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Congressional Republicans are so loathe to vote against President Donald Trump that it’s striking when they actually do.
Given how low contemporary standards have fallen, this week’s Senate votes against the White House’s trade policies represent a modest breakthrough.
The Senate voted 50 to 46 on Wednesday to eliminate President Trump’s authority to impose steep tariffs on Canada, something he exercised again in recent days by ramping up tariffs on the country
The Senate passed a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with four Republicans joining Democrats to rebuke the administration’s trade policies a day after they voted to terminate tariffs on Brazil.
Senators voted 51-47 to stop the Trump administration’s broad tariffs imposed on imported goods from around the world. It’s a largely symbolic vote that comes just days before the Supreme Court hears oral arguments about President Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose the “reciprocal” tariffs.
Ky., and three other Republicans voted with Democrats to strike down President Donald Trump's 10% tariffs on countries worldwide.
Five Republicans joined with Democrats on a vote to end the national emergency that President Trump has declared as the basis for sweeping tariffs on Brazil.
The Senate voted on Thursday to walk back environmental protections in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve that were imposed by the Biden administration, in Republicans’ latest effort to expand oil and gas drilling in the state.