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Republican lawmakers are losing their patience with President Donald Trump’s flip-flopping Iran strategy. A growing number are now openly warning that the war, and the inflation it’s fueling, could cost them their congressional majority in the November midterms.
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Republicans unload on Trump as they beg him to focus on weakness after three major 'mistakes'
Republicans on Capitol Hill are seething that Donald Trump is not more focused on the economy as this year's midterm elections approach, warning it could obliterate the narrow GOP congressional majority.
The president and his party have had a rough start to June, after a spring full of MAGA primary victories and redistricting gains.
Three election forecasters see a closely divided House, with more than a dozen toss-up races likely to decide control.
Two Republicans who voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton three years ago over allegations of bribery and abuse of office are on opposite sides of his Senate bid.
"Speaker Johnson wouldn’t bring this bill to the floor, but House Democrats and the Labor Caucus built bipartisan support and used a discharge petition to force a vote," said one Democratic lawmaker.
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Republicans gained edge over Democrats in redistricting battle, internal party assessment finds
The internal evaluation, which has not been previously reported, could offer some encouragement to Republicans ahead of the midterms.
Passage of a GOP bill to fund Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda for years doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of other partisan spending battles looming ahead of the midterms.
Politico reports disgruntled Republicans facing voters’ fury in November are setting Labor Day as a hard deadline on ending the unpopular war in Iran, according to interviews with more than a dozen people.
