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Trump Dominates in Primaries as Capitol Hill Flouts Him

After vanquishing multiple Republicans in primaries for having crossed him in the past, President Donald Trump is still as dominant as ever with his party’s electoral base. But are his battles with incumbent Republicans costing him power on Capitol Hill?

Trump is on a hot streak with primary challenges.

Last weekend, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial, placed third in the Senate primary, with Trump-backed challenger Rep. Julia Letlow advancing to the runoff round.

On Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., a libertarian-leaning House rebel who has defied Trump on key votes, lost by nearly 10 points to the Trump-endorsed Ed Gallrein. Massie has been in the House since 2012.

But Trump didn’t stop there.

On Wednesday, he endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to take the Senate seat of incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn, paving the way for the die-hard Trump loyalist to become the Republican nominee after the May 26 runoff.

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By targeting multiple incumbent senators from his own party, Trump is engaging in a style of politics unheard of since 1938, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt supported multiple challengers against senators in a bid to reshape the Senate.

However, it was also a week of trouble on Capitol Hill, where the Republican-controlled Congress defied the president.

On Tuesday, shortly after losing his primary, Sen. Bill Cassidy,........

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