The president of the United States of America has recorded a major win as the US Senate has rejected a bid to block his administration’s tariffs and reforms. The upper house of the US Congress voted 49-49 to knock back the resolution on Wednesday,

Senate Republicans have narrowly voted down a Democratic resolution that would have blocked global tariffs announced by Donald Trump earlier this month, giving the president a modest win Wednesday as lawmakers in both parties have remained skeptical of his trade agenda.

Democrats lost a vote to undo Trump's tariffs in the Senate. However, even though some members questioned the leadership as a different strategy could have seen the bill passed, the move is still bein