The revelations have forced Republicans into a bind : Staying with Trump could turn of swing voters angered by his comments from the video , but breaking with him would likely dampen turnout by the party 's base . More than two - dozen lawmakers , including Senate GOP Conference Chair John Thune John ThuneThis week : Senate plots path on healthcare ObamaCare : Six key parts of the Senate bill Overnight Finance : Fed raises rates for second time in 2017 | GOP weighs keeping ObamaCare taxes | Tax reform becomes Wall Street obsession MORE ( S.D ) , have called on Trump to step aside . Vulnerable senators like Rob Portman Rob PortmanFeehery : Returning to civility Otto Warmbier , US student held in North Korea for 17 months , dies These GOP senators need to stand up to their party on healthcare MORE ( Ohio ) , John McCain John McCainGOP defense spending battle delays Republican budget Otto Warmbier , US student held in North Korea for 17 months , dies life.die.nonviolentdeath What the next round of American military base closures will look like MORE ( