Trump takes a beating from his own party amid Epstein files release and tariffs rebuke

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to board Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 13, 2026.President Donald Trump's iron grip on the Republican Party might be starting to loosen, just a bit. The few elected Republicans who regularly cross him — including Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie and Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina — are more vocal than ever. And in recent days, daylight has emerged between the president and a handful of h ...