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Republicans Just Rigged the Rules to Shield Trump’s Tariffs

A hidden rule change buried in a government funding bill just blocked Congress from challenging Trump’s latest tariffs. Here’s how they did it.

Mar 15, 2025
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House Republicans quietly rewrote the rules to prevent Congress from challenging Trump’s latest tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico.

This wasn’t part of a public debate. It wasn’t even included in the budget bill itself.

Instead, Republicans slipped the change into a procedural rule needed to proceed with the funding bill. Because House procedural rules …

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