"The Republican-led US Senate has passed a measure that would terminate Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Brazilian imports, including coffee, beef and other products, in a rare bipartisan show of opposition to the president's trade war. The vote passed 52-48. The resolution was led by Senator Tim Kaine, a Democrat of Virginia, and seeks to overturn the national emergency that Trump has declared to justify the levies."
"Tariffs are a tax on American consumers. Tariffs are a tax on American businesses. And they are a tax that is imposed by a single person: Donald J Trump, Kaine said in a floor speech. The US Senate has approved a bipartisan effort to stop Donald Trump's tariffs on imports from Brazil. In a rare show of working together, senators passed the measure on Tuesday night."
"A federal judge has ordered Gregory Bovino, a senior border patrol official leading the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Chicago, to appear in federal court each weekday to report on the day's incidents in an exceptional bid to impose oversight over the government's militarized raids in the city. The order came after a terse hearing on Tuesday morning. Read the full story"
The Republican-led US Senate voted 52-48 to pass a measure aimed at terminating President Trump's tariffs on Brazilian imports, including coffee and beef. Senator Tim Kaine led the resolution seeking to overturn the national emergency used to justify the levies. Senators described tariffs as a tax on American consumers and businesses. The measure faces likely delay in the House and would probably meet a presidential veto if enacted. Separately, a federal judge ordered Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino to report daily in court to oversee Chicago raids, and another judge disqualified acting US attorney Bill Essayli for exceeding his temporary tenure. Reports indicate plans to revamp ICE leadership to intensify deportation efforts.
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