After establishing dominance as the undisputed head of the GOP, President Donald Trump this week has run into a string of losses ranging from the Iran war to the Justice Department’s anti-weaponization fund to East Wing ballroom funding to his first major electoral loss of the cycle.The latest setback came Wednesday afternoon as the House passed an Iran war powers resolution, ordering a halt to further strikes on the country in a 215-208 vote.The rare losing streak is Trump’s most consequential since his return to the White House in 2025 as he tries to maintain supremacy over the Republican Party amid sagging poll numbers due in large part to high gas prices stemming from the war.
Iran war
Four Republicans joined all Democrats to pass the resolution in a sharp rebuke of Trump’s leadership.
GOP lawmakers have long implored the president to focus on affordability issues such as lowering gas and grocery prices. But the Iran war, now in its third month, has thwarted Trump’s ability to address pocketbook issues.
“The challenge is that we can’t have a serious conversation about the economy and things until things in Iran are sorted out,” said Jason Roe, a Republican strategist who worked on the presidential campaigns of former Sen. Mitt Romney and Secretary of State Marco Rubio
