Then, Republicans’ advantage in public opinion on immigration was challenged by the deaths of two Americans during a Trump administration operation in Minneapolis. “I didn’t make a mistake,” Trump told reporters. “The stock market, the Dow, just hit 50,000, three years ahead of schedule,” Trump told reporters outside the White House on Friday. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the most vulnerable Republican senator facing voters this year, exemplifies a unique tension between Trump and at-risk Republicans. Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security unless Republicans agree to rein in immigration operations.

Source: Washington Post February 10, 2026 15:32 UTC