Analysis | Tariffs are taxing GOP unity

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : Trade Review Act of 2025 When it comes to the latest tariffs, the most striking response on the Hill has been the Trade Review Act, introduced Thursday by Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
64% : What we're watching Trump Trump is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today at the White House.
64% : From last night: Trump, in a surprising twist, offered his support to former New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu (R) -- an occasional Trump critic -- if he decides to run for the state's open Senate seat next year.
63% : At 11 a.m., Trump is scheduled to host the Los Angeles Dodgers, the 2024 World Series champions, in the East Room.
60% : At 3:30 p.m., Sen. Adam Schiff (D-California) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) are expected to hold a "shadow hearing" -- an unofficial meeting for which Schiff and Raskin don't have subpoena power to summon witnesses -- to spotlight the political actions of the Justice Department under Trump, with testimony from several former U.S. attorneys.
54% : To be clear, though, the most common position among GOP lawmakers is still the same, even among some expressing concern: defend Trump and his broader vision for more balanced trade and urge calm as he begins working the phones with world leaders.
53% : Truck safety enforcement plummets under Trump, data shows.
40% : " Typical Trump allies Typical allies of Trump are speaking out about the tariffs in other ways.
40% : Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he recently met with Sununu in the Oval Office and that he would "fully" back Sununu if he ran.
36% : Now, one of the big questions heading into this week is how much Trump can quell the intraparty resistance.
32% : " Cruz and other Republicans have referred to their party's history favoring free trade -- before Trump remade the GOP in his image.
26% : Trump throws support behind Sununu Senate run ...
17% : As the markets crashed, President Trump putted.

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