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House Ways and Means Committee Leadership Objects to Proposed French DST Increase
October 27, 2025 |Congress

Republican leadership of the House Ways and Means Committee on Oct. 27 criticized a proposal by French lawmakers to raise its digital services tax, calling it an "unwarranted attack" on American companies. The proposed increase from 3% to 15% will leave the Trump administration "with little choice but to pursue aggressive retaliatory actions," said Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., Subcommittee on Tax Chairman Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and Subcommittee on Trade Chairman Adrian Smith, R-Neb.

36 Senators, 171 Representatives File Amicus Brief in Tariff Cases at SCOTUS
October 27, 2025 by Jacob Kopnick|Congress

A group of 36 senators and 171 representatives filed an amicus brief last week at the Supreme Court, challenging President Donald Trump's ability to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. All the signatories were members of the Democratic Party, save for Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska (Donald J. Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, U.S. 25-250) (Learning Resources v. Donald J. Trump, U.S. 24-1287).

Topics:Customs duty, Court of International Trade, Forced Labor , Section 201 Safeguards
Blumenthal: Russia Sanctions Bill Already Has Had Impact
October 21, 2025 by Mara Lee and Marc Selinger|Congress

Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, the top Democrat on a Russian secondary sanctions bill, said he's not discouraged that Senate Majority Leader John Thune is putting off a vote on the bill again. The bill has 85 sponsors in the Senate, and would give the president the ability to put up to 500% tariffs on the goods of countries that buy Russian fossil fuels; it also would expand sanctions on Russian officials.