But their governing struggles — and attacks on congressional leaders by Mr. Trump — have soured their base, leaving the Senate majority feeling desperate. One party official noted that Senate Republicans had a lucrative March, raising $7 million — an off-year record for the organization. Mr. McConnell faces other immediate challenges as well. Strange would further rattle his colleagues and be seen as a major rebuke to Mr. McConnell and the Republican establishment in Washington for their failure to deliver on health care repeal and other issues. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyWith health care repeal teetering yet again, the one thing they know for sure is that they need to show some accomplishments, and they need to do so fast.

Source: New York Times September 22, 2017 17:23 UTC