The U.S. Senate on Wednesday is expected to vote on a measure protesting President Donald Trump'snew tariffs on Canadian imports, in a move expected to draw some Republican support in that chamber but fall flat in the House of Representatives.

Four Senate Republicans joined with Democrats on Wednesday to deliver a rare bipartisan rebuke to President Donald Trump over trade policy.

Whitaker, who previously served as interim U.S. attorney general in President Donald Trump's first term, was confirmed in a 52-45 vote Tuesday.

Donald Trump urged his fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate to vote against a measure rebuking his tariff policy that is tied to the fentanyl emergency the president declared involving Canada.

The bill faces an uncertain future, but it is a faint glimmer of hope for those hoping to limit executive power over trade.

With President Donald Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” of tariff implementation fast approaching, Senate Democrats are putting Republican support for some of those plans to the test by forcing a vote to nullify the emergency declaration that underpins the tariffs on Canada.

Senate Bill 16 would effectively set up a dual system of balloting in Texas – where those who have not provided proof of citizenship would only be able to vote in federal elections, not state elections.