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Trump faces new Republican resistance in Congress as midterm pressures build
Lawmakers rebuked his Iran and Russia policies and blocked parts of his funding agenda as vulnerable Republicans moved to protect their seats.
- Donald Trump is facing widening opposition within his own party, as Republican lawmakers in Congress show a newfound willingness to break ranks with the president as the 2026 midterm elections approach.
- GOP lawmakers aggressively pushed back on multiple executive initiatives over the past week, rebuking his conduct of the war against Iran, rejecting $1 billion in funding for his White House ballroom project, and blocking his domestic surveillance legislation.
- Internal GOP resentment boiled over after Trump actively opposed the reelection campaigns of sitting Republican Senators, explicitly targeting prominent party figures like John Cornyn and Bill Cassidy.
- The administration was forced to retreat on its controversial $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, an initiative that deeply alarmed several electorally vulnerable Senate Republicans who feared the money could be misused.
- The House openly defied the president by passing a bill to provide aid to Ukraine and slap fresh sanctions on Russia, setting up a high-stakes legislative showdown that appears destined for a presidential veto.
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President Donald Trump is increasingly at odds with his own Republican Party, with The Hill reporting that they are at each other's throats over "a number of hot-button issues" as the party scrambles to address midterm anxieties.As the outlet reported on Monday morning, "despite Trump’s success in defeating GOP House members and Senators who defy him in Republican primaries," GOP lawmakers in Congress are increasingly willing to break with him o…
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Lawmakers from the American president's party, long reluctant to challenge him, are showing a greater willingness to break with him.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right6Center15Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Center
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