Topline
A resolution to reject President Donald Trump’s global tariffs failed in a tied vote in the Senate on Wednesday, after two senators in support of it, Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., did not attend the vote.
The Senate voted on the resolution Wednesday evening. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Key Facts
The Senate blocked the resolution on a 49-49 vote.
Whitehouse, who is returning from an ocean conservation conference in South Korea, and McConnell, who is sick, likely would have voted for the resolution, allowing it to pass.
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