Episode

Congressional Republicans Try a New Approach: Telling Trump No

Podcast: The Daily
Published: Jun 8, 2026
Duration seconds: 1780
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Summary

From the war in Iran to his plan to use taxpayer money to pay his allies, the Republican-controlled Congress has begun rebelling against President Trump. Today, Julie Hirschfeld Davis, a congressional editor at The New York Times, discusses whether this rebellion is a preview of a new dynamic in Washington, or a temporary show of independence that will vanish just as quickly as it arrived.