Trump Demands Throw Senate GOP into Disarray as Recess, Voting Bill, and Iran Funding Ignite Internal War
President Trump's escalating demands that the Senate cancel its August recess to pass the SAVE America Act and advance a budget reconciliation package for Iran war funding have thrown the Senate Republican Conference into a state of open conflict. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is caught between a president pushing for quick action and a deeply divided caucus, with some senators warning that the president's pressure risks "blowing up" the party ahead of the midterm elections.
