Congressional Republicans Try a New Approach: Telling Trump No

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<p>From the war in Iran to his plan to use taxpayer money to pay his allies, the Republican-controlled Congress has begun rebelling against President Trump.</p> <p>Today, Julie Hirschfeld Davis, a congressional editor at The New York Times, discusses whether this rebellion is a preview of a new dynamic in Washington, or a temporary show of independence that will vanish just as quickly as it arrived.</p> <p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/julie-hirschfeld-davis" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Julie Hirschfield Davis</strong></a>, congressional editor at The New York Times.</p> <p>Background reading: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/us/politics/trump-new-wars-compensation-fund.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mr. Trump says he never promised no new wars</a> and defends the compensation fund.</p> <p>Photo: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times</p> <p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" rel="noopener noreferrer">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>