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Trump derails entire GOP agenda – and creates 'living hell' for Senate leader: journalists
Trump Turns Senate Procedure Into a Personal LeverThe Real Decision-MakerThe source is about a confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence, but the actual center of power is not the Senate. It is Donald Trump. Senate Majority Leader John Thune can schedule, negotiate, and complain, but Trump can still blow up the process overnight, keep a controversial acting appointee in place, and drag unrelated legislation into the same mess.That is the basic political fact the reporting keeps circling: the president is not merely influencing the agenda. He is controlling…
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