As former Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney says Trump’s July 4 tariff date is ‘artificial’ — the real market focus should be the X-date, when details of tax cuts and Treasury spending priorities emerge.

President Trump would invoke other tariff authorities if his appeal of a trade court's ruling isn't successful, Commerce Secretary Lutnick said.

Republican lawmakers do not like crossing President Trump, but they also don’t like his trade war, and several are either offering support for the courts or at least trying to stay neutral in the battle.