The watchword for congressional Republicans in 2026 was mañana. Now time has run out.
Congressional Republicans Are Bailing on Trump and All His Unfinished Business
By
Ed Kilgore,
political columnist for Intelligencer since 2015
Speaker Mike Johnson slinks out of Washington.
Lindsey Graham’s death complicates their efforts to avoid a government shutdown and enact Trump’s agenda before the midterms.
Rather than sticking to the GOP midterms script, the president keeps causing problems and forcing his congressional allies to fix…
His agenda is jammed in the Senate due to Republican senators he ousted or alienated. Intra-party strife is also a bad look for…
A nasty feud over President Donald Trump’s elections overhaul push has further crippled an already-dysfunctional Congress,…
If you ask Speaker Mike Johnson, he's working miracles on Capitol Hill with a historically small House majority. Still,…
Representatives aren’t doing the main part of their job.
