Trump has the power to raise tariffs because Congress has given up its control over trade policy

On April 2nd, President Trump announced wide ranging “reciprocal” tariffs against many other countries, causing turmoil across global markets. Stephanie Rickard writes that while the US Constitution gives Congress power over tariff policy, it has increasingly delegated that power to the presidency. Now, despite the seemingly severe consequences of Trump’s radical action on tariffs, political considerations mean that Congressional legislators – especially Republicans – are reluctant to act to end the tariff chaos.