President Donald Trump gathered House Republicans this week at Washington’s Kennedy Center for a pep rally that kicked off the year. But by the time Republican lawmakers had completed their first week of work, fractures in the party were already showing. A few Republicans are pushing back on Trump’s aggression in the Western Hemisphere. The party is also not unified over health care benefits. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says that Republicans are “going to be focused like a laser” on issues of affordability. But Democrats are making the case that Trump is becoming distracted from the needs of Americans, especially after the attack on Venezuela.
