Starting to Crack

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May 21, 2026Congress has left for the Memorial Day holiday, It
appears some Republican members of Congress have mutinied against
Trump, Republican senators met in what is described as a hostile
meeting with acting attorney general Todd Blanche, Republican
senators are speaking out against Trump’s slush fund, Repubicans
are also frustrated by Trump intervening in Republican primaries,
Senate leadership decided not to try and pass funding for
immigration agencies, and left Trump’s request for $1 billion for
his ballroom out of the funding package, In the House,
Republicans pulled a vote to stop the war on Iran, as they did
not have the votes to defeat it, Republicans may be starting to
crack.

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