The legal confusion over tariffs has buffeted U.S. trading partners around the world, casting doubt on the durability of Trump’s favorite bargaining tool.

As of May 28, the U.S. had collected $68.23 billion in tariff revenue for 2025—an increase of 78 percent over the same period last year.

President Donald Trump's second-term economic plan can be summed up in one word: tariffs. When his barrage of these import taxes went into overdrive a month ago, markets trembled, and business leaders sounded alarms about the economic damage they would cause.

John Denton, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce, joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the recent legal actions surrounding Trump’s tariffs.

President Trump played this video of CNBC's Rick Santelli and Joe Kernen talking about the tariffs, Friday in the Oval Office: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I think what I'll do, if you don't mind—numbers have just come out which are rather extraordinary—and I thought I'd play a tape of one of the people who I've respected over the years,

US ports have been seeing pandemic-level declines in imports, so good news on tariffs was just what port officials were hoping for.

Democratic political strategist James Carville famously distilled the presidential election down to one blunt catchphrase: “It’s the economy, stupid.” The results of a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll suggest that,

As legal fights over tariffs continue, companies and entrepreneurs wonder how to proceed. The uncertainty is "tough for our business," says one owner.