US House backs bid to block Canada tariffs in rebuke of Trump

Republicans join Democrats in objecting to national emergency US president declared to impose tariffs

The House voted Wednesday to slap back Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, a rare if largely symbolic rebuke of the White House agenda as Republicans joined Democrats over the objections of GOP leadership.

The tally, 219-211, was among the first times the House, controlled by Republicans, has confronted the president over a signature policy.

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