Owen Shroyer says some Republican lawmakers will openly oppose Trump after expected GOP midterm losses as he grows more unpopular with the American public.
Burchett's frustration comes as Senate Republicans increasingly balk at the prospect of advancing White House priorities and amid mounting frustration from the upper chamber over President Donald Trump's intervention in primary races against their incumbents.
SENATE REPUBLICANS GO INSANE ... FLEE TOWN WITHOUT FUNDING FOR ICE & BORDER PATROL ... SPECIAL REPORT: House Republicans pulled an I.C.E./Border Patrol funding bill, after a revolt against the Trump administration's $1.8 billion weaponization compensation fund. Now lawmakers are leaving early for Memorial, all but assuring that Congress will miss the President's June 1 funding deadline. @ChadPergram is following it all from Capitol Hill. (VIDEO)
Congressional Republicans left for recess without passing Trump's top immigration enforcement package. And, forecasters are predicting fewer storms than average for the 2026 hurricane season.
$72 billion in funding for ICE and Border Patrol is now in limbo after GOP senators revolted against President Trump's $1.776B "anti-weaponization fund " on Thursday. Why it matters: The fund was dropped like "a bomb in the middle of a pretty well planned out reconciliation bill," Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told reporters. - The package for ICE and Border Patrol funding was on track to pass by the weekend. - But senators left town without voting on Thursday after a heated two-hour meeting with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. - "Somebody described it as a galactic blunder, and I think that's probably true," Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) told CNN . The bottom line: I'm not sure the fund should exist," said Sen. Bill Cassidy, who…
Conservatives are calling on the House to pass a third GOP-only bill through the special reconciliation process to boost Pentagon funding and address alleged fraud in federal programs by the August recess — an extremely aggressive timeline that is sure to face headwinds in the slim majority. Chief among those pushing for that timeline is [...]
Scrutiny of lawmakers absent from Washington because of mysterious health issues is ramping up as two House members — Reps. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) and Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) — have missed weeks of votes. The absences come as leaders in both parties are encouraging full participation from their members, given the razor-thin margins in the House. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5879055-kean-wilson-missing-votes/ #Congress #HouseofRepresentatives #TomKeanJr #FredericaWilson