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AP: Fractures are starting to show in Trump’s GOP at the start of this election year
Republican lawmakers show independence by opposing Trump's Greenland and Venezuela policies and healthcare subsidy stances, highlighting party fractures early in the 2026 election year.
- This past week, President Donald Trump rallied House Republicans at the Kennedy Center, while fractures in the GOP surfaced during the first week of the election year.
- Retirements among uneasy Trump-aligned retiring GOP lawmakers are raising concern about campaign complications, while GOP pushback met Trump's Greenland proposal and his self-described `Donroe doctrine`.
- When the House voted Thursday, 17 Republicans broke with party leadership to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, and a procedural vote drew support from five Republicans setting up a final vote next week.
- These developments leave Trump with strong control even as dissent grows; Democrats forced Venezuela war-powers votes that drew GOP backing, while Senate Majority Leader John Thune urged a `like a laser` focus on affordability Friday.
- Jan. 6 messaging and memorial choices intensified intra-party tensions as the White House website called the attack a `witch hunt`, the Senate agreed to display the plaque honoring police, and Trump told supporters to act `peacefully and patriotically`.
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