Politics Today News Distancing From Trump Some Republicans Step Up Critiques

Where every Senate Republican stands on Trump’s call to end the filibuster

President Donald Trump’s crusade to end the filibuster is driving a deep wedge among Senate Republicans, with new senators opening the door to weakening it and others unwilling to take a stand on what ... Read More

Trump faces rare Republican pushback as he presses Senate to scrap the filibuster

President Donald Trump is finding that Senate Republicans have a limit as he pushes them to scrap the filibuster. Read More

Republicans quickly buck Trump on the filibuster: From the Politics Desk

Senate Republican leaders have been outspoken in their support for the 60-vote rule to pass most bills. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., promised shortly after the 2024 election that the ... Read More

The GOP starts to confront what Trump’s power grabs will mean when Democrats are in charge

For nine months, congressional Republicans have largely stood idly by as President Donald Trump has gone to great lengths to try to expand the power of the presidency, demolish norms and disregard ... Read More

GOP senator says Republicans 'don't have the guts' to stand up to Trump

One longtime Republican senator is publicly criticizing his colleagues for not having the "guts" to confront President Donald Trump, even when his policies harm their own constituents. During a Friday ... Read More