US President Donald Trump gained ever tighter control over the Republican Party.
GOP critics of the president were among the highest-profile losers across dozens of state and national primaries. Kentuckyâs outspoken congressman Thomas Massie was defeated in the most expensive House primary ever; Trump enemies also lost in Georgia and Louisiana.
The president has ânear-total controlâ over the GOP, Semaforâs senior Washington editor wrote, but carries a 37% approval rating into the midterms: He is likely to lead âa party thatâs both more loyal and less powerful.â Despite the results, opposition is unlikely to dissipate soon. A resolution to limit Trumpâs war powers advanced in the Senate on the seventh attempt, after four Republicans voted with the opposition.
