CPAC 2024: Trump’s GOP allies rally, divisions emerge – Hill
“Yet, even as Republicans rally around the president at CPAC this week, fault lines have emerged within the party and even among his allies in recent weeks around key issues like foreign policy and some of Trump’s nominees.
“‘Unlike the left, which requires unanimity of opinion, the political right in this country, whether it’s Congresswoman Hageman and her colleagues in the House and Senate, or whether it’s us at Heritage on the outside and sort of the institutional academic right, if you will, are comfortable with civil discourse,’ Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts told reporters on a call alongside Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) while in London when asked about the recent policy disputes…”
Trump’s pro-union labor secretary pick highlights GOP tensions – msn/WaPost
“Chavez-DeRemer, 56, is a moderate Republican who narrowly lost her House seat in November in a swing district that includes parts of Portland. She is best known on Capitol Hill for being a rare Republican who co-sponsored the PRO Act, which would make it easier for workers to unionize.
“Trump nominated Chavez-DeRemer to lead the vast agency that enforces laws governing wages and overtime, workplace safety and employer-sponsored health care and pensions, following some lobbying from unlikely bedfellows — Sean O’Brien, president of the Teamsters union, and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma). ‘This is a negotiation between two factions of the party that say, “We’re willing to work together,”‘ Mullin said, while introducing Chavez-DeRemer at the hearing.”
Early Administration moves nudge GOP toward the political center on worker rights/power. Time will tell how much. Expect party fissures to deepen in upcoming debates over the budget, spending, taxes and the national debt.
House GOP divided on key issues as Senate moves forward on Trump agenda plan – Hill