US Senate votes to end Trump’s global tariffs on more than 100 countries

Defying Donald Trump’s trade agenda, the US Senate voted 51-47 to nullify his “reciprocal” tariffs, with Republicans Susan Collins, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski joining Democrats. It was the third bipartisan rebuke this week after votes to end tariffs on Brazil and Canada. As Trump wrapped an Asia trip that included a deal with China to lower tariffs on Chinese goods and buy US soya beans, senators framed the move as a check on executive overreach. The House is unlikely to act, but Democrat Tim Kaine said even small GOP defections tend to get the president’s attention.

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