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Money for his ballroom was blocked, and even some Republicans are questioning his anti-weaponization fund.

Is a new chapter of GOP pushback beginning?

And President Trump is hinting at military action in Cuba.

The U.S.

charged former Cuban President Raul Castro with murder and it's drawing comparisons to the capture of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro.

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The week ends with what appears to be growing discord within the GOP.

Why the impasse?

And what does it say about the state of congressional Republicans' relationship with Trump?

Here to help us answer those questions is NPR congressional correspondent Barbara Sprunt.

Hi, Barbara.

Hi, good morning.

Was the immigration enforcement funding pushed back because of anything related to immigration?

What do you think this says about the state of the relationship between the president and senators in his own party?

Thank you, Barbara.

Democrats have been trying to understand what went wrong for them in 2024.

The autopsy, though, raises more questions than it does answers.

NPR's Stephen Fowler covers the future of the Democratic Party and is here to answer our questions.

Good morning, Stephen.