Todd Tucker
@toddntucker.com
Director, Industrial Policy & Trade, @RooseveltInstitute.org, @RooseveltForward.org. Political scientist of economic transitions, administrative states, Bidenomics, Trumpnomics. Fellow @ Harvard Kennedy School. PhD.
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· Oct 30
As the Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Trump’s “Emergency” Tariffs, Few Good Outcomes Await - Roosevelt Institute
In a new brief, Roosevelt Institute’s director of industrial policy and trade Todd N. Tucker explores the legal and political stakes of Trump’s emergency tariffs as SCOTUS prepares its ruling, which w...
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NEW from me @rooseveltinstitute.org: As the Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Trump’s “Emergency” Tariffs, Few Good Outcomes Await.
This explainer goes through the 4 main options for the Court next week, each of which comes with drawbacks or hurdles.
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This explainer goes through the 4 main options for the Court next week, each of which comes with drawbacks or hurdles.
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I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
wapo.st
December 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Breaking news: Trump is citing “national security” to halt all active work on offshore wind projects
Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk
My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January
Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk
My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January
Trump Uses ‘National Security’ To Freeze Offshore Wind Work
The administration has already lost once in court wielding the same argument against Revolution Wind.
heatmap.news
December 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Breaking news: Trump is citing “national security” to halt all active work on offshore wind projects
Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk
My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January
Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk
My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January
"The admin. is rushing to deposit the IEEPA tariff revenue into the U.S. Treasury as part of an apparent bid to make it more difficult for companies to obtain refunds if the administration loses before the Supreme Court."
@timlmeyer.bsky.social talks tariff plays.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
@timlmeyer.bsky.social talks tariff plays.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Trump Is Raging at a Looming Supreme Court Loss on Tariffs. He’s Got a Point.
Reviving the tariffs will be messier than administration officials suggest.
www.politico.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"The admin. is rushing to deposit the IEEPA tariff revenue into the U.S. Treasury as part of an apparent bid to make it more difficult for companies to obtain refunds if the administration loses before the Supreme Court."
@timlmeyer.bsky.social talks tariff plays.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
@timlmeyer.bsky.social talks tariff plays.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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We can’t fix our democracy without fixing our media crisis. Deregulation, disinvestment, and disregard for press freedom are all policy choices—@bilalb.bsky.social, @shahrzadshams.bsky.social, & @victorpickard.bsky.social explain the need to reverse course on all three fronts.
https://bit.ly/4rUvr01
https://bit.ly/4rUvr01
The Political Economy of the US Media System: Excavating the Roots of the Present Crisis - Roosevelt Institute
Bilal Baydoun, Shahrzad Shams, and Victor Pickard trace the roots of the US media crisis to decades of deregulation and commercial capture, outlining how consolidation, news deserts, and platform dominance threaten democratic infrastructure and sow fert...
rooseveltinstitute.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We can’t fix our democracy without fixing our media crisis. Deregulation, disinvestment, and disregard for press freedom are all policy choices—@bilalb.bsky.social, @shahrzadshams.bsky.social, & @victorpickard.bsky.social explain the need to reverse course on all three fronts.
https://bit.ly/4rUvr01
https://bit.ly/4rUvr01
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December 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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"The Biden Hall and the Biden library are separate projects, competing for the same pool of donors. But many loyalists say they hope that the library could be housed inside the hall, turning two projects into one."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
Biden Has Raised Little of What He Needs to Build a Presidential Library
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"The Biden Hall and the Biden library are separate projects, competing for the same pool of donors. But many loyalists say they hope that the library could be housed inside the hall, turning two projects into one."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
Good on Jared Golden, Ds and 20 GOP for their discharge petition to restore government workers' collective bargaining rights.
Will the supposed GOP Senate populists join in?
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Will the supposed GOP Senate populists join in?
www.politico.com/live-updates...
House passes bill to restore federal workers' bargaining rights
It's a first step to overturning the president's executive orders, but the legislation still needs to clear the Senate.
www.politico.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Good on Jared Golden, Ds and 20 GOP for their discharge petition to restore government workers' collective bargaining rights.
Will the supposed GOP Senate populists join in?
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Will the supposed GOP Senate populists join in?
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Mexico follows the US and Canada in limiting Chinese EVs and other imports.
