The Fox News Rundown The Constitutional Battle Looming Over the State Of The Union
Feb 23, 2026
Dr. Chad Moutray, Chief Economist at the National Restaurant Association, offers a quick read on restaurant profits, labor shortages, and tech’s role. Senator Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, discusses tariff authority, DHS funding, immigration enforcement, and political strategy. They cover legal limits on trade powers, funding timelines, rising restaurant costs, and how policy choices could shape 2026.
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Court Limits But Clarifies Presidential Tariff Routes
- The Supreme Court ruling narrowed but did not eliminate presidential tariff options.
- Senator Markwayne Mullin says the Court struck down emergency economic powers but left national security and other paths open for tariffs, clarifying what the president can pursue.
Give The President Formal Tariff Authority
- Delegate trade authority to the executive to enable faster economic pivots in a global economy.
- Mullin urges Congress to reexamine tariff delegation so the president as 'CEO' can negotiate quickly on trade and manufacturing.
Partial DHS Shutdown Hits Services Not Border Patrol
- DHS partial shutdown mainly affected FEMA, TSA, Coast Guard, cybersecurity and Secret Service, not ICE and Border Patrol funding.
- Mullin predicts a bipartisan reopening by Friday, with disputed items like judicial warrants remaining contentious.