That was the question in front of the federal courts that ruled against President Trump’s tariffs in the last couple days. The judges weren’t deciding whether the tariffs are good for the country but whether the president has the power to impose them all by himself.

After a bombshell ruling last night found Trump’s imposition of tariffs illegal, a second federal court issued a major ruling against his tariff authority — a move that could have serious ramifications for the administration’s trade agenda and efforts to strike new deals with dozens of countries,