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Mexico's Senate approves tariff hikes on Chinese, other Asian imports
Mexico's Senate on Wednesday approved tariff hikes of up to 50% next year on imports from China and several other Asian countries, aiming to bolster local industry despite opposition from business gro...
www.reuters.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Mexico follows the US and Canada in limiting Chinese EVs and other imports.
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
www.reuters.com/business/ret...
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4/ (Of course, this started before the Roberts Court—Congress gave itself the legislative veto as a check; the Court gave us the unconstrained executive in Chadha. See papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... )
The <i>Chadha </i>Presidency
Where is Congress? Why hasn’t it reined in some of the worst abuses of the Trump Administration? This Article argues that a significant part of the answer to th
papers.ssrn.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
4/ (Of course, this started before the Roberts Court—Congress gave itself the legislative veto as a check; the Court gave us the unconstrained executive in Chadha. See papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... )
GM - the bigger importer among the Big Three - praises Section 232 tariffs.
www.thestreet.com/automotive/g...
www.thestreet.com/automotive/g...
GM CEO Barra joins Ford in backing controversial White House policy
About half of the vehicles GM sold in the U.S. last year were imported.
www.thestreet.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
GM - the bigger importer among the Big Three - praises Section 232 tariffs.
www.thestreet.com/automotive/g...
www.thestreet.com/automotive/g...
Companies receiving equity infusions outperforming the S&P500. @joeldodge07.bsky.social offers thoughts on why.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/i...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/i...
Uncle Sam is outperforming the S&P 500 | CNN Business
The Trump administration is investing in publicly traded companies — and it’s sending stocks soaring higher.
www.cnn.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Companies receiving equity infusions outperforming the S&P500. @joeldodge07.bsky.social offers thoughts on why.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/i...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/i...
Good explainer by Kevin Brunelli and Tom Moerenhout at @columbiauenergy.bsky.social on the varying reasons for the recent deals for MP Materials, Trilogy Metals, and Lithium Americas - and how they match up with similar Trump I / Biden efforts.
www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/qa-how-the-u...
www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/qa-how-the-u...
Q&A: How the US Is Using Equity Stakes to Support Domestic Critical Minerals Development - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP %
Get the latest as our experts share their insights on global energy policy.
www.energypolicy.columbia.edu
December 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Good explainer by Kevin Brunelli and Tom Moerenhout at @columbiauenergy.bsky.social on the varying reasons for the recent deals for MP Materials, Trilogy Metals, and Lithium Americas - and how they match up with similar Trump I / Biden efforts.
www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/qa-how-the-u...
www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/qa-how-the-u...
Boeing thinks Trump won't take equity stakes in major defense industry companies (i.e. "The primes").
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Boeing says Trump's equity stake plan doesn't apply to big US defense firms
Trump's commerce secretary previously said the government was considering taking stakes in major contractors.
www.reuters.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Boeing thinks Trump won't take equity stakes in major defense industry companies (i.e. "The primes").
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Looks like SCOTUS conservatives are warming to a view that one-way delegation of power is unconstitutional post-Chadha. @joshchafetz.bsky.social
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December 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Looks like SCOTUS conservatives are warming to a view that one-way delegation of power is unconstitutional post-Chadha. @joshchafetz.bsky.social
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One step forward, two steps back in the EU.
@alicemhancock.bsky.social reports how the bloc is adding downstream sectors that must pay CBAM.
But, they're also cutting back on company climate plans and Buy Europe.
www.ft.com/content/4826...
www.ft.com/content/b33b...
www.ft.com/content/10b7...
@alicemhancock.bsky.social reports how the bloc is adding downstream sectors that must pay CBAM.
But, they're also cutting back on company climate plans and Buy Europe.
www.ft.com/content/4826...
www.ft.com/content/b33b...
www.ft.com/content/10b7...
EU expands carbon border tax to garden tools and washing machines
Changes are intended to close loopholes in law to prevent carbon-intensive imports
www.ft.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
One step forward, two steps back in the EU.
@alicemhancock.bsky.social reports how the bloc is adding downstream sectors that must pay CBAM.
But, they're also cutting back on company climate plans and Buy Europe.
www.ft.com/content/4826...
www.ft.com/content/b33b...
www.ft.com/content/10b7...
@alicemhancock.bsky.social reports how the bloc is adding downstream sectors that must pay CBAM.
