Us Election News Lawmakers May Test Trump On Tariffs This Week As Fears Of A Gop Election Decimation Grow

GOP lawmakers push back on $2K tariff checks, citing inflation, national debt risks

Republican lawmakers are pushing back on President Trump’s idea of $2,000 tariff checks – raising concerns about the risks to inflation, national debt and the need for congressional approval. Trump ... 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

Trump gives timeframe for $2,000 tariff rebates, but some say the math isn't adding up

President Trump wants to give $2,000 stimulus checks to low- and middle-income Americans using tariff revenue. The proposed timeline for these payments is mid-to-late 2026, around the time of the ... Read More

How Trump’s tariffs forced China to pivot – and export more

Just a year ago, Chinese manufacturers, fearing a new trade war, rushed to push out exports following the election victory of President Donald Trump, who had pledged to slap punishing tariffs on ... Read More

Trump Insists Tariffs Will Buoy the Economy. For Now, He’s on Damage Control.

The president rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers as he makes the case that his policy is working — or will soon. Read More