House GOP moves to prevent votes on rescinding Trump tariffs

Rand Paul steps back from conservative group

The NewsSen. Rand Paul is inarguably one of the most conservative members of Congress. But the Kentucky Republican has decided to step back from the conservative Senate Republican Steering Committee, he told Semafor. He’s ended on the other side of his Steering colleagues on issues like tariffs, raising the debt ceiling and the GOP’s budget plans.“Let’s just say, like the tariffs, we put it on pause,” he said of his involvement in the committee.…

House Republicans Block Democratic Bid to Force Vote on Tariffs

House Republicans blocked on April 9 an effort by Democrats to force a vote on halting the reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, which are currently paused for three months. The maneuver was done through a rule, which the House must vote on to advance to votes on measures. The House Rules Committee advanced the rule 9–3 on April 9, which mainly deals with the unrelated budget resolution to unlock the reconciliation process to pas…

'Gross betrayal': Shock as GOP quietly slips power giveaway to Trump into House resolution

House Republicans have reportedly inserted language into a procedural measure that would effectively prevent the chamber from voting on resolutions to curtail U.S. President Donald Trump's authority to impose tariffs unilaterally, a move that Democratic lawmakers condemned as spineless."This is cowa...

'This is cowardice': Republicans sneakily try to shield Trump powers

House Republicans have reportedly inserted language into a procedural measure that would effectively prevent the chamber from voting on resolutions to curtail U.S. President Donald Trump's authority to impose tariffs unilaterally, a move that Democratic lawmakers condemned as spineless. "This is cowardice of a kind our predecessors in this body frankly could not have imagined, and it is a gross betrayal of their constituents," Rep. Don Beyer (D-…

House GOP moves to prevent votes on rescinding Trump tariffs

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans are exhausting all legislative tools to prevent future votes on repealing President Donald Trump’s tariffs — doubling down on their support for the administration’s policies. GOP leaders on Wednesday inserted language into the “rule” for the budget blueprint that would prohibit the House, until at least September, from forcing a vote on legislation to rescind Trump’s national emergencie…

'This Is Cowardice': House GOP Sneakily Tries to Shield Trump Tariff Powers

"It is a gross betrayal of their constituents," said Democratic Rep. Don Beyer.