Trump, Republicans and weaponization fund
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Sen. John Cornyn’s landslide defeat Tuesday immediately raised a pressing question for his GOP colleagues: Will he join the ranks of other Republicans recently vanquished by President Donald Trump and begin bucking the president more?
Republican frustration with Donald Trump is spilling into the open, with some warning that his focus on high-profile personal and political priorities is hurting the party’s chances heading into the
GOP divisions over anti-weaponization fund, ballroom funding, and Iran policy threaten Trump’s agenda.
REPUBLICANS ARE learning that, occasionally, you can say “no” to Donald Trump. On May 18th his administration announced a $1.8bn fund to compensate victims of government “lawfare”—read, a slush fund for allies—provoking fury among some Republicans.
Incumbent GOP Sen. John Cornyn lost to AG Ken Paxton for the Republican Texas primary. Trump endorsed Paxton, but not because Cornyn voted to impeach.
Four Republicans are vying to face U.S. Sen Cory Booker, despite his popularity in New Jersey and his campaign’s massive bank account. But the GOP candidates say they largely stand by Trump. If Republicans can win enough independent voters,
President Donald Trump started the work week by blasting “unpatriotic Republicans” and “Dumocrats” on social media. The president took to Truth
President Donald Trump announced his support in South Carolina’s upcoming gubernatorial election for the opponent of a GOP lawmaker who broke with him over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The president wrote in a Friday post to Truth Social he is giving Republican South Carolina Lt.
GOP Rep. Kat Cammack (Fla.) on Monday morning criticized the Trump administration’s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, which the administration scrapped later in the day after intense