Trump news at a glance: senators pass measure that would scrap Brazil tariffs in rare fightback against trade war
by Guardian staff from US news | The Guardian on (#7131G)
Bipartisan measure would terminate sweeping tariffs on coffee, beef and other products - key US politics stories from 28 October at a glance
The Republican-led US Senate has passed a measure that would terminate Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Brazilian imports, including coffee, beef and other products, in a rare bipartisan show of opposition to the president's trade war.
The vote passed 52-48. The resolution was led by Senator Tim Kaine, a Democrat of Virginia, and seeks to overturn the national emergency that Trump has declared to justify the levies.
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