But, they're also cutting back on company climate plans and Buy Europe.
www.ft.com/content/4826...
www.ft.com/content/b33b...
www.ft.com/content/10b7...
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Well that’s refreshing.
US judge strikes down Trump’s ban on new wind permits on.ft.com/4pnpxCH
US judge strikes down Trump’s ban on new wind permits
Court vacates president’s January executive order that froze approval of new projects
on.ft.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Well that’s refreshing.
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Today, a call to join the next era of LPE: a democratic, independent, member-led organization that will serve as a home for a broad array of LPE work.
LPE 2.0: A New Association to Meet the Times
As the Trump administration attempts to suppress critical inquiry and operate outside of conventional legal boundaries, the work of LPE scholars, organizers, and practitioners has never been more…
lpeproject.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Today, a call to join the next era of LPE: a democratic, independent, member-led organization that will serve as a home for a broad array of LPE work.
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China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/b...
China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/b...
Finally someone has the courage to say it
December 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Finally someone has the courage to say it
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After just 9 months, solar installations in the US have already set a new record, and this doesn't include rooftop
www.utilitydive.com/news/solar-g...
www.utilitydive.com/news/solar-g...
US added 2 GW of solar in September, putting 2025 ahead of 2024 for new solar generation
Solar accounted for three-quarters of new generation installed so far this year, followed by wind at 13% and gas at 11%.
www.utilitydive.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
After just 9 months, solar installations in the US have already set a new record, and this doesn't include rooftop
www.utilitydive.com/news/solar-g...
www.utilitydive.com/news/solar-g...
"Ironically, the first thing many parents do, according to an Ikea executive, is cut off the labels whose contents are designed in part to cut waste — creating more waste."
Great, great, great article by @richardmilne.ft.com and @samjoiner.bsky.social—making concrete the Draghi Report’s point that non-tariff barriers inside the EU impose huge costs (Draghi claimed 44%). Huge labels on stuffed animals great way to illustrate this giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
The EU single market’s elephant in the room
Small, often invisible barriers to trade affect products from businesses across Europe, including a fluffy Ikea pachyderm
giftarticle.ft.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"Ironically, the first thing many parents do, according to an Ikea executive, is cut off the labels whose contents are designed in part to cut waste — creating more waste."
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- @richardmilne.ft.com also writes today in a column about the super-rich who move for tax, and then move again - and how protests over the Swiss referendum on inheritance tax showed how readily some would consider their options for relocation www.ft.com/content/ca43...
The super-rich who move for tax, and then move again
Swiss referendum on inheritance tax showed how readily some would consider their options for relocation
www.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 AM
- @richardmilne.ft.com also writes today in a column about the super-rich who move for tax, and then move again - and how protests over the Swiss referendum on inheritance tax showed how readily some would consider their options for relocation www.ft.com/content/ca43...
"Though operating as private companies free to make their own investment decisions, Temasek and GIC are kept on a tight leash by the government. Both are wholly owned by the Ministry of Finance, which is run by Wong in addition to his role as prime minister."
www.ft.com/content/2171...
www.ft.com/content/2171...
Are Singapore’s investment giants being left behind?
Temasek and GIC are integral to the finances of the south-east Asian city-state. But recent returns have compared unfavourably with many global peers
www.ft.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"Though operating as private companies free to make their own investment decisions, Temasek and GIC are kept on a tight leash by the government. Both are wholly owned by the Ministry of Finance, which is run by Wong in addition to his role as prime minister."
www.ft.com/content/2171...
www.ft.com/content/2171...
“If the market were to pivot towards plug-in hybrids in 2035 in Europe, it will still fall into the hands of the Chinese.”
Chinese EVs face a 45% tariff in the EU, plug ins do not.
www.ft.com/content/8c95...
Chinese EVs face a 45% tariff in the EU, plug ins do not.
www.ft.com/content/8c95...
Europe’s carmakers risk losing plug-in hybrid war to China on their own turf
Hit by high EV tariffs, Chinese auto groups have pivoted to selling cheaper, technologically advanced vehicles
www.ft.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“If the market were to pivot towards plug-in hybrids in 2035 in Europe, it will still fall into the hands of the Chinese.”
Chinese EVs face a 45% tariff in the EU, plug ins do not.
www.ft.com/content/8c95...
Chinese EVs face a 45% tariff in the EU, plug ins do not.
www.ft.com/content/8c95...