Bipartisan bill would strip Trump of 'national security' authority for tariffs

Bipartisan legislation will be introduced in the House and the Senate this week to strip President Trump of the power to use national security as a blanket justification for imposing tariffs on foreign goods. The legislation will instead force the White House to seek congressional approval first.

House and Senate aides, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the legislation’s precise language was still being worked out but said it would be similar to bills introduced last year by the now-retired Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Rep. Bob Gallagher, R-Wisc., that stripped the White House of the authority.