Donald Trump had a warning for congressional Republicans Wednesday: any of them who joined an effort to rescind his tariffs on Canada would “seriously suffer the consequences come Election time”.
Despite that threat, six members of the president’s party sided with Democrats in a largely symbolic resolution to disapprove of the national emergency Trump declared to impose tariffs on Canada.
Undoing Trump’s tariff policy would ultimately require his approval, which was unlikely. On Wednesday, he warned Republicans against voting for the resolution, which GOP leaders had worked to forestall.
“Canada has taken advantage of the United States on Trade for many years,” Trump wrote in a separate post. “They are among the worst in the World to deal with, especially as it relates to our Northern Border. TARIFFS make a WIN for us, EASY. Republicans must keep it that way!”
The measure next goes to the Senate.
US House backs bid to block Canada tariffs in rebuke of Trump
The high-stakes moment provides a snapshot of the House’s unease with the president’s direction, especially before the midterm elections as economic issues resonate among voters. The Senate has already voted to reject Trump’s tariffs on Canada and other countries in a show of displeasure. But both chambers would have to approve the tariff rollbacks, and send the resolution to Trump for the president’s signature – or veto.
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Trump official allies with Europe’s far right in attacks on immigration and hate speech policies
As Donald Trump redoubled his war of words on the European Union and Nato in recent weeks, a senior state department official, Sarah B Rogers, was publicly attacking policies on hate speech and immigration by ostensible US allies, and promoting far-right parties abroad.
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Border patrol chief praised federal agent who shot US citizen in Chicago
Newly released evidence has shown that Gregory Bovino, a border patrol chief who was the face of the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts until last month, praised a federal agent who shot a Chicago woman during an immigration crackdown last year.
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‘You’re a washed-up loser lawyer’: Pam Bondi taunts Democrats over Epstein
The US attorney general attacked and insulted Democrats during a House judiciary committee hearing on Wednesday as she defended the justice department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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US union elections declined in 2025 after Trump hobbled labor board
The number of union elections overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) dropped 30% in 2025 after the Trump administration left the federal labor watchdog powerless, according to an analysis released on Wednesday.
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Irish man held in ICE detention for five months faces ‘dire conditions’, wife says
The wife of an Irish man who has been held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for five months – despite having a valid work permit – is pleading for help in instigating his release from the “dire conditions” he is facing in detention.
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Trump says he is still seeking Iran anti-nuclear deal after Netanyahu meeting
“There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a Deal can be consummated,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “If it can, I let the Prime Minister know that will be a preference. If it cannot, we will just have to see what the outcome will be.”
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What else happened today:
The US House on Wednesday passed the Save America Act, which would dramatically change voting regulations by requiring proof of citizenship at voter registration and significantly curtail mail-in voting.
Democratic lawmakers assailed Doug Collins, the Veterans Affairs (VA) secretary, for repeating the Trump administration’s claims about the killing of Alex Pretti, a VA nurse shot 10 times by federal immigration officials in Minneapolis, during a congressional hearing Wednesday.
The top US aviation agency has lifted a surprise 10-day closure of airspace above the US-Mexico border town of El Paso, Texas, just hours after it abruptly announced that it would close off the skies for “special security reasons”. Some media reports cited officials who said US Customs and Border Protection had used a military laser weapon to shoot down a balloon without first consulting the FAA.
The US government must provide detainees at a California immigration detention center with adequate medical care, access to attorneys, and “temperature-appropriate clothing and blankets”, a federal judge has ruled.
Gallup, the public opinion polling agency, will stop tracking presidential approval ratings after almost nine decades, a spokesperson confirmed. Gallup insisted its decision was “solely based on Gallup’s research goals and priorities”.
The White House has deleted a social media post in which JD Vance referred to the Armenian genocide, prompting anger from members of the Armenian diaspora as well as opposition politicians across the US.
Catching up? Here’s what happened on Tuesday 10 February.
Source: US Politics - theguardian.com
