GOP Rebels Extract Tariff Concession From House Leaders

House GOP Races to Cool Dissent as Trump Tariff Anxiety Surfaces

Anxiety within the Republican ranks over Donald Trump’s trade policies bubbled to the surface on the House floor this week when a small group of lawmakers pushed back on the president’s signature foreign economic policy and sought a bigger say in how tariff levels are set.

GOP rebels extract tariff concession from House leaders

A handful of House Republicans extracted concessions from House GOP leaders on tariff policy after rebelling on a procedural vote Tuesday. GOP leaders agreed to shave two months off the length of a prohibition on votes that could end President Trump’s tariffs, and agreed to create an informal tariff working group, according to two members who negotiated the deal. That deal was stuck in a dramatic scene on the House floor as six GOP members voted…

House move to turn off lawmakers' authority to overturn Trump tariffs causes brief GOP revolt

The House voted Tuesday to continue to suppress its own authority to repeal President Trump's tariff policies, leading to a mini-GOP revolt on the floor.

Mike Johnson faces brief GOP revolt over Trump tariffs

"If we're saying that Congress is not going to be able to assert itself on this issue, that, in my view, is a problem," said one House Republican.

Mike Johnson cuts deal with rebel GOP members seeking to take on Trump's tariffs

Speaker Mike Johnson cut a deal with House Republicans to allow a conversation about stopping President Donald Trump's tariffs, which he previously refused to do, reported Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman on X.Johnson was forced to scramble after trying to change the rules to force a vote related to Tru...

US House again votes to surrender tariff powers to Trump

House Republicans voted in near-lockstep Tuesday to again cede congressional power over tariffs to President Donald Trump. A measure that effectively blocks challenges to Trump’s sweeping global tariff declarations through March 2026 was adopted on a 213-211 vote. The vote was gaveled down only after GOP whips had a drawn-out struggle on the floor with a band of Republicans who initially opposed the legislation before flipping to yes. The vote w…