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    The GOP Finally Rejects Trump

    A lopsided protest vote in the House showed that the president’s grip on his party is not always as strong as it appears.
    by Russell Berman Jul 26, 2019 3 minutes
    Source: J. Scott Applewhite / AP

    The two-year, $2.7 trillion budget deal before Congress this week forced Republican lawmakers to answer a tricky question. Which is stronger: their seemingly unswerving loyalty to President Donald Trump, or their equally reflexive opposition to Speaker Nancy Pelosi?

    Yesterday, it appeared to be the latter. House Republicans overwhelmingly rejected Trump rather than siding with the Democratic leader, against an agreement that exposes, once again, the president’s disinterest in fiscal restraint. The measure would lift the debt ceiling until 2021 and unlock spending caps in favor of higher funding levels for the

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