Ahead of President Trump's Aug. 1 deadline for the resumption of reciprocal tariffs, a court is hearing arguments over whether Trump's sweeping tariffs are lawful.

The Republican-majority Senate voted 50-49 to confirm Bove to a lifetime appointment on the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

U.S. appeals court judges sharply questioned on Thursday whether President Donald Trump's tariffs were justified by the president's emergency powers, after a lower court said he exceeded his authority with sweeping levies on imported goods.

The Trump administration escalated its pressure campaign against Brazil, raising tariffs on the country to 50% and freezing U.S. assets belonging to a judge overseeing criminal proceedings against former leader Jair Bolsonaro.