Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. and Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., both missed the vote but had intended to vote for the resolution. However, the resolution is symbolic: The White House said in a ...

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse missed the vote to rebuke Trump's global tariffs on Wednesday, which ended in a 49-49 tie, before Vice President JD Vance traveled to Capitol Hill to cast a tiebreaking ...

So was Democratic senator Sheldon Whitehouse. “It’s not perfect. I think it’s too broad. But, it sends the message that I want to send – that we really need to be far more discriminatory ...

Mitch McConnell and Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, were absent, allowing the resolution to fail 49-49. Senate Majority Leader John Thune then moved to ensure that tariff opponents were unable ...