The #GOP leaders’ shaky hold over their conferences has led #Democrats to fret about whether the #House can again avert a #GovernmentShutdown ahead of a March 1 deadline — as well as whether #Congress may abandon key #UnitedStates#allies during #wartime.
The #chaos that has plagued congressional #Republicans has intensified as #Trump has tightened his grip on the party in his bid to lock up the GOP presidential nomination.
#House Speaker #MikeJohnson & #Senate Minority Leader #MitchMcConnell have applied dramatically different approaches to #Trump, w/Johnson keeping in lockstep w/ TFG while McConnell has frostily kept his distance. But Trump’s influence has minimized their credibility with & sway over their colleagues. It has also caused some members to fear that the emerging #leadership vacuum & their inability to #govern could cost them politically.
McClintock's position means #Republicans are down another vote as they try to impeach Mayorkas w/a razor-thin House majority. Rep #KenBuck (R-CO) is also opposed, w/several other Republicans undecided.