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Shipping containers are stacked high at the Port of Long Beach on March 4, 2025 in Long Beach, California, as US President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico take effect. US President Donald Trump could announce a compromise tariff arrangement with Canada and Mexico on March 5, his commerce secretary said in an interview, shortly after sweeping 25-percent levies went into effect.

Democrat-Led Senate Vote Falls Short In An Effort To Halt Trump’s Tariff Plan

An effort by Senate Democrats to overturn President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policy fell short on Wednesday.

TL| Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a press conference following the Republicans weekly policy luncheon on January 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. Negotiations over border security, military aid to Ukraine and Israel, and the government budget continue this week on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) TR| U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) arrives for the Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Senate Republicans elected Sen. John Thune (R-SD) as Majority Leader, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) as Assistant Majority Leader, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) as Republican Conference Chair, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) as Republican Policy Committee Chair, Sen. James Lankford as Republican Conference Vice Chair and Sen. Tim Scott (R-FL) as National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair for the 119th Congress. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) BL| U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) heads to the Senate Chamber to vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act on January 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Senate Democrats blocked the bill that protected born-alive abortion survivors. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) BR| U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) walks to a Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on June 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Senate is expected to take up The Fiscal Responsibility Act, legislation negotiated between the White House and House Republicans to raise the debt ceiling until 2025 and avoid a federal default. The House passed the bill last night with a bipartisan vote of 314-117. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump Blasts ‘Disloyal’ GOP Senators Over Potentially Voting To Scrap Canada Tariffs

President Donald Trump has blasted Senators Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Rand Paul for potentially joining Democrats in blocking his tariffs on Canadian goods.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 28: U.S. President Donald Trump announces that his administration has reached a deal with elite law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom during a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House on March 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump will host the swearing in of his former personal attorney and White House Presidential counselor Alina Habba as interim U.S. Attorney in New Jersey. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump Slams 4 GOP Senators For Considering Canada Tariff Rollback: ‘What Is Wrong with Them?’

President Donald Trump was highly critical of four GOP Senators Wednesday morning, fearing they could join Democrats and vote against his tariffs on Canadian goods.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 05: U.S. President Donald Trump joined by women athletes signs the “No Men in Women’s Sports” executive order in the East Room at the White House on February 5, 2025 in Washington, DC. The executive order, which Trump signed on National Girls and Women in Sports Day, prohibits transgender women from competing in women’s sports and is the third order he has signed that targets transgender people. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Bill Blocking Trans Athletes In Women’s Sports Fails In Senate

A bill to ban biological males from participating in school athletic competitions designated for female athletes failed to advance Monday night, with Democrats standing united on the vote.

Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on her nomination to be US Director of National Intelligence (DNI), on Capitol Hill on January 30, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Tulsi Gabbard Confirmed As Director Of National Intelligence By Senate

Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday to serve as director of national intelligence, the ex-Democrat turned Donald Trump supporter is now elevated to a cabinet-level position.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Eric Scott Turner testifies during his Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. Turner, a former NFL player, served in the Texas House of Representatives and ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council during Trump’s first term. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Senate Confirms Scott Turner To Lead Housing And Urban Development

Scott Turner has been confirmed to take on the role of head of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).