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House reprimands Trump, backs bid to block tariffs on Canada
Hello, welcome to the live blog of US politics. My name is Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you the latest news over the next few hours.
We start with this news House votes to repeal Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada last yearIt’s an event seen as a rare bipartisan rebuke of the White House’s trade policy.
The largely symbolic resolution to disapprove of Trump’s declared national emergency to impose tariffs on Canada passed 219-211; Six Republicans — Don Bacon of Nebraska, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Kevin Kiley of California, Dan Newhouse of Washington and Jeff Hurd of Colorado — voted with all Democrats except Jared Golden of Maine, who voted against the resolution.
“Any Republican in the House or Senate who votes against tariffs will face serious consequences come Election time, and that includes the Primaries!” Trump warned on Truth Social before the vote was completed, adding:
RECIPES have given us Economic and National Security, and no Republican should be responsible for destroying that privilege.
Rolling back Trump’s tariff policy would ultimately require his approval, which was unlikely. He warned Republicans on Wednesday not to vote for the resolution that GOP leaders are trying to block. The next measure will go to the Senate.
House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said Trump’s tariffs “cause prices to skyrocket and create unnecessary uncertainty for American families.”
“For months, sycophantic Republicans in the House have tried to prevent us from acting on behalf of the American people,” Jeffries said in a statement after the resolution was approved. “Today, House Democrats successfully pushed a vote to eliminate Trump’s tariffs on Canada.”
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In other developments:
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Newly emerged evidence showed that Gregory Bovino, the border patrol chief who was the face of the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts until last month, praised a federal agent who shot a Chicago woman during a crackdown on immigrants last year. U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez was shot five times by a border patrol agent while in her vehicle in October. He was charged with a felony after Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials accused him of trying to hit agents with his vehicle.
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U.S. attorney general Pam Bondi attacked and insulted Democrats at a House judiciary committee hearing Wednesday while defending the justice department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein-related files. Democrats criticized Bondi with questions about how the department was complying with a law last year requiring full release of files with specific and limited redaction space.
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The number of union elections overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) dropped 30% in 2025 after the Trump administration left the federal labor watchdog powerless, according to an analysis released Wednesday. According to a report from the Center for American Progress, the number of workers participating in union elections decreased by 59,000, a 42% drop from the previous year.
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The wife of an Irish man who was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for five months despite having a valid work permit is seeking help to escape the “difficult conditions” he faces in detention. “I want him back where he belongs. I want us to be able to finish what we started,” Seamus Culleton’s wife, Tiffany Smyth, said at a press conference Wednesday.
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Donald Trump said he was still seeking a deal to prevent Iran from seeking nuclear weapons, following a three-hour meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu in which the Israeli leader was expected to advocate a stronger intervention by the US military. Netanyahu’s sixth visit to the White House since Trump returned to office ended without any public statement between the two leaders.
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Parliament passed on Wednesday Save America Act, this will significantly change voting regulations Proof of citizenship in voter registration and significantly reduce mail-in voting.
Close observers say the legislation, which passed 218 to 213, faces an uphill battle in the Senate.
“I doubt the Senate will vote on this bill because it goes further than the bill they sent to the Senate. [which] “This issue has not been addressed,” said Shenna Bellows, Maine’s secretary of state and the Democratic candidate for governor.
A Democrat from Texas named Henry Cuellar also joined the Republicans in passing the bill.
The House had previously passed a version of the American Voter Eligibility Protection Act — the Savings Act — in 2024 with three Democratic votes. But without some Democratic support in the Senate, he remained on the sidelines.
The Save America Act, introduced this year by Texas’ Chip Roy, expands on changes to voting laws made in the 2024 bill, creating a nationwide photo ID requirement to vote and providing a stricter list of acceptable IDs than many states that already have voter ID requirements. Student IDs are expressly not allowed.
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Emerging evidence showed that: Gregory BovinoThe border patrol chief who until last month was the face of the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts Praises federal agent who shot Chicago woman During the crackdown on immigrants last year.
