GOP Pushback On Trump, DNC 2024 Election Autopsy Report, Trump's Interest In Cuba

Congress left Washington without meeting the president's deadline to pass immigration funding. Money for his ballroom was blocked, and even some Republicans are questioning his anti weaponization fund. Is a new chapter of GOP pushback beginning? I'm Steve Inskeep with Leila Fadel, and this is up first from NPR News. Democrats released a long delayed report on their twenty twenty four election defeat. Their data is inconclusive, and the economy is only mentioned a few times in the whole report. Are Democrats learning the right lessons? And president Trump is hinting at military action in Cuba. Other presidents have looked at this for fifty, sixty years doing something, and, it looks like I'll be the one that does it. The US charged former Cuban president Raul Castro with murder, and it's drawing comparisons to the capture of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro. Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day. This message comes from Viking, committed to exploring the world in comfort. Journey through the heart of Europe on an elegant Viking longship with thoughtful service, destination focused dining, and cultural enrichment on board and on shore. And every Viking voyage is all inclusive with no children and no casinos. Discover more at viking.com. This message comes from Rosetta Stone. Their latest innovation, Rosetta Stone Sapphire, helps you go from knowing phrases to speaking confidently. They have helped millions learn languages for over thirty years. Take your language skills to the next level with Rosetta Stone Sapphire. Get unlimited access to all 25 Rosetta Stone languages, plus all the new Sapphire learning tools. Visit rosettastone.com/npr and receive 20% off today. Support for this podcast and the following message come from Dataiku. AI agents are transforming how enterprises work. The problem is many operate in secret. The right people rarely know what their agents are doing, if they're doing it right, or that they even exist at all. Dataiku gives companies one place to see, control, and measure every agent across the entire business. Visit dataiku.com/npr. That's dataiku.com/npr. The week ends with what appears to be growing discord within the GOP. House Republicans called off a vote Thursday night on a resolution that would have restrained the president's war powers. House speaker Mike Johnson wanted Republicans to defeat that measure, but he couldn't round up enough support to do so, so he didn't allow them to vote at all. Both the house and senate left for a week long recess, also without meeting president Trump's June 1 deadline to pass his top priority. That was funding immigration enforcement for the next three years through what's called a reconciliation bill. Why the impasse, and what does it say about the state of congressional Republicans' relationship with Trump? Here to help us answer those questions is NPR congressional correspondent Barbara Sprunt. Hi, Barbara. Hi. Good morning. Was the immigration enforcement funding pushed back because of anything related to immigration? No. I mean, re reconciliation is complicated. It's a delicate …