A Republican-led Congress with strong deference to President Donald Trump is seeing a small but growing group of lawmakers willing to break with the White House. Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana reversed his position on legislation involving the Iran war and voted with Democrats to rein in U.S. military action. Cassidy had previously said Congress should hold the executive branch accountable. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas could face similar pressure after Trump endorsed Cornyn’s nomination rival. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky is described as a founding member of the YOLO caucus, having opposed Trump’s tax and spending bill and pushed for release of Jeffrey Epstein files, and he suggested more actions before leaving office. Other lawmakers cited include Sen. Thom Tillis, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, and Sen. Susan Collins.
"Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is the newest member of the club. Just days after losing his primary to a Trump-backed challenger, Cassidy on Tuesday reversed himself on legislation involving the war in Iran and voted with Democrats to rein in U.S. military action. "The way our Constitution is set up, Congress should hold the executive branch accountable," he told reporters the day before."
"Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky is perhaps a founding member of the YOLO caucus, having frustrated Trump since the president's first term, and his status was solidified after losing his primary on Tuesday to a Trump-backed challenger. Massie has enraged Trump by voting against his signature tax and spending bill and by pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. He hinted there's more to come before he leaves office."
"Sen. John Cornyn of Texas could be next after Trump endorsed Ken Paxton, Cornyn's rival for the Republican nomination in next week's runoff. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky is perhaps a founding member of the YOLO caucus, having frustrated Trump since the president's first term, and his status was solidified after losing his primary on Tuesday to a Trump-backed challenger."
"Other similarly situated Republicans include Sen. Thom Tillis, who was a fierce critic of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and has more recently turned his attention to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. There's also Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who joined Democrats last week in a bid to curb Trump's war powers in Iran. Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mitch McConnell of Ken"
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