Senate Republicans return to Capitol furious with Trump after big losses
The Hill reports that Senate Republicans returning to Washington blame President Trump for the party's big losses in November 2026, citing his endorsements of losing candidates, his late and sparse spending from a $400 million war chest, and off-message fights over the White House ballroom and Reflecting Pool, with tensions deepening over his choice of immigration hard-liner Stephen Miller as chief of staff. GOP aides and strategists expect the anger to loosen Trump's grip and prompt the party to pivot away from him ahead of 2028, though Sen. Kevin Cramer predicts only "a lot of finger-pointing."
