Sri Lanka, May 30 -- A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to continue collecting tariffs under an emergency powers law, for now, as his administration appeals an order striking down the bulk of his signature set of economic policies.

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted an emergency motion from the Trump administration arguing that a halt is "critical for the country's national security."

The appeals court temporarily halted the order from a federal trade court issued a day before.

Earlier, a federal judge blocked Trump's use of the law to impose tariffs. The ruling was handed down the day after a similar, broader finding from a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade.

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