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Trump news at a glance: House Republicans make rare, albeit symbolic, rebuke of Trump over Canada tariffs

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Actually undoing Trump’s tariff policy would ultimately require his approval, which was unlikely – key US politics stories from Wednesday 11 February at a glanceDonald 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. Continue reading… More

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    Actually undoing Trump’s tariff policy would ultimately require his approval, which was unlikely – key US politics stories from Wednesday 11 February at a glanceDonald 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. Continue reading… More

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