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Donald Trump, tariffs and Congress

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“This is uncoordinated, capricious and simply destructive,” Sen. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, told TIME Thursday morning.
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The early reviews have been worrisome. Financial markets had their worst week since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign trade partners retaliated and economists warned that the import taxes m...
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Trump tariffs could help clear the way for bigger tax cuts as Congress eyes a potential revenue windfall — and a shrinking economy
Economists at Citi Research said in a note on Thursday that the aggressive tariffs "may now become a justification for larger tax cuts."
‘He’s Going to Tank Our Economy’: Trump’s Tariffs Draw Strong Reactions in Congress
The tariffs were fueling the strongest GOP pushback since Trump's inauguration, though Speaker Mike Johnson defended them
Trump's top economic adviser Hassett refutes tariffs will raise consumer prices
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended President Trump’s tariffs on Sunday, refuting the idea they will cost American consumers more.
Trump goes all in with bet that the heavy price of tariffs will pay off for Americans
Not even 24 hours after his party lost a key Wisconsin race and underperformed in Florida, President Donald Trump followed the playbook that has defined his political career: He doubled down. Trump’s move on Wednesday to place stiff new tariffs on imports from nearly all U.
Inside Trump’s defiant response to the markets’ tariff meltdown
President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs are facing blowback from all corners – a market sell-off, foreign retaliation, anger from corporate America and skepticism from the Federal Reserve chairman and some allies in Congress.
Markets plunge with S&P 500 down 6% and Dow down 2,200 after China retaliates against Trump tariffs
Wall Street’s worst crisis since COVID slammed into a higher gear. The S&P 500 plummeted 6% Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 5.5% and the Nasdaq composite dropped 5.8%.

Senate, Trump and GOP

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Senate Republicans are set Friday to begin a marathon series of votes — known as a "vote-a-rama" — as Congress inches closer to enacting President Trump's agenda.
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The U.S. Senate approved a Republican budget blueprint early on Saturday that aims to extend trillions of dollars worth of President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts and sharply reduce government spendin...
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Senate passes blueprint to build President Donald Trump's agenda in Congress
After a marathon overnight session, the U.S. Senate advanced a key piece of legislation to unlock President Donald Trump's legislative agenda early Saturday morning. The resolution approved 51-48 will be the blueprint for a massive party-line bill that Republicans hope to pass without Democrats' help through a process known as "reconciliation.
Senate GOP adopts budget blueprint for Trump agenda — but hurdles loom
House fiscal hawks are already vowing to change the resolution that Speaker Mike Johnson wants to move next week.
Senate adopts GOP budget plan after marathon vote series
Washington — Senate Republicans adopted a budget resolution on Saturday after an all-night voting marathon, putting Congres
US Senate Republicans pass measure to move forward on Trump's tax cuts
The 51-48 vote unlocks a maneuver that will allow Republicans to bypass the Senate's filibuster and pass Trump's tax, border security and military priorities this year without Democratic votes.
Senate GOP approves framework for Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts after late-night session
Senate Republicans plugged away overnight and into early Saturday morning to approve their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts framework.
Takeaways from the Senate budget vote: Tariff pressure, debt worries and signs of GOP unease
The political battle lines are drawn for a debate in Washington and beyond over a Republican budget plan that's a cornerstone of President Donald Trump's domestic agenda. With the plan's approval by the GOP-controlled Senate in a vote that ended early Saturday,
Congress has the power to halt Trump’s tariffs. But Republicans aren’t ready to use it
Republicans in Congress are watching with unease as stock markets tumble in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
Congress Freaks Out Over Trump's Tariffs, But Won't Stop Him
Midterm elections seldom reward the party holding the White House even in the best of times, and Republicans are quickly realizing that Trump's kitchen-table chaos may end up tanking their hopes for retaining control of Congress next year.
Congress has power over tariffs, but stopping Trump isn't likely as of now
Stock market indices have sharply fallen on the heels of President Trump imposing higher tariffs on more than 180 countries.
Sure, Congress could stop Trump's tariff plan, but they won't
Four political scientists told Business Insider Congress has the power to stop Donald Trump's tariff plan, but there's almost no chance they will.
Trump supports proxy voting for new mothers in Congress: 'Don’t know why it’s controversial'
President Donald Trump said he was "in favor" of allowing new mothers in Congress to vote by proxy. The move puts him at odds with House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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How Donald Trump’s tariffs will probably fare in court
The NCLA ’s lawsuit, filed in Florida on April 3rd, does not quarrel with Mr Trump’s declaration of a national emergency concerning fentanyl. But it argues that the IEEPA “does not even mention tariffs” and notes that “no previous president” has turned to the statute to introduce tariffs in its nearly five-decade history.
Republicans weigh using the power of Congress to rein in Trump on tariffs
The fallout from President Donald Trump's aggressive tariffs has spurred Congress into action, with a growing number of Republicans joining Democrats to express interest in using their power to restrain him.
Trump says he supports proxy voting for new parents in Congress
President Donald Trump has endorsed a proposal that would allow new parents in Congress to vote by proxy, rather than in person.
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