President-elect, yet to take office, faces internal rebellion, with the specter of ‘President Musk’ looming large

Donald Trump is still a month away from returning to the White House and already his relationship with Republicans on Capitol Hill is fraying, signaling trouble ahead for both sides.

The president-elect’s inability to intimidate members of his own party in the House to back a spending resolution just to keep the government open ahead of a midnight shutdown surely has implications for his ability to drive through his much ambitious agenda in the face of tiny majorities in both congressional chambers once he returns to office.