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NEWS ANALYSIS: Republicans have resisted the temptation to eliminate the filibuster so far, writes Eric Garcia. But Trump has a way of beating them into submission

‘They’ve been predicting we would fold, and we would be predicting they would find a backbone,’ one Democrat says

Republicans opposing dictator Trump might be a rare occurrence, but not an impossibility. At least that is what recent events suggest.

It appears that the Republican Party is experiencing some internal strife. Late on Tuesday, five GOP members voted in favour of a bill aimed at ending Trump’s tariff war on Brazil.

The Senate voted on Tuesday to advance a resolution to end President Donald Trump's tariffs on Brazilian imports, marking an unusual bipartisan challenge to the administration's trade policy. Five Republicans — including former Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell — joined all Democrats in supporting the measure.

With November around the corner and Congress still locked in a funding stalemate, the holiday blame game has begun.

Republican Senator Thom Tillis warned that President Donald Trump might look bad swiping cash from the federal government during a shutdown

Some Senate Republicans have criticized the pardon, with Democrats eyeing rare bipartisan pushback against the White House.

At least two autumn traditions for Congress have been postponed or canceled as the government shutdown continues.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday downplayed concerns about tensions between Donald Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, while reiterating his belief that "only" the US president could achieve peace between Moscow and Kyiv.

Congressional actions on Ukraine demonstrate support remains strong among majorities of both parties on Capitol Hill.