U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez was shot five times by a border patrol agent while in her vehicle in October. He was charged with a felony after Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials accused him of trying to hit agents with his vehicle. But the case was abruptly dismissed after video evidence emerged showing an agent directing his vehicle toward Martinez’s car.
Martinez’s attorneys sought to publicly release evidence in the dismissed criminal case, saying they were particularly motivated to do so after a federal agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis under similar circumstances.
New evidence, including emails, text messages and videos, was released this week after US district judge Georgia Alexakis lifted the protective order. Federal prosecutors argued the documents could “further tarnish” the reputation of the agent who shot Martinez.
“I don’t know why the United States government has shown no concern about Ms. Martinez’s reputation being tarnished,” Alexakis countered.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth He was unable to attend the meeting of defense ministers held at NATO headquarters in Brussels this morning. Elbridge ColbyThe Pentagon’s policy chief represents the United States instead.
Hegseth’s absence marks the second consecutive time a senior Trump administration official has missed a NATO meeting, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio missed the alliance’s foreign ministers meeting in December, Reuters reported.
These absences and repeated tensions between President Trump and European countries (most recently over Greenland) have led European officials and commentators to raise new questions about Washington’s commitment to NATO, which has been the basis of the continent’s defense for decades.
House reprimands Trump, backs bid to block tariffs on Canada
Hello, welcome to the live blog of US politics. My name is Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you the latest news over the next few hours.
We start with this news House votes to repeal Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada last yearIt’s an event seen as a rare bipartisan rebuke of the White House’s trade policy.
The largely symbolic resolution to disapprove of Trump’s declared national emergency to impose tariffs on Canada passed 219-211; Six Republicans — Don Bacon of Nebraska, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Kevin Kiley of California, Dan Newhouse of Washington and Jeff Hurd of Colorado — voted with all Democrats except Jared Golden of Maine, who voted against the resolution.
“Any Republican in the House or Senate who votes against tariffs will face serious consequences come Election time, and that includes the Primaries!” Trump warned on Truth Social before the vote was completed, adding:
RECIPES have given us Economic and National Security, and no Republican should be responsible for destroying that privilege.
Rolling back Trump’s tariff policy would ultimately require his approval, which was unlikely. He warned Republicans on Wednesday not to vote for the resolution that GOP leaders are trying to block. The next measure will go to the Senate.
House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said Trump’s tariffs “cause prices to skyrocket and create unnecessary uncertainty for American families.”
“For months, sycophantic Republicans in the House have tried to prevent us from acting on behalf of the American people,” Jeffries said in a statement after the resolution was approved. “Today, House Democrats successfully pushed a vote to eliminate Trump’s tariffs on Canada.”
Read the full story here:
In other developments:
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Newly emerged evidence showed that Gregory Bovino, the border patrol chief who was the face of the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts until last month, praised a federal agent who shot a Chicago woman during a crackdown on immigrants last year. U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez was shot five times by a border patrol agent while in her vehicle in October. He was charged with a felony after Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials accused him of trying to hit agents with his vehicle.
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U.S. attorney general Pam Bondi attacked and insulted Democrats at a House judiciary committee hearing Wednesday while defending the justice department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein-related files. Democrats criticized Bondi with questions about how the department was complying with a law last year requiring full release of files with specific and limited redaction space.
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The number of union elections overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) dropped 30% in 2025 after the Trump administration left the federal labor watchdog powerless, according to an analysis released Wednesday. According to a report from the Center for American Progress, the number of workers participating in union elections decreased by 59,000, a 42% drop from the previous year.
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The wife of an Irish man who was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for five months despite having a valid work permit is seeking help to escape the “difficult conditions” he faces in detention. “I want him back where he belongs. I want us to be able to finish what we started,” Seamus Culleton’s wife, Tiffany Smyth, said at a press conference Wednesday.
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Donald Trump said he was still seeking a deal to prevent Iran from seeking nuclear weapons, following a three-hour meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu in which the Israeli leader was expected to advocate a stronger intervention by the US military. Netanyahu’s sixth visit to the White House since Trump returned to office ended without any public statement between the two leaders.
