The House has voted to slap back President 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 resolution seeks to end the national emergency Mr. Trump declared to impose the tariffs, though actually undoing the policy would require support from Mr. Trump himself, which is highly unlikely. Mr. Trump believes in the power of tariffs to force U.S. trade partners to the negotiating table. The Senate has already voted to reject Trump’s tariffs on Canada and other countries in a show of displeasure. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said he doesn’t want to tie the president’s hands on trade and is ready to support the tariffs on Canada “at this time”.

Source: The Hindu February 12, 2026 13:55 UTC