The Bush GOP never went away

The Bush GOP never went away

Donald Trump’s decision to launch all-out war against Iran has pleased the legacy GOP establishment and wide swathes of MAGA, while disillusioning independents and others who sincerely believed that he was a Republican of a new and different kind: less trigger-happy in foreign policy (and more pro-labor in domestic policy). To anyone who has been paying attention, however, it has long been obvious that Trump’s two presidencies mark a continuatio…

Republican lawmakers, courts, governors, and conservative media are increasingly challenging Trump’s authority as the Iran war and economic policies deepen divisions inside the GOP

Trump’s Aura Of Invincibility Is Disintegrating The widening fissures inside the Republican Party over Trump’s broader unilateralism and chaotic foreign policy, and now the war of choice against Iran, are sharpening an older divide between nationalist populists, institutionalist conservatives, business-friendly moderates, and traditional security hawks. Governors, Republicans in trade-exposed states, and parts of the donor class increasingly see…

Republicans increasingly challenging Trump’s authority

The widening fissures inside the Republican Party over Trump’s broader unilateralism and chaotic foreign policy, and now the war of choice against Iran, are sharpening an older divide between nationalist populists, institutionalist conservatives, business-friendly moderates, and traditional security hawks. Governors, Republicans in trade-exposed states, and parts of the donor class increasingly see Trump’s domestic and foreign adventurism as ele…