<div class="css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn" data-testid="companionColumn-0"><div class="css-53u6y8"><p class="css-ac37hb evys1bk0">On a tour through Asia last fall, President Trump took a moment on the world stage to celebrate a legislative victory at home: After months of iron-fisted pressure, he had compelled Republicans to pass legislation that cut taxes and slashed into the country’s social safety net.</p><p class="css-ac37hb evys1bk0">“I said, ‘Put it all into one bill, and if we get it done, we’re done for four years,’” Mr. Trump said <a class="css-yywogo" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKUYJURIWuc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="">during an October speech</a> in Tokyo. “We don’t need anything more from Congress in terms of that.”</p><p class="css-ac37hb evys1bk0">Ever since, Mr. Trump has been intent on testing that theory, daring lawmakers to defy him and doing his best to vanquish them from office if they do. But after a retributive romp through primary season, Mr. Trump’s style of governing — unilateral, and often impatient — has collided with restive Republicans who seem to be exacting some political vengeance of their own.</p><p class="css-ac37hb evys1bk0">On Wednesday evening, four House Republicans <a class="css-yywogo" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/us/politics/house-vote-trump-iran-war-powers.html?smid=url-share" title="">sided with Democrats</a> to demand Mr. Trump withdraw U.S. forces from the conflict with Iran or win approval from Congress, rebuking a president who has repeatedly said he does not need congressional authorization to continue the conflict.</p></div><aside aria-label="companion column" class="css-ew4tgv"></aside></div><div data-testid="Dropzone-1"></div><div class="css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn" data-testid="companionColumn-1"><div class="css-53u6y8"><p class="css-ac37hb evys1bk0">That came on the heels of another high-profile setback: a <a class="css-yywogo" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/politics/senate-republicans-trump.html" title="">Republican revolt</a> against a $1.8 billion fund to reward Trump supporters who claim political persecution by Democrats. Many Republican senators had indicated that they would not move forward with plans to fund Mr. Trump’s immigration agenda unless those plans were axed. 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