Vote passes 52-48 with Republican support in rare bipartisan rebuke of US president’s trade policies

The US Senate on Tuesday approved 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, led by Senator Tim Kaine, a Democrat of Virginia, seeks to overturn the national emergency that Trump has declared to justify the levies. But it is all but certain to stall in the US House, where the Republican-controlled chamber acted to pre-emptively shut down any attempt to block the president’s tariffs.

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    But it is all but certain to stall in the US House

    More meaningless legislative theater. Wake me up when something actually has a chance of getting through both chambers.

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      No, no, they need to feed you these pretend victories to make you believe action is happening and that is not just one giant grift that they’re all in on. Be sure to donate what little you can afford so that these millionaires can continue the fight against injustice!