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President Donald Trump's relationship with the Republican Party, always a marriage of convenience, is showing signs of serious strain. His move to withdraw troops from Syria led to the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and left Washington's Republican foreign policy establishment aghast, drawing unusual criticism from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., normally a Trump ally. Trump's initial openness to a government funding bill that didn't include money for his much-heralded border wall with Mexico infuriated conservatives, including the talk radio and cable television personalities who often shower the president with praise. Unfortunately that puts us in this position we've got right now." Trump's isolationist foreign policy broke with decades of mainstream GOP thinking, and the departure of Mattis and a U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State proved that Trump's instincts are now the guiding ideology of his administration. Trump's ties with GOP lawmakers will be especially important if Democrats pursue impeachment. A Quinnipiac University poll this month found that 62 percent of registered voters overall said they were opposed to shutting down the government over differences on funding the border wall, though 59 percent of Republicans said they were in favor. According to AP VoteCast, a nationwide survey of more than 115,000 midterm voters conducted for The Associated Press by NORC at the University of Chicago, more midterm voters opposed building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border than favored it, 53 percent to 47 percent. Overall, 82 percent of Republican voters expressed support for the wall, while nearly as many Democrats, 86 percent, said they were opposed. ——— EDITOR'S NOTE — Associated Press writer Zeke Miller has covered the White House for the AP since 2017.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's relationship with the Republican Party, always a marriage of convenience, is showing signs of serious strain. His move to withdraw troops from Syria led to the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and left Washington's Republican foreign policy establishment aghast, drawing unusual criticism from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., normally a Trump ally. Trump's initial openness to a government funding bill that didn't include money for his much-heralded border wall with Mexico infuriated conservatives, including the talk radio and cable television personalities who often shower the president with praise. Unfortunately that puts us in this position we've got right now." Trump's isolationist foreign policy broke with decades of mainstream GOP thinking, and the departure of Mattis and a U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State proved that Trump's instincts are now the guiding ideology of his administration. Trump's ties with GOP lawmakers will be especially important if Democrats pursue impeachment. A Quinnipiac University poll this month found that 62 percent of registered voters overall said they were opposed to shutting down the government over differences on funding the border wall, though 59 percent of Republicans said they were in favor. According to AP VoteCast, a nationwide survey of more than 115,000 midterm voters conducted for The Associated Press by NORC at the University of Chicago, more midterm voters opposed building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border than favored it, 53 percent to 47 percent. Overall, 82 percent of Republican voters expressed support for the wall, while nearly as many Democrats, 86 percent, said they were opposed. ——— EDITOR'S NOTE — Associated Press writer Zeke Miller has covered the White House for the AP since 2017.

CNN's Kate Bolduan joins Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on a trip to Afghanistan, where he shares his fears about pulling US troops out of Afghanistan too early. #CNN #News

Expected live at 12 pm ET: Senator Graham holds a press conference on the Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw US forces from northeastern Syria. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as…

Senator Lindsey Graham claims that removing U.S. troops from Syria will regenerate ISIS, harm allies in the region, and empower Iran and Russia. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well…

Following the Trump administration's decision to withdraw a significant amount of U.S. troops from Syria, Republican Senators Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham spoke out against the plan, calling it a "colossal" and "huge mistake." » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc About:…

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Special counsel submits documents about Flynn's January 2017 interview with FBI; Sen. Lindsey Graham weighs in on the latest in the Mueller probe. #YourWorld #FoxNews FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news…

Sen. Lindsey Graham reacts to Trump clashing with Democrats over border security. #TheStory #MarthaMacCallum #FoxNews FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one…

CNN's Anderson Coopers discusses the Trump administration's reaction to the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. #CNN #News