking the law in February to impose tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, Trump pointed to fentanyl coming through the border. And in establishing “reciprocal” tariffs two months later, he cited trade deficits.

But lower courts have ruled against the president. Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed 7-4 that the legislation didn’t justify Trump’s actions.

The August ruling

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