Kenya Times

President Donald Trump has suffered a rare political setback after the Republican-controlled House voted to block his tariffs on Canada.

A group of GOP lawmakers on Wednesday, February 11, joined Democrats in a symbolic rebuke of the administration’s trade policy.

The House approved the resolution in a 219-211 vote, targeting the national emergency Trump declared last year to justify imposing tariffs on Canadian imports.

Although the measure is unlikely to dismantle the tariffs ultimately, the vote underscored growing unease within Congress over the president’s use of emergency powers to reshape U.S. trade policy.

Six Republicans — Reps. Kevin Kiley of California, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Jeff Hurd of Colorado, and Dan Newhouse of Washington — broke with their party to support the resolution. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the only Democrat to vote against it.

The measure now heads to the Senate, where bipartisan opposition to Trump’s tariff strategy has already surfaced.

The upper chamber has previously notably passed similar resolutions challenging the administration’s tariff actions.

Via https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/house-rebukes-trump-tariffs-on-canada-in-rare-gop-revolt/ar-AA1Waq65