These Republican-on-Republican disputes are keeping Congress frozen

Donald Trump could intervene to settle many of these clashes, but he has mostly kept his distance.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson are publicly civil, but their respective chambers are locked in nasty policy disputes. | Francis Chung/POLITICO

Republican infighting is leaving Congress in legislative limbo.

While there are plenty of partisan disputes that have frustrated Capitol Hill — such as the nearly two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security — divisions between House and Senate Republicans have been the more significant obstacle for a laundry list of stalled legislation that could otherwise sail to President Donald Trump’s desk.

Trump could intervene to settle many of these disputes, but he has kept his distance in most cases. That has left each chamber pushing ahead with their own proposals — and against their counterparts in the other chamber.

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