In a Wednesday evening vote, four Republicans in the U.S. Senate joined with Democrats to challenge President Donald Trump’s authority to impose additional tariffs on Canada.
The 50–46 vote on Sen. Tim Kaine’s (D-Va.) measure included defections from Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
A similar measure passed by the Senate earlier this year has not been taken up by the House, where House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has significant control over what comes to the floor.
The measure, if it were approved by the House, would allow Congress to declare its disapproval of Trump’s most recent imposition of tariffs on Canada….