SCOUT· 47%29m·2026-06-08·News PoliticsCongressional Republicans Try a New Approach: Telling Trump No
From the war in Iran to his plan to use taxpayer money to pay his allies, the Republican-controlled Congress has begun rebelling against President Trump. Today, Julie Hirschfeld Davis, a congressional editor at The New York Times, discusses whether this rebellion is a preview of a new dynamic in Washington, or a…
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“Alternate Title: “Congressional Republicans Try a New Approach: Pretending They Actually Have a Spine to Garner Support from the Public””
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