Republicans Could Stop Trump’s Tariffs, But Keep Voting to Make Themselves Powerless

Republicans Could Stop Trump’s Tariffs, But Keep Voting to Make Themselves Powerless

If Congress wanted to push back against President Donald Trump’s tariffs, it could have done so at any time by voting to end the White House’s declaration of a national emergency, which, Trump claims, grants him sweeping trade powers. But Republicans have repeatedly ceded their authority over trade to the executive branch using sneaky and sometimes bizarre legislative maneuvers to avoid voting on one of the administration’s most controversial po…