As key Republicans on Capitol Hill first learned the details of President Donald Trumpâs agreement with Iran, some were so stunned that they simply wouldnât speak about it. But within 24 hours, a significant bloc of GOP senators has begun openly doubting the terms of Trumpâs Iran negotiations â with many urging him to pivot his strategy entirely. Some, mostly those unburdened by reelection campaigns, are full-on hammering Trumpâs agreement, with outgoing Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy on Thursday summing it up as: âIranâs left stronger, we are left weaker.â Texas Sen. John Cornyn, whoâs also leaving Congress, said: âEverything Iâve heard about, it causes me concern.â âItâs tough to say that the agreement is one that leaves Iran in a worse place and the United States in a better place,â Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said, adding later: âA lot of money has been spent, some lives have been lost and yet you have Iran in a place where it almost looks like this is where they were before.â But the more significant Republican voices are those who have rarely, if ever, veered from the Trump party line. The growing chorus of Republican angst offers a flashing red
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For more than a week, Americaâs top diplomat was conspicuously quiet about something that would have seemed very much in his wheelhouse: a nascent agreement with Iran. This led plenty to surmise that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, like…
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For more than a week, Americaâs top diplomat was conspicuously quiet about something that would have seemed very much in his wheelhouse: a nascent agreement with Iran. This led plenty to surmise that Secretary of…
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Read original at CNN →As key Republicans on Capitol Hill first learned the details of President Donald Trumpâs agreement with Iran, some were so stunned that they simply wouldnât speak about it. But within 24 hours, a significant bloc of…
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For more than a week, Americaâs top diplomat was conspicuously quiet about something that would have seemed very much in his wheelhouse: a nascent agreement with Iran. This led plenty to surmise that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, like…
View source →Late-night vote came hours after US president berated GOP senators over opposition to the conflict Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Senate Republicans rejected a war powers resolution in a late-night vote, hours after they…
View source →One day after adopting a resolution aimed at removing US military forces from the conflict with Iran, the Senate walked back its rebuke of President Donald Trumpâs handling of the war, rejecting an attempt to advance a similar war powers…
View source →Trump abruptly cancels signing of bill aimed at lowering housing cost The Republican senator Bill Cassidy, who just lost re-election to a primary challenger backed by Donald Trump, told reporter he argued with the president over the war…
View source →In the month since President Donald Trump put a decisive end to Sen. Bill Cassidyâs congressional career, the Louisiana senator has become one of the presidentâs sharpest critics in the halls of the US Capitol. But as they stood face…
View source →As key Republicans on Capitol Hill first learned the details of President Donald Trumpâs agreement with Iran, some were so stunned that they simply wouldnât speak about it. But within 24 hours, a significant bloc of GOP senators has…
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