Senate passes measure to revoke new Canada tariffs as four Republicans break with Trump (1 Viewer)

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    Frank Thorp V, Scott Wong and Sahil Kapur | NBC

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    A group of Senate Republicans delivered a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, helping to pass a resolution to block his tariffs on Canadian products as he escalated his broader trade war.

    The Senate voted 51-48 in favor of a Democratic-led measure to revoke Trump’s Canadian tariffs. Four Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins of Maine; Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky; and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — joined all 47 Democrats in supporting it.

    The resolution, authored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., is not expected to go anywhere in the...

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