Nearly the entire Senate Democratic caucus voted to hand President Trump new tariff authority inside a Russia sanctions package, and within weeks he used that leverage to slap 50% duties on Canadian goods, leaving the same Democrats scrambling to explain why they trusted him with the power in the first place. The vote was lopsided. […] The post Senate Democrats voted to expand Trump's tariff power — and now they want a do-over appeared first on American Almanac .
Nearly the entire Senate Democratic caucus voted to hand President Trump new tariff authority inside a Russia sanctions package, and within weeks he used that leverage to slap 50% duties on Canadian goods, leaving the same Democrats scrambling to explain why they trusted him with the power in the first place. The vote was lopsided. The Senate passed the sweeping Russia sanctions bill 86, 11, a bipartisan measure built around punishing Moscow's war economy and the countries that keep buying Russian energy. Only nine Democrats, one Republican, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders voted no, AP News reported . The rest of the Democratic caucus voted yes. Buried inside that package was a provision granting the…Open
Democrats are indicating to their Republican counterparts that they are prepared to vote as early as next week on a Russia sanctions package that includes an 11th-hour demand from President Trump that the bill also include Iran, according to people familiar with the matter. Why it matters: It would mark a rare bipartisan breakthrough on legislation to help end the war in Ukraine in a Senate that has spent much of the year engaged in partisan combat . - It also would show that Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) can work together weeks before Election Day — a dynamic that could prove critical as the Senate works to avoid a third government shutdown this year. Tuesday's Capitol memorial for Sen.…
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is accusing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of breaking the law by urging third-party candidates to drop out of Iowa congressional races.
Scott Bessent delivered a masterclass in political accountability during a fiery Senate Finance Committee hearing on June 3, 2026. He turned the tables on Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) over his Epstein-related attacks. As Treasury Secretary testifying on the budget, Bessent refused to let Wyden’s partisan grandstanding go unchallenged. Wyden, the ranking Democrat on the committee, opened […] The post Bessent Exposes Wyden’s Epstein Hypocrisy in Treasury Budget Hearing appeared first on StoneZone .
Scott Bessent delivered a masterclass in political accountability during a fiery Senate Finance Committee hearing on June 3, 2026 . He turned the tables on Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) over his Epstein-related attacks. As Treasury Secretary testifying on the budget, Bessent refused to let Wyden’s partisan grandstanding go unchallenged. Wyden, the ranking Democrat on the committee, opened the hearing by ridiculing the Trump administration as the “most corrupt regime in American history” and accusing Bessent of stonewalling on Epstein financial files. Instead of dodging the attacks, Bessent went full throttle. He exposed Wyden’s own family hypocrisy in a direct, unapologetic counterstrike that left the senator visibly rattled. …Open
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent traded accusations regarding alleged attempts to hide information related to Jeffrey Epstein at a Finance Committee hearing Wednesday, June 3. During his opening statement Wyden, the committee's ranking member, said that Bessent has been preventing the release of records showing payments by Epstein's clients. Bessent countered that the Wyden was attempting to divert attention from an alleged "investment meeting" between the senator's son, Adam Wyden, and Epstein. When Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-ID) said that he would begin questioning, the Treasury secretary broke in to mention that the younger Wyden is an investor in a chain of strip clubs. #Epstein #Wyden #Bessent…
OPINION: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Sen. Ron Wyden of trying to distract people from his son's alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. #Bessent #Epstein #RonWyden
OPINION: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Sen. Ron Wyden of trying to distract people from his son's alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. #Bessent #Epstein #RonWyden About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website: Hill.TV Facebook:…
