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Senate Republicans defy Vance's warning, vote to block Trump's Brazil tariffs amid shutdown
Va., led a successful Senate resolution to end President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs on Brazil, with plans for more tariff votes this week.
The Senate was voting Tuesday evening on legislation that would nullify President Donald Trump's tariffs on Brazil, including oil, coffee and orange juice, as Democrats tested GOP senators' support for Trump's trade policy.
Five Republicans joined with Democrats on a vote to end the national emergency that President Trump has declared as the basis for sweeping tariffs on Brazil.
The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a measure that would block President Trump's tariffs on Brazil, as Democrats seek support from a handful of Republicans.
The Senate on Tuesday morning will hold its 13th vote on stopgap funding as the government shutdown nears the 4-week mark. Pressure is building on leaders from both parties to reopen the government, especially after millions of federal workers missed their first paycheck and the nation’s largest federal workers union called for an end
The vote — the first in a series of three expected resolutions aiming to block Trump’s tariffs on Brazil and Canada as well as his widespread global tariffs — comes amid bubbling tension in the Senate over how Trump’s trade war has affected farmers and small businesses.
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The Senate failed for a 13th time to advance a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28. Follow live updates here.
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