Ken Thomas
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WSJ What’s News · Senate Republicans Break With President Trump Over $1.8 Billion Fund · 21 May 2026
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And so many of these Senate Republicans feel like Trump has really just cut John Cornyn loose.
And Bill Cassidy, again, is someone who
has been a good member within the Senate Republican caucus.
Many members there see him as a thoughtful senator.
And these endorsement decisions by Trump has really had a negative effect on relationships between the Senate and the White House.
Some former White House officials I've spoken with say that they think the legislative agenda may just be at a standstill, that we really may not see much more progress on Capitol Hill until after the November elections.
So much of what Congress does is based on vibes and based on relationships with the White House.
And that seems to have broken down this week.
Thanks.
While this is certainly something that makes Democrats winning back control of the House much more difficult, I don't think this decision favors Republicans in the big picture.
This is a setback for Democrats, but I don't think there's an expectation that this decision favors Republicans in the big picture in terms of who will control the House after the November midterm elections.
There are 30 to 35 seats around the country that are considered competitive seats.
And Republicans are in defense on a lot of those seats.
We saw Tennessee's governor sign a new plan this week that will eliminate a seat that's been held around the Memphis area by Democrats.
There are other efforts afoot in South Carolina and Alabama.
We could certainly see Republicans change the map to benefit their abilities of winning more seats in the fall elections.
President Trump had warned that a group of Indiana Republican state senators would face retribution for opposing his redistricting plan in the state.
Tuesday's primaries showed that Trump largely made good on that threat.
Five of the seven Trump-backed Republican challengers won their primaries for state Senate.
Now, all of this stemmed from Trump's push last year for Indiana to conduct a mid-decade redistricting plan, similar to those approved in Texas and North Carolina.
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