Overview

• By a Federal Circuit decision, most tariffs President Trump imposed under emergency powers were found unlawful because the IEEPA does not authorize the president to levy duties, though national‑security tariffs like steel and aluminum were not affected.
• Tariffs remain in force through October 14 as the administration prepares to seek Supreme Court review; Trump denounced the ruling as biased and vowed to keep tariffs in place.
• The U.S. International Trade Commission unanimously launched a probe into solar imports from India, Laos and Indonesia over alleged tariff circumvention, with Commerce decisions expected by October 10 (initial) and December 24 (final) after imports rose to $1.6 billion in 2023.
• Fresh monsoon disasters struck Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand, with at least three deaths and four missing reported in Ramban, seven bodies recovered in Reasi, and multiple fatalities and missing in Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Bageshwar and Tehri as NDRF/SDRF and local teams conduct rescues.
• The U.S. revoked visas for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and about 80 officials and suspended a Gaza medical‑transfer program, while expanding naval deployments near Venezuela that Washington calls anti‑drug operations and Caracas views as pressure.