Twenty-five US States Sued President Donald Trump's Administration on Monday Over New Tariffs of 10% to 12

Twenty-five US states sued President Donald Trump's administration on Monday over new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the UK, China, and the European Union. The duties, effective July, were imposed over claims these nations failed to tackle forced labour. The coalition of Democratic states called the decision "arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law.

White House spokesman Kush Desai defended the move, saying the US is using lawful authority to address practices burdening American businesses. The tariffs, covering 99.4% of US imports, were levied under Section 301 of the 1974 US Trade Act. New York Governor Kathy Hochul called them "nothing more than a tax on hardworking families, while Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said, "We're all paying the price for these unlawful tariffs, not foreign governments.

Brazil and Japan called the measures "unjustified, and China's foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning described them as an "excuse for political manipulation. The lawsuit follows the Supreme Court's striking down of Trump's earlier "Liberation Day tariffs, which prompted billions in refunds. Those were replaced by a temporary 10% levy that expired in July. The US is also investigating 16 countries over manufacturing overcapacity.