Congressional Republicans backed Trump when he tried to extort Ukraine, then backed Kyiv at the war’s start. Now they are wavering again.
Mike Lofgren
Mike Lofgren is a historian, writer, and former congressional staff member for the House and Senate. He is the author of The New York Times bestseller The Party is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted.
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