LIST OF REPUBLICANS BREAKING WITH TRUMP ON RUSSIA SANCTIONS WAIVER

What happened: Republicans including House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senators Thom Tillis, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, and Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers raised concerns after Trump signed an executive order waiving key measures of the Lindsey O. Why it matters: The waiver puts Trump at odds with Republicans who backed tougher Russia measures, while Moscow welcomed the decision and Zelensky said easing pressure encourages further Russian attacks.

Republican defections on Trump's Russia sanctions waiver signal geopolitical policy fracture.

Republican defections on Trump's Russia sanctions waiver signal geopolitical policy fracture. — impact context not separately stored; see What changed.