7 GOP senators sign on to bill to check Trump’s trade authority

Colorado Republican Jeff Hurd leads bipartisan legislation to check Trump's power to impose tariffs

U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, a freshman Republican from Western Colorado, is sponsoring legislation amid President Donald Trump's rapidly shifting trade war to set guardrails around the president's ability to impose tariffs unilaterally, without lawmakers having a chance to weigh in.

Bipartisan senators introduce bill to give Trump new powers to stop Chinese investment

A bipartisan team of freshman senators who went through some of 2024’s biggest battleground races are introducing a bill Wednesday to give President Donald Trump’s administration the power to stop investments from Chinese companies in the U.S.

Republicans are going public with their growing worries about Trump's tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Manufacturers struggling to make long-term plans. Farmers facing retaliation from Chinese buyers. U.S. households burdened with higher prices. Republican senators are confronting the Trump administration with those worries and many more as they fret about the economic impact of the president’s sweeping tariff strategy that went into effect Wednesday. In a Senate hearing and interviews with reporters this week, Republican skepti…

Tariffs are a ‘hot potato’ President Trump is holding, Congress wants them back

Legislation to require Congressional approval for new tariffs is gaining support on Capitol Hill. The bill does now appear to have a path to becoming law because the president said he would veto it. Under the bill, new tariffs would automatically terminate after 60 days unless Congress gives the green light. The White House announced that more than 50 countries had reached out to make a deal on tariff rates. Many of those nations are prepared to…

Analysts: Congress -- eventually -- could be moved to regain tariff-setting authority

The economic and political fallout from the Trump administration's new duties could give Congress the opportunity to reclaim its tariff-setting authority, analysts said on Tuesday, though they contended that most congressional Republicans are not yet ready to oppose the White House’s trade agenda. Trump last week announced a slate of “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of countries, as well as a 10 percent across-the-board tariff. The administration …

Arizona Republican congressman expresses concerns about Trump’s tariff rollout

PHOENIX – An Arizona Republican congressman is expressing concerns about the rollout of President Donald Trump’s tariff plan. “My fear is, if we don’t get disciplined, we may actually hurt the economic revival of the country more than we’re helping it,” Rep. David Schweikert told KTAR New 92.3 FM’s Arizona’s Morning News on Tuesday. Schweikert said Trump’s tariffs are creating confusion among his constituents in Arizona’s 1st Congressional Distr…