Congressional Republicans Try a New Approach: Telling Trump No

Описание: 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 temporary show of independence that will vanish just as quickly as it arrived.



Guest: Julie Hirschfield Davis (https://www.nytimes.com/by/julie-hirs...) , congressional editor at The New York Times.



Background reading: Mr. Trump says he never promised no new wars (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/us...) and defends the compensation fund.



Photo: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times



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