Overview
- The Senate voted 50–46 to end the national-emergency authority behind tariffs on Canada, with Republicans Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul joining Democrats.
- One day earlier, senators approved a Brazil-focused resolution 52–48, with five Republicans, including Thom Tillis, siding with Democrats to challenge tariffs that reach about 50% on some imports.
- Sponsors framed the measures as a check on using emergency powers for trade, arguing that Canada does not present an emergency and that the tariffs are hurting U.S. families, farmers and manufacturers.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson can decline to bring the resolutions to a vote, and the president retains veto power, so the Senate actions are politically significant but not immediately decisive.
- The votes came as the Senate again failed to pass a funding bill to reopen the federal government, with economic strains such as airport delays and looming benefit expirations sharpening pressure in Washington.