Despite Trump stranglehold on Republican Party, few GOP stalwarts break free

A Republican Party in the thrall of former President Donald Trump censured two moderate lawmakers on Friday even as his vice-president Mike Pence publicly parted ways with him and hinted at a White House challenge in 2024. The twin developments revealed fractures -- and a potential split -- in the Grand Old Party despite it being under Trump's spell -- and stranglehold -- even as Democrats face their own inner-party turmoil with two of their lawmakers more aligned with the right than with their party.

Despite Trump stranglehold on Republican Party, few GOP stalwarts break free
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A Republican Party in the thrall of former President Donald Trump censured two moderate lawmakers on Friday even as his vice-president Mike Pence publicly parted ways with him and hinted at a White House challenge in 2024. The twin developments revealed fractures -- and a potential split -- in the Grand Old Party despite it being under Trump's spell -- and stranglehold -- even as Democrats face their own inner-party turmoil with two of their lawmakers more aligned with the right than with their party.