Murkowski Says Her Colleagues Are Afraid of Trump

GOP lawmakers have 'every incentive to back Trump' — even on ideas they 'privately disdain'

When President Richard Nixon was facing Watergate-related articles of impeachment in 1974, he talked to Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona) to see how things might go in an impeachment trial. Goldwater, one of the most prominent figures in the conservative movement at the time, was blunt — letting Nixon know that he would likely be a "guilty" vote. Nixon, feeling that he had become politically toxic even in his own party, gave his resignation speec…

Murkowski Says GOP Lawmakers Cower in Fear of Trump and Musk - WhoWhatWhy

Most Republican lawmakers are enthusiastic supporters of Donald Trump and whatever it is that he and Elon Musk are turning the United States into. As we have documented repeatedly, many of them go the extra mile to appease Dear Leader(s) with banana republic-worthy demonstrations of adulation. This is especially true in the case of all of the “lawmakers” who entered Congress since Trump first took office. However, there are still plenty of Repub…

Murkowski issues dare to Musk, says GOP senators afraid to oppose Trump but not her · American Wire News

Some Senate Republicans have begun publicly resisting the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its work. These Senate Republicans are specifically resisting calls from the Trump administration for Congress to codify all of the cuts to the federal government recommended by DOGE. “It could be possible that, after careful consideration, we would decide to codify some of [the recommendations],” Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan C…

U.S. Rep. Andy Barr says don’t worry about Trump and Musk

LEXINGTON — If Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr is having any second thoughts about the Trump agenda, he didn’t let on Wednesday as he assured a business luncheon that “short-term disruptions” to the economy caused by trade disputes and tariffs…

NUKE-IFIED! Lisa Murkowski Claims Her Colleagues are SCARED of Trump and Mike Lee AIN'T Havin' ANY of It

There is one particularly weighty reason why many critical Republican voices are currently silent.