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4 Senate Republicans rebuke Trump for a third time this week, voting with Democrats against president’s global tariffs
The Senate on Thursday passed a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s global tariffs introduced last spring, with four Senate Republicans joining Democrats to object to the president’s t...

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Senate defies Trump on global tariffs as Republicans join Democrats in rare bipartisan vote
List of Republicans Who Voted Against Trump’s Emergency Brazil Tariffs
Senate Vote on Nullifying Tariffs on Canada Demonstrates Opposition to Trump's Trade Policy
The Senate is voting on legislation Wednesday that would nullify U.S. tariffs on Canada, just as President Donald Trump is engaged in trade talks in Asia as well as an increasingly bitter trade spat ...

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4 GOP senators join Democrats to rebuke Trump on tariffs for a third time this week
Senate votes to block tariffs on Brazil. It shows some pushback to Trump trade policy
Senate Votes to Scrap Canada Tariffs
Senators voted along party lines, except for 4 GOP senators who voted in favor of the resolution: Lisa Murkowski of Alaska; Susan Collins of Maine; and Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

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Senate votes to undo Trump’s Canada tariffs, dealing second rebuke
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US Senate votes against Trump's global reciprocal tariffs amid party division

An investigation into FEMA didn’t fit Trump’s narrative. His DHS ordered a new probe that did

In the final month of the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump put his critique of FEMA’s response to Hurricane Helene front and center, making false claims that funding was stolen for illegal migrants and the agency ignored requests for help.

Donald Trump isn’t a dictator, but his goal may actually be worse

The president continues to stretch the definition of "emergency powers," following a 2,000-year-old Roman playbook.
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