The Senate has just ‘stripped’ away one of Trump’s key powers, although it may not be so simple

The Senate has voted to remove Donald Trump’s authority to impose tariffs, pushing back against the reciprocal tariffs he placed on over 100 countries earlier this year.

The resolution, introduced by Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, aims to end “the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs” last April — an action Wyden referred to as “Liberation Day.”

The measure passed in the Senate with a 51–47 vote, as Republicans Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins joined Democrats in supporting it.

Sharing the announcement on social media, Wyden hailed the outcome on Twitter as a ‘huge win,’ saying it ‘shows how unpopular Trump’s tariffs really are’.

Also, he called on House Speaker Mike Johnson to ‘end his six-week vacation and bring this to a vote in the House’.