Four Republican lawmakers broke party lines Wednesday to pass a resolution curbing Donald Trump’s war powers in his military campaign in Iran.

The four Republicans who joined Democrats were Representatives Thomas #Massie of Kentucky, Brian #Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Tom #Barrett of Michigan, and Warren #Davidson of Ohio.

The measure to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran passed in the House 215–208.

As a concurrent resolution, the measure must be passed by both chambers of Congress.
Democratic Senator John Fetterman, a staunch supporter of Israel, has single-handedly prevented previous versions of the measure from passing in the Senate, despite defections from three Republican senators.

House Speaker Mike Johnson warnedWednesday that passing the measure could be “very dangerous” in light of the stalemate in negotiations.
But if the Trump administration is to be believed, the war is over—so why should it matter?
https://newrepublic.com/post/211353/four-republicans-break-ranks-rein-in-donald-trump-iran

Ossoff: While you pay more for everything, Trump wants your tax dollars for what many are calling the Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom. He forced out that Republican, the one who made him release the Epstein files. That is true commitment to the cover-up.”

https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.social/post/3mn6hmn6ki52i

h/t: [email protected]

#Acyn #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #TrumpFiles #Massie #Trump

Rep. Tom Massie: Blanche And Patel Have 'Perjured Themselves' On Epstein Files | Crooks and Liars

https://crooksandliars.com/2026/05/rep-tom-massie-blanche-and-patel-have

#Blanche #Patel #Epstein #Massie #Bondi #Trumpstein #Trump

Agenzia Nova: Autonomia: Cirio in audizione in Parlamento, non significa piu' poteri ma responsabilita' e servizi per i cittadini - foto

27 mag 16:10 - (Agenzia Nova) - L'intervento del presidente Cirio in audizione parlamentare. (Rpi)

With the Texas primaries, Trump has the Gop in his hand.

AGI - Republican Senator John Cornyn has become the latest victim of retribution by U.S. President Donald Trump, after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton decisively defeated the senator in the Republican primary runoff for the Senate seat. According to Decision Desk HQ, Paxton secured approximately 64 percent of the vote, with over 95 percent of ballots counted late Tuesday night.

The state attorney general – who received last-minute endorsement from the president but has been plagued by numerous controversies, with accusations of corruption and abuse of power – beat the senior Republican senator just days after other Trump-backed candidates had already eliminated him as opponents in the primaries: Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, and Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky. And this despite Cornyn having voted approximately 92 percent with the loyal majority backing Trump.

But the president showed he doesn’t much care for small concessions. During the campaign, Cornyn had sought Trump’s support and highlighted his alignment with him. The president, however, in his last-minute support for Paxton, openly expressed his complaints about the senator, calling him “a good man” but adding that “he wasn’t near when things got tough.”

**Trump’s Congratulations**

The tycoon congratulated Paxton today, thanking the defeated candidate: “John will be my friend for a long time, while together we will see Paxton become a fantastic and sensible senator, respected by all,” he wrote on his social platform Truth. With this success, Fox News reported, there are 110 candidates backed by the president who have won the primaries. None of those who received his support lost the race, signaling that the tycoon still has full control of the base and the party.

But even if Trump had another positive evening, Republicans now face a particularly risky Senate race in Texas, which will likely force the party to divert resources from other key elections in the fall. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report has already revised its assessment slightly to favor Democrats, after Paxton’s victory, although the Grand Old Party, as the Republican Party is known, remains the favorite for the November elections. But if Trump won for a day, from now until November, the majority will have to reckon with the revenge of the purged: the same Cornyn could make his vote count in the future. And the same applies to Cassidy and Massie.

#Texas #Trump #JohnCornyn #DonaldTrump #KenPaxton #Republican #Senate #DecisionDeskHQ #Paxton #95percent #BillCassidy #Louisiana #ThomasMassie #Kentucky #Cornyn #FoxNews #Republicans #CookPoliticalReport #Democrats #theGrandOldParty #theRepublicanParty #Cassidy #Massie

https://www.agi.it/estero/news/2026-05-27/primarie-texas-trump-gop-37258864/

Out of the mouths of babes?

“Hebrew Language Israeli Media Is Boasting About Buying Congress: The Hebrew Outlet ‘YNet’ Put Out A Shockingly Blunt Article In Hebrew, Boasting About The Power Of The Israeli Lobby”

by The Dissident on Substack

@palestine
@Palestine
@[email protected]
@iran

“Had this article been published in English by a critic of Israel, it would be branded as an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory, and yet in Hebrew, the Israeli media is openly boasting about the Israel lobby’s effort to buy Congress”

https://open.substack.com/pub/the307/p/hebrew-language-israeli-media-is

#Press #SocialMedia #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Zionism #SettlerColonialism #Resistance #DismantleZionism #DecolonizePalestine #GlobaliseTheIntifada #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah #AIPAC #IsraelLobby #Massie #YNet #Singer #Adelson

Thomas Massie Warns More Epstein Retribution Is Coming

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/thomas-massie-warns-more-epstein-150031258.html

#Epstein #Trumpstein #Trump #Massie #Republicans

PODCAST EPISODE 4: THE FORENSIC EVIDENCE THAT #MASSIE 'S LOSS WAS A UNI-PARTY TAKEDOWN

It's not just about the donors. There were signs we missed that it was planned for #EdGallrein to win all along.
#Leah

https://theleahfiles.substack.com/p/podcast-episode-4-the-forensic-evidence

Shine on you crazy bastard.

Massie is a Republican, but he voted to release the Epstein files when told not to, and voted to curb war powers.

Trump hates him. Trump got him removed in a Primary.

But he's running anyway, as an independent, to split the republican vote.

Not to win. 👉 Dems won't vote for him. But enough republicans will.

Shine on Massie. Shine on. Thanks.

"Massie Files To Run In 2028 After Losing To Trump-Backed Candidate"

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-thomas-massie-files-paperwork-run-2028-says-hasnt-made-final-decis-rcna346831

#uspol #massie #dems

Political Power Conundrum: Forecast Polls Vs Results

Polls are showing Trump falling to new lows in approval ratings.

That would indicate the coming midterm election will not be good for Republicans.

However, the latest round of primaries had Thomas Massie, the main person responsible for forcing the release of the Epstein files to the general public, lose to a challenger that Trump had endorsed over him. Massie has typically won by over 70% in his district, but this time he fell to 45.1%

The Kentucky primary was also changed to make it closed to only Republican votes.

I found this surprising, since one of the prime MAGA talking points was having the Epstein files released. I thought Massie would only increase in popularity by doing that, but he found no protection from Trump’s endorsement of a challenger. This would indicate that Trump’s standing among Republicans still remains high.

This shows that at least among Republicans, while they have complaints about Trump’s handling of the economy and lack of affordability, they will still follow his lead.

Of course the main election in the midterms will include independents, who are probably less likely to stick by Trump, but if they do, Dem hopes of a Blue wave may be unfounded. The trend of past midterms favors the Dems though.