“President Donald Trump and GOP leaders are confronting a trio of self-made crises as we enter a very big week for Republicans,” Punchbowl News reports.
- “Government funding expires in 11 days. Speaker Mike Johnson now says he wants a clean continuing resolution through Sept. 30 without trying to codify the cuts made by Elon Musk’s DOGE team. While this is a reversal from Johnson’s previous position, it lines Johnson up with Senate Majority Leader John Thune. Yet Democratic votes will be necessary to pass anything.”
- “European leaders are rallying behind Ukraine after Trump’s Oval Office blowup with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday… NATO’s future is in doubt and allies worldwide are openly questioning the United States’ reliability as a partner.”
- “Trump will announce Tuesday – the day of his Capitol Hill address – whether he’ll move forward with 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada… plus another 10% tariff boost on imports from China.”