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AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - Trump revives dormant Smoot-Hawley authority

President Trump is invoking an unused provision of the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act to impose additional tariffs on Canada over alleged discrimination against U.S. exports. Why it matters: As the Supreme Court limits Trump's ability to wield tariffs and a temporary tariff stopgap expires, the president is turning to a rarely used tariff authority. - While the Smoot-Hawley Act is often blamed for worsening the Great Depression, this provision went unused — until now. Driving the news: Trump on Monday announced an additional 50% tariff on select Canadian imports that would take effect in August under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, better known as the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act after its congressional sponsors. - The…