Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejected

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Synopsis The Trump administration is scrambling to implement new, more durable tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down previous ones. Hearings are underway to investigate forced labor and overproduction by trading partners, with potential for new import taxes to replace expiring temporary levies and bolster the president’s protectionist agenda. WASHINGTON – When the Supreme Court killed his favorite tariffs in February, President Donald Trump promptly rolled out temporary import taxes to replace them. But those stopgap levies expire in less than three months. Now the administration is scrambling to put more durable tariffs in place to keep revenue flowing into…