President Trump is making life hell for Senate Republicans, and they're returning the favor. - "I make no apologies for standing up to the president," Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) told reporters after he got into a shouting match with Trump on Wednesday at a Senate GOP lunch. "I made it clear that I wasn't going to be bullied." Why it matters: Trump's push for a pre-midterm elections crackdown, via the SAVE Act , has opened of the deepest GOP ruptures of his second term. - To his fury, Trump is finding that senators he's written off, alienated or even helped defeat in primaries are choosing Senate traditions over his political demands. - In the middle is Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), who's been blunt with the reality that…
President Trump is making life hell for Senate Republicans, and they're returning the favor. - "I make no apologies for standing up to the president," Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) told reporters after he got into a shouting match with Trump on Wednesday at a Senate GOP lunch. "I made it clear that I wasn't going to be bullied." Why it matters: Trump's push for a pre-midterm elections crackdown, via the SAVE Act , has opened of the deepest GOP ruptures of his second term. - To his fury, Trump is finding that senators he's written off, alienated or even helped defeat in primaries are choosing Senate traditions over his political demands. - In the middle is Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), who's been blunt with the reality that…Open
The growing list of issues surrounding the renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is creating an unwelcome distraction for President Trump as he seeks to complete beautification projects in Washington ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary next month. Clumps of algae appeared on the floor of the pool within days of the iconic landmark being repainted “American flag blue,” leading to crews pouring in hydrogen peroxide and using special nanobubbler technology at the direction of the Interior Department. Shortly after that, photos emerged showing the paint job peeling off and rising to the surface of the pool. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5935054-reflecting-pool-algae-dead-duck/ #LincolnMemorial…
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