Whether at home or abroad, Donald Trump and his administration continue to take actions that are unpopular with the American people and extremely damaging to the Republican Party’s chances of success in the 2026 midterm elections.
Trump’s adventure in Venezuela appears to be a complete mess, with no real plan beyond getting the oil. The problem is that the oil companies don’t want to spend the hundreds of billions of dollars it will cost to rebuild the Venezuelan oil industry, and now the president is floating the idea of ​​giving the oil companies taxpayer money to subsidize the rebuilding of an industry that only the oil companies can benefit from.
While many in Congress have tied themselves in knots trying to support their president, who appears to have no plan in Venezuela, some Republicans have grown concerned about Trump’s increasing violations of the Constitution and international law.
On Thursday, five Senate Republicans (Susan Collins, Josh Hawley, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul and Todd Young) joined every Democrat, including Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman, in voting for a War Powers Act resolution that would limit Trump’s ability to take further action in Venezuela without congressional approval.
Trump melted down and offered the most inaccurate and distorted view of the Constitution you will ever read.
Read on below to find out why Susan Collins is in the canary in the coal mine for 2026.
