A group of states and companies used the Trump administration’s own statements against them while urging a federal appeals court to pause the sweeping new tariffs on dozens of countries. The Thursday filings at the U.

President Donald Trump's steepest tariffs fell into legal limbo this week, casting uncertainty over a major swath of the president's signature economic policy. The Trump administration could ultimately prevail in a court battle over the levies or seek other legal authorities to reimpose some of the tariffs,