Trump cuts China tariff
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The Senate voted Thursday to approve a resolution that would block President Trump's tariffs on countries around the world, the third in a trio of rebukes of the president's trade policy this week.
Ky., and three other Republicans voted with Democrats to strike down President Donald Trump's 10% tariffs on countries worldwide.
Senators voted 51-47 to stop the Trump administration’s broad tariffs imposed on imported goods from around the world. It’s a largely symbolic vote that comes just days before the Supreme Court hears oral arguments about President Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose the “reciprocal” tariffs.
China has agreed to give the U.S. "substantial cooperation" in reducing the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals to the U.S., including through Canada and Mexico, in return for the cut in the fentanyl tariff rate to 10%, Bessent said.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming U.S. soybean purchases and keeping rare earths exports flowing.
The Senate passed a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with four Republicans joining Democrats to rebuke the administration’s trade policies a day after they voted to terminate tariffs on Brazil.
President Donald Trump said he would cut tariffs on imports from China after a ‘truly great’ meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Busan on Oct. 30. The Post's Cat Zakrzewski explains.
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