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Trump faces new Republican resistance in Congress as midterm pressures build

Republican lawmakers in Congress - long reluctant to defy US President Donald Trump - are showing a greater willingness to break ranks with him as midterm elections in the US approach.

‘Embryonic spines’: Trump faces growing Republican pushback

The US leader faces record low approval ratings 500 days into his second term, deepening Republican fears that they could lose control of Congress in November’s midterms.

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Republicans begin to test limits of Trump’s power by flexing their own

US President Donald Trump's style of governing has collided with restive Republicans who seem to be exacting political vengeance of their own.

Republican backlash intensifies over Trump’s spy chief pick

Several Republican senators said they would not support Bill Pulte if Trump nominated him to serve permanently as director of national intelligence.

US House calls for end to Iran war, rebuking Trump

Representative Tom Barrett, a Republican representing Michigan, speaking to reporters after the House passed an Iran war powers resolution on June 3.

Trump says Vance-Rubio team-up for 2028 will be ‘very hard to beat’

Vice-President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are both seen as contenders for the 2028 Republican nomination.

Trump administration agrees to temporarily freeze ‘slush fund’ for allies

Opponents say the 'anti-weaponisation fund' could be used to reward loyalists, including defendants convicted of crimes related to the Jan 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol by Trump supporters.

Senate Republicans face a political knife-edge over Trump’s ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 27, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

Louisiana approves new US House map eliminating Democratic majority-black seat

A member of the staff tries to calm the crowd during a public hearing on redistricting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on May 8, as Louisiana Republicans pursue a new congressional voting map ahead of the November midterm elections.

Senator Cornyn’s enormous loss is proof of Trump’s hold over GOP base

In Texas, having Republicans nominate the scandal-plagued Ken Paxton has revived Democrats’ dreams of turning Texas blue

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