Tensions are rising between Republican lawmakers in the US Congress and President Donald Trump over his controversial immigration policy and a lack of progress on his legislative agenda.
Republicans are becoming more critical of Trump during a crucial time at the White House, when major decisions on taxes, healthcare and the budget need to be made.
Some Republicans have become frustrated over Trump’s repeated praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin and criticism of a Republican-appointed federal judge who reversed the new president’s travel ban from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Several senior GOP senators, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have sought to put a distance between the policies and priorities of the Republican-led Congress and the Trump administration.
GOP critics have described Trump’s executive order banning the entry of citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries as “flawed” and “poorly…