Trump faces new Republican resistance in Congress as midterm pressures build

Donald Trump is facing widening opposition ‌within his own party as Republican lawmakers in Congress, long reluctant to defy him, are showing a greater willingness to break ranks with the US president.

Just over the past week, multiple factions of Republicans in the Senate and House of Representatives have stepped forward to rebuke his war against Iran, reject $1 billion in funding tied to his White House ballroom, force a retreat ‌on his $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund and block his legi ...