Trump wins temporary reprieve as he fights against court block on tariffs | First Thing

President rails against judges who ruled against him as appeals court grants pause until challenge is heard. Plus, what the Guardian's Jerusalem correspondent learned in four years in the role

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The Trump administration is racing to halt a major blow to its sweeping tariffs after a US court ruled they exceed any authority granted to the president".

On what basis did the judges rule the tariffs unlawful? The court's ruling stated that Trump's tariff orders exceed any authority granted to the president ... to regulate importation by means of tariffs".

How are tariffs usually approved? Tariffs typically need to be approved by Congress but Trump has so far bypassed that requirement by claiming that the country's trade deficits amount to a national emergency.

What about Hamas? Hamas bunker fuel and rockets account for about 3,000 tonnes of CO₂, the equivalent of just 0.2% of the total direct conflict emissions, while 50% were generated by the supply and use of weapons, tanks and other ordnance by the Israeli military, the study found.