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Senate Republican warns Trump is in no position to deliver $2,000 tariff rebate checks

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) on Monday warned President Donald Trump against seeking to send billions of dollars in dividends from tariffs to voters, suggesting the funds should instead go toward paying ... Read More

GOP senator shoots down President Trump’s push for $2K tariff dividend: ‘We can’t afford it’

Sen. Ron Johnson rejected President Trump’s proposal to shell out $2,000 “tariff dividend” checks to Americans before the 2026 midterm elections, arguing that money should be used to reduce the ... Read More

News Analysis: Trump’s math problem: Rising prices, falling approval ratings

Rising prices have given President Trump a major political problem: Many of the voters who backed him last year are losing faith. Read More

GOP senators worry Trump’s $2K tariff rebates will add too much to debt

Senate Republicans are wrestling over what to do about President Donald Trump’s proposal to give $2,000 tariff dividend checks to most Americans amid widespread Republican concern over the soaring ... Read More

Senate Republican: ‘We can’t afford’ $2,000 tariff checks

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), a leading fiscal hawk in the Senate, says the country “can’t afford” President Trump’s proposal to send out $2,000 tariff “dividend” checks to working-class ... Read More

Senator says US ‘can’t afford’ $2K tariff checks: Is he right?

(NEXSTAR) — President Trump’s plan to send “a dividend of at least $2,000,” funded by tariff revenue, to millions of Americans has received more pushback after Republican Senator Ron Johnson (Wis.) ... Read More

The GOP has allowed Trump to expand his authority. Here's where they're pushing back

Republicans in Congress have shown some willingness to push back on President Trump, but it is not clear how far they are willing to push back against the leader of their own party. Read More