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Trump-backed former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in a major political victory for the Republican leader. Massie had [angered Trump](/news/2026/5/20/republican-thomas-massie-who-stood-up-to-trump-defeated-in-kentucky-primary) by publicly opposing military action against Iran and sponsoring a bill that resulted
Trump-backed policies, criticised the Iran war and US aid to Israel, and supported efforts to limit Trump’s authority to launch military action against Iran without congressional approval. Trump and his allies have instead
Trump-backed Iowa Senate candidate says Iran war could become ‘political liability’ Rep. Ashley Hinson, the likely GOP nominee in Iowa’s critical Senate race, said last week that the Iran war will become
Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein secured the victory over Massie, who is the latest Republican lawmaker to lose his seat after angering the president. This became the most expensive House primary in history, with
issue has elicited rare Republican pushback.** Even after the DOJ stated it would abide by the court order, some Senate Republicans continued to [push for the White House to end the fund](https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=nx-s1-5844072:nx-s1-mx-5844072-1).
Trump-backed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated** four-term GOP Sen. John Cornyn yesterday to become the Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate seat. Paxton, 63, outpolled 74-year-old Cornyn by a margin
Trump-backed opponents](/news/2022/8/17/liz-cheney-trumps-biggest-republican-critic-fights-for-political-life) in Republican primaries. Congressman Thomas Massie, a Kentucky libertarian, is one of the last dissidents standing. He has been a rare Republican thorn in the side of Trump since