Senators have passed a bill to revoke the national emergency declaration used by President Donald Trump as the legal basis for his reciprocal global tariff measures.
The Senate voted 51–47 on Oct. 30 in favor of the joint resolution, S.J. Res. 88, introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).
Four Senate Republicans joined with Democrats to support the bill: Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
The latest vote came shortly after the upper chamber supported a bill to repeal the president’s 50 percent tariff on Brazilian imports entering the United States. Five Republican senators reached across the aisle and voted with their Democratic colleagues on Oct. 28, resulting in a final tally of 52–48….