{"id":8133,"date":"2026-05-20T16:03:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8133"},"modified":"2026-05-20T16:03:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:03:01","slug":"the-gops-yolo-caucus-is-small-but-growing-that-may-spell-trouble-for-trumps-congressional-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8133","title":{"rendered":"The GOP\u2019s YOLO caucus is small but growing. That may spell trouble for Trump\u2019s congressional agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"

By STEVEN SLOAN and JOEY CAPPELLETTI, Associated Press<\/strong><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The YOLO caucus is in session.<\/p>\n

In a Republican-led Congress defined by deference to President\u00a0Donald Trump, there\u2019s a small but steadily growing cohort who have found themselves more willing to break with the White House. Although the president maintains a firm grip on Republican voters, the expanding club could hinder his agenda on everything from the Iran war to immigration funding at a moment when his party holds a tenuous majority on Capitol Hill.<\/p>

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Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is the newest member of the club. Just days after losing his primary to a Trump-backed challenger, Cassidy on Tuesday\u00a0reversed himself\u00a0on legislation involving the war in Iran and voted with Democrats to rein in U.S. military action.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way our Constitution is set up, Congress should hold the executive branch accountable,\u201d he told reporters the day before.<\/p>\n

Sen. John Cornyn of Texas could be next after\u00a0Trump endorsed Ken Paxton, Cornyn\u2019s rival for the Republican nomination in next week\u2019s runoff.<\/p>\n

Rep.\u00a0Thomas Massie\u00a0of Kentucky is perhaps a founding member of the YOLO caucus \u2014 slang for \u201cyou only live once,\u201d used to punctuate unbothered or even foolhardy behavior. He frustrated Trump since the president\u2019s first term, and his status was solidified\u00a0after losing his primary\u00a0on Tuesday to a Trump-backed challenger. Massie has enraged Trump by voting against his signature tax and spending bill and by pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.<\/p>\n

He hinted there\u2019s more to come before he leaves office.<\/p>

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\u201cI got seven months left in Congress,\u201d Massie said with a grin during his concession speech as the crowd erupted.<\/p>\n