Whether at home or abroad, Donald Trump and his administration continue to take actions that are unpopular with the American people and extremely damaging to the Republican Party’s chances of success in the 2026 midterm elections.
The shooting and murder of a woman in Minnesota who was lawfully observing ICE’s actions in Minneapolis has sent shockwaves across the country.
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Trump’s Venezuela adventure appears to be a total disaster, with no real plan beyond getting the oil. The problem is that the oil companies don’t want to spend the hundreds of billions of dollars it will cost to rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry, and now the president is floating the idea of giving the oil companies taxpayer money to subsidize the rebuilding of an industry that only the oil companies can profit from.
While many members of Congress are scrambling to support their president, who appears to have no plan for Venezuela, some Republicans are concerned about Trump’s growing violations of the Constitution and international law.
On Thursday, five Senate Republicans (Susan Collins, Josh Hawley, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul and Todd Young) voted with all Democrats, including John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, to pass a War Powers Act resolution that would limit Trump’s ability to take further action in Venezuela without congressional consent.
Trump collapsed and offered the most inaccurate and distorted view of the Constitution you have ever read.
Continue reading below to find out why Susan Collins is in the canary in the coal mine for 2026.