Congress vs. Trump on Tariffs

Democrats gave Presidents too much trade power. The GOP should take it back.

Republicans have complained for years that the executive has encroached on the powers of the legislature, but the GOP hasn’t done much to stop the invasion. This week a bipartisan coalition in the Senate is finally rebelling against the Trump Administration’s unilateral trade war, and we’re glad to see it.

Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee this week introduced a bill to rein in some of President Trump’s power to impose tariffs and other trade restrictions. He’s working with Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, among others, including...