The resolution to rein in Trump's tariff authority stalled on a 49-49 tie, with two senators missing the vote.

A bipartisan measure that sought to undo the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump imposed on most countries this month failed in the GOP-led Senate on Wednesday.

The vote ended in a tie, 49-49, with three Republicans — Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — joining all Democrats present in support of the resolution, which was designed to terminate the national emergency Trump declared to implement his global tariffs.

Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., who voiced support for the measure, were absent for the vote. It needed a simple majority to pass.

  • kingofras@lemmy.world
    13·
    20 hours ago

    Democrats really need to plan the votes around the times of day when Moscow Mitch isn’t in the middle of a reboot.

    • rhombus@sh.itjust.works
      5·
      12 hours ago

      The Majority Leader decides when votes happen, so it was definitely planned for when the votes weren’t there. Either that or McConnell intentionally didn’t show up so he can keep claiming he’s against it while not actually allowing anything to get done.