Senate Republicans want to spend this week insulating themselves from a deteriorating political environment before returning to the campaign trail. Instead, they’re fending off some of the president’s latest upsets. Donald Trump.
White House decisions to use run campaign-style ads with taxpayer dollars while separately canceling about $1 billion in Congress-approved spending are the latest pre-midterm frustrations for Republican senators — who spent much of Monday fielding off-message questions about the president’s latest actions.
The distractions come as Republicans grow increasingly concerned that the economic fallout from the Iran war could doom their majority in November. They decided to spend a few extra days in Washington to take votes related to affordability they hope their vulnerable members will be able to use them at home.
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