Source: Axios
“House Democrats are introducing what is known as a discharge petition to try to force a vote on quashing President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, Axios has learned. The long-shot effort to kill the president’s initial round of tariffs comes as he is unleashing a new slate targeting top allies including Japan, South Korea and Brazil. But it has little chance of succeeding after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) effectively disempowered discharge petitions earlier this year by using a procedural maneuver to kill one related to proxy voting. Still, Democrats hope to at least put Republicans in the difficult position of once again having to choose between their loyalty to Trump and trying to mitigate the economic damage his tariffs inflict on their districts.” (07/16/25)