(The Daily Beast) — “Flake argued that Congress should not be subjected to the whims of a president whose positions on the issue appear to shift often. He said, simply, that Congress doesn’t know what Trump even supports—and shouldn’t wait to find out.”
As Sen. Jeff Flake’s (R-AZ) break from President Donald Trump intensifies, the outspoken lawmaker appears headed for another intra-GOP face-off—with the leader of his party in the Senate.
After a marathon session on Thursday night, Flake emerged from the Senate chamber frustrated with his Republican colleagues, in particular Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). After listening to McConnell and his Democratic counterpart, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), trade barbs over a stopgap spending bill to fund the government through Friday, Flake had decided it was better to side with Schumer and the Democrats on a key dispute over government funding.
Click to continue reading. By Andrew Desiderio – Jan 19, 2018.