, Sept. 4 -- In the court papers, the Trump administration has argued that the tariffs are "a crucial aspect of our push for peace" in Ukraine.

The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling that deemed most of the former president's tariffs illegal. In court filings, the administration defended the tariffs as "a crucial aspect" of efforts to promote peace in Ukraine.

The tariffs, including those recently doubled to 50 percent on India, were partly aimed at penalizing countries importing Russian energy amid the Ukraine war and partly under Trump's "America First" trade policy. The appeals court last week said Trump exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Power...