Anti-Trump Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska says she will oppose the confirmation of Todd Blanche as Attorney General.

The angry outburst had a productive effect, as two GOP senators dropped their prior support for a Democrat-authored war powers resolution.

Amid California's drawn-out vote count, Trump renewed his call for the SAVE America Act, but four GOP senators defied him.

"To vote against that is to strip that incredible leverage from the president of the United States," Vice President J.D. Vance told Fox News.

"President Trump is defending American companies from extortion, protecting American persons from political persecution, safeguarding..."

Three GOP senators opposed a bill to cut $9 billion in previously approved spending; Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a tie-breaking vote.

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska says if the Big Beautiful Bill fails in the House, it might truly become a success.

In defense of Trump's bold, necessary, and constitutional tariffs, Vance cast a tiebreaking vote that gave us a modern, Madisonian moment.

As Barrasso noted, the four GOP defectors merely wasted time, for Trump will win on tariffs in the end, as history suggests he should.

Senate GOP dissidents have erected roadblocks, but Trump seems certain to plow ahead with his James Madison-like efforts on tariff policy.