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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. In a rare rebuke to President Trump, House lawmakers voted to strike down emergency tariffs on Goods from Canada. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. The moves largely symbolic.
Scott Horsley (0:30)
Half a dozen House members join nearly all Democrats in voting to suspend President Trump's emergency declaration that provides the foundation for double digit tariffs on goods from Canada. The vote has little practical effect since it was short of the two thirds majority needed to override a likely presidential veto. But it does signal some GOP resistance to Trump's costly import taxes as well as the limits of House Speaker Mike Johnson's ability to head off such votes. A more serious threat to Trump's tariffs could come from the Supreme Court, which is weighing a challenge to Trump's taxes on imports from around the world under a statute that never uses the word tariff. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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And the House passed a bill to impose strict new voter ID requirements ahead of the midterm elections, but it faces blowback in the Senate. The bill requires Americans to present proof of citizenship when they register to vote and to show a valid photo identification before they cast ballots. Democrats warn it will make it harder for millions of Americans to vote. Experts say voter fraud is extremely rare. Attorney General Pam Bondi shouted at Democrats during a combative hearing on Capitol Hill today. She sought to deflect from criticism of her handling of the release of files about Jeffrey Epstein. Here she responded to a question about if President Trump had attended parties with Epstein and underage girls.
Pam Bondi (1:49)
This is so ridiculous and that they are trying to deflect from all the great things Donald Trump has done. There is no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime. Everyone knows that this has been the most transparent presidency.
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She also praised Trump over the performance of the stock market. Several victims of Epstein's abuse were in the hearing room. They raised their hands to indicate they had been unable to meet with the Department of Justice. It was a battle in ice dancing at the Winter Olympics today. Steve Futterman reports from Milan. The French team edged out the US's top duo.