Overview
- The Senate approved a resolution to terminate the emergency authority behind 50% tariffs on Brazilian imports, with all Democrats joined by Republicans Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis.
- The measure targets President Trump’s IEEPA-based order covering goods such as coffee, oil and orange juice by ending the Brazil emergency declaration.
- House Republican leaders have blocked forced votes on tariff rollbacks and the White House is expected to veto, leaving the Senate action largely symbolic.
- Vice President JD Vance urged Republicans to stand by the tariffs as leverage for U.S. workers, but GOP defections highlighted internal divisions over trade.
- Lower courts have found most IEEPA tariffs unlawful, and the Supreme Court will hear arguments next week, as economists warn of higher prices and the CBO projects increased inflation and unemployment, with coffee prices reported 41% higher than a year ago.