Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen explores how congressional Republicans are starting to push back on some of President Donald Trump’s wishes.Plus, Matt Dixon and Scott Wong dive into a Florida redistricting-fueled clash among Democrats.
Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.— Adam WollnerCracks emerge in GOP support for Trump’s agendaAnalysis by Jonathan AllenRepublicans on Capitol Hill aren’t in full-on rebellion, but they are finding it easier to push back on the once immovable force in the Oval Office.The House passed a resolution this week calling for President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S.
forces involved in the Iran war, with the support of four Republicans.Some Senate Republicans have balked at two of his recent marquee plans for taxpayer money: one for an “anti-weaponization” fund in which he settled with his own Justice Department to pay for the legal expenses of people he believes were unjustly prosecuted, and one for the White House ballroom that he initially said would be privately financed.And he’s even having trouble with what is ordinarily the easiest partisan ask of the Senate: to confirm his nominees.
Senators are pushing back on Trump’s picks of Bill Pulte for national intelligence director and Todd Blanche for attorney general.This is what happens when an embattled president keeps his foot on the gas for an unpopular agenda with midterm elections approaching.Trump can still get the lion’s share of Republicans to stick with him on most issues, but he can’t expect that kind of loyalty from lawmakers in swing races, those who are retiring or, especially, those he has endorsed against in their primaries.
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