Republican lawmakers are grappling with the fallout from President Trump's first week in office, which has brought a dizzying array of changes to Washington and has already spawned major controversies.

Trump's firing of 17 inspectors general, his sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 protesters and a stop order on most foreign assistance has left Republican senators scrambling to keep up.

That’s to say nothing of Trump’s threats to impound congressionally appropriated funds, his terminating of personal protective details for former national security officials and skipping background checks for short-term security clearances.

“Look, there’s going to be a lot of disruption. We know that,” said Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), who cited the president’s decision last week to fire Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan.

A Republican senator who requested anonymity said Trump is pursuing a “shock and awe” approach by taking so many executive actions during his first week in office.

“Our majorities are very small here so he knows that most of what he gets done is going to be by executive order,” the lawmaker said.

The latest bombshell to drop Monday afternoon was news that the Department of Justice had fired officials involved in prosecuting Trump on charges of trying to overturn the 2024 election and mishandling classified documents. The Justice Department also suspended several environmental lawyers.

It came only a day after Trump rattled Colombia, a close ally in South America, by threatening to slap it with a 25 percent tariff for turning away U.S. military planes set to deport a group of Colombian migrants.

Many of the decisions have caught Republican lawmakers by........

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