Back to briefingModerateUnited StatesGlobal tradeAug 29, 2026, 5:51 PMFor his latest tariffs, Trump used a statute so obscure many lawyers didn’t even know it still existed. ‘This law is literally a blank canvas’Trump invoked Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to slap a 50% tax on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports.Read original sourceToday's stories