Washington, March 14 (IANS) Senior US Senate Democrats have sharply criticised the Trump administration’s decision to pause sanctions on Russian oil, warning the move could enrich Moscow while doing little to ease rising energy costs for Americans. US Senator Mark R. Warner, Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said the move followed what he described as the economic fallout of the administration’s war with Iran.“Trump’s war of choice with Iran has come with imme…
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Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) US Senate Democrats accused President Donald Trump of deepening a farm and food affordability crisis, arguing that his tariff policies have handed China leverage in global agriculture while driving up grocery prices at home.Releasing a new report titled “Trump’s Broken Promises: Devastating America’s Farmers and Working Families,” Democrats said Trump’s trade war with Beijing has sharply curtailed US export markets and forced American farmers into financial di…
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) US Senate Democrats have introduced legislation to force the Trump administration to refund billions of dollars in tariffs after the Supreme Court struck them down as unlawful.US Senator Ben Ray Lujan said President Donald Trump had “ignited a global trade war the moment he took office by illegally imposing sweeping tariffs and causing pain for millions of Americans.”The proposed Tariff Refund Act of 2026 would require full refunds, with interest, of tariffs imposed…