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A group of five small businesses sued President Donald Trump on Monday, seeking to block new tariffs he has imposed on foreign imports in recent weeks. The lawsuit in the U.S. Court of International Trade alleges that Trump has illegally usurped Congress’ power to levy tariffs by claiming that trade deficits with other countries constitute an emergency. The Liberty Justice Center, which is representing the owner-operated companies, said Trump’s new tariffs of at least 10% on imports from most countries and higher rates for scores of other nations are devastating small businesses across the country. “His claimed emergency is a...

I attended the annual conference of the State Policy Network. This is a conservative, free market oriented group of think tanks from each state in the union. There were 500 participants this year, the biggest one ever. We saw James O'Keefe (the ACORN prostitution video maker), Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard and Fox News and a host of Tea Party activists and think tank operators. I have to thank Americans for Tax Reform for sending me out to the beautiful The Grove resort in Ashville, North Carolina to attend this great event. But I have to say one thing...