A bipartisan measure to undo Trump's global tariffs fails in the Senate
The vote ended in a tie, 49-49, with three Republicans — Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — joining all Democrats present in support of the resolution, which was designed to terminate the national emergency Trump declared to implement his global tariffs. A bipartisan measure that sought to undo the sweeping tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed on most countries earlier this month failed in the GOP-led Senate on Wednesday.The resolution to rein in Trump's tariff authority stalled on a 49-49 tie, with two senators missing the vote.Later Wednesday evening, the Senate voted 50-49 — with Vice President JD Vance casting the tiebreaking vote — to table a Democratic motion that would allow them to force another vote next week on the tariffs resolution.Even if it passed, the resolution most likely wouldn't have been taken up in the GOP-controlled House. Republicans there recently voted to add a hurdle for lawmakers seeking to quickly take up resolutions related to Trump's tariff authority.