The Oct. 18 Verdict: Trump Waived the Graham Sanctions. What the Week Delivered, and Why the Waiver Needs a Clock

President Trump set the Graham Act's maximum 500% and 100% tariffs, then waived them and nearly all of the law's new sanctions two days before the Oct. 18 deadline, in a week when the energy ceasefire collapsed and the first reported Russian diesel tanker sailed for Morocco. The verdict on the Oct. 18 test, the inconvenient numbers and our view.

By Clara Hughes