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Senate Rebukes President Trump With Symbolic Resolution Over Tariffs on Canada
Critics argue Trump’s tariffs act as a “hidden tax” on consumers, with Republicans like Senator Susan Collins highlighting risks to local businesses and jobs.
Critics argue Trump’s tariffs act as a “hidden tax” on consumers, with Republicans like Senator Susan Collins highlighting risks to local businesses and jobs.
Promises to dismantle the two-tiered justice system and restore public trust in the FBI.
GOP leaders, led by Vice President Vance, rallied swing votes to solidify party unity in Trump’s initial weeks in office.
The reversal has been criticized as politically motivated, with figures like Senator Thom Tillis and Mitch McConnell suggesting it undermines judicial impartiality and hinting at potential ethics complaints.
McConnell opposed Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s lawyer's petition to revoke the polio vaccine's approval, viewing it as part of a larger trend of vaccine skepticism.
Trump's strategy hinges on the Article II provision in the US Constitution allowing for recess appointments when the Senate is not in session.
The conversation around leadership within the Senate comes at a critical time when unity and cooperation are more important than ever.
Thune emphasizes that allowing Republican senators to decide their leadership without external influence would serve Trump's best interests.