Republican lawmakers opposing President Donald Trump’s imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs said the White House may face lawsuits to block the duties, even as legal experts cast doubt that the cases would succeed.

WASHINGTON _ Republican lawmakers opposing President Donald Trump's imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs said the White House may face lawsuits to block the duties, even as legal experts cast doubt that the cases would succeed.

Trump's threatened tariffs won't hurt China. They'll goad the EU to retaliate and could spark a global trade war that won't end well for anyone.

OTTAWA — "We believe, and our counsel believes, that this is a perfectly valid interpretation of 'national security' the way that it's used in section 232, which is much broader than you might think in terms of usual parlance." —U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Feb. 16.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the U.S. wants to negotiate exemptions for steel and aluminum tariffs before they take effect in two weeks, as pressure grows from allies who are threatening retaliation if the duties are applied to them.

President Donald Trump said he’s “looking forward” to meeting at the White House Thursday afternoon on his call to impose sweeping tariffs on imported steel and aluminum despite threats of retaliation from trading partners and calls by some Republicans for reconsideration.