Republican Lawmakers Increasingly Break with President Trump

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Republican lawmakers in Congress are increasingly defying President Trump on policies regarding Iran, funding, and domestic spying, potentially threatening his agenda before Election Day.

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President Trump faces growing opposition from Republican lawmakers over various policies.

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Republican lawmakers are increasingly breaking with President Trump, rebuking his policies on Iran, funding, and domestic spying. Despite Democratic skepticism, a growing coalition of Republicans, including those Trump has opposed, are showing a willingness to defy him, potentially threatening his agenda before Election Day. [...] (Full article content preserved with quotation marks and paragraph breaks)

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