Senate Democrats revolted on Tuesday following the Trump administration’s sweeping freeze on federal aid by tanking a vote to sanction the International Criminal Court and promising there might be similar moves to come if the White House does not change its tune in short order.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were blindsided by the administration’s freeze on aid that included disbursements of grants and loans.

But Democrats reacted swiftly, headlined by the 45-54 failed ICC sanctions vote and nearly two dozen Democrats voting against Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s nomination despite a unanimous vote to advance him Monday night.

“We’re in a crisis right now. Donald Trump is making a run to take over all of government. The spending, ignore the rules, do whatever he wants to do — we’re not going to go along with that,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). “So at this moment, we’re a ‘no’ on this bill and everything else that comes up because the urgency of the moment over what Donald Trump is doing outweighs any other [item].”

“This is a lot more than just the ICC,” she continued. “We are a ‘no’ because of all that Donald Trump is doing. We will not stand by, as the Democrats in the Senate, and let Donald Trump take over the entire government We’re a hard ‘no’ on that.”

The anger over the freeze was palpable on the Democratic side after the administration handed down the memo Monday night directing federal agencies to issue a temporary pause on “all activities........

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