Article 714JT US Senate votes to reject Trump’s global tariffs on more than 100 countries

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

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Vote passes 51-47 in latest bipartisan effort to challenge tariffs, but House is unlikely to take any similar action

The US Senate took a stand against Donald Trump's global tariffs affecting more than 100 countries on Thursday, voting to nullify the so-called reciprocal" tariffs.

Four Republicans joined with all Democrats to vote 51-47 on a resolution to end the base-level tariffs that the president put into place via executive order.

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