Republican lawmakers break ranks with Trump as election looms

Donald Trump faces widening opposition within his own party as Republican lawmakers in Congress show a greater willingness to break ranks with the US president.

Over the past week, multiple Republican factions in the Senate and House of Representatives stepped forward to rebuke his war against Iran, reject £1 billion in funding tied to his White House ballroom, force a retreat on his £1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, and block his legislation on domestic spying....