As Republicans break with Trump, one gets a brushback: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.

In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Sahil Kapur looks at how Trump is reacting to Republicans putting some distance between themselves and the White House before the midterms. Plus, senior reporter Alexander Smith digs into a big issue in European politics with some echoes in recent U.S. politics — links between domestic right-wing parties and Russia.

With President Donald Trump‘s approval rating dipping and voters turning toward Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, numerous Republican candidates have sought to distance themselves from him — scrubbing him from their websites, using their voices or votes to disapprove of the Iran war, and more.

For the most part, Trump has let it slide, in some cases downplaying the political signaling by wary allies to his skeptics in the electorate.

But not in the case of Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, the three-term Florida Republican who represents a Miami-area district. Last week, she ran a straight-to-camera ad, filmed outside the White House, condemning Trump’s immigration agenda.

“Mr. President, some of your…

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