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,

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., extended a pause on his order invalidating the bulk of President Trump’s tariffs until an appeals court can resolve the case. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras had already agreed to put his ruling on hold for two weeks when he issued it,