Senate Votes to Uphold Trump's Tariffs as Republicans Show Division
The Senate's recent vote reflected ongoing divisions within the Republican party regarding President Trump's trade policies amid economic challenges.
Nearly all Republicans failed that test on Wednesday.
Senate Republicans voted overwhelmingly to continue Trump's trade war
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Trump's ongoing trade war has been a focal point for his critics over the last few weeks.
Vance casts tiebreaking Senate vote after Republicans join Democrats to tank Trump's tariffs
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A Senate resolution to overturn Donald Trump’s tariffs, by declaring that there is no national emergency as the president says there is, narrowly failed to pass on Wednesday, with the vote count deadlocked at 49-49 as two senators who supported the move failing to vote.
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The vote reflects some discomfort in the Senate Republican conference with the president's tariffs, which have rattled stock markets and prompted a 0.3% contraction in the country's gross domestic product announced Wednesday.
Senate rebuke on President Donald Trump's tariffs narrowly fails
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The administration said the United States faces an annual $1.2 trillion trade deficit—the biggest in U.S. history.
Senate Rejects Resolution to Nullify Trump’s Global Tariffs
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Both votes were largely symbolic because Speaker Mike Johnson has used procedural rules to prevent floor consideration of the resolutions in the House.
Bipartisan Effort To Terminate Trump’s Global Tariffs Ends In Defeat
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Republicans voted to keep the Trump tariff-tax in place.
Vance breaks key tie after Senate fails to reject Trump's national emergency on tariffs
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In his second term, Trump has placed historic tariffs on a wide variety of imports.
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The Senate rejected a resolution Wednesday aimed at overturning President Donald Trump‘s global tariff emergency, a legislative win for the White House after a similar measure passed four weeks earlier.
Senate votes down effort to repeal Trump ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs - Washington Examiner
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Democrats say the Republicans’ failure to stand up to Trump could have dire consequences.
Senate to vote on whether or not to block Trump’s global tariffs amid economic turmoil
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Democrats say the Republicans’ failure to stand up to Trump could have dire consequences.
The Senate is voting on whether to block Trump’s global tariffs amid economic turmoil
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The Senate is voting on whether to block Trump's global tariffs amid economic turmoil
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Senate Nixes Dem Resolution to Block Trump's Global Tariffs
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Summary
In a 49-49 tie with Vice President JD Vance breaking it, the Senate voted to block a Democratic resolution aimed at overturning Trump's tariffs imposed earlier this month. Key senators Mitch McConnell and Sheldon Whitehouse were absent, contributing to the loss of sufficient votes for the resolution's passage. Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul opposed their GOP colleagues, asserting that the tariffs do not constitute a national emergency as per constitutional law. Critics warn the Senate's failure to act reflects a broader trend of congressional passivity towards executive overreach, especially regarding trade policy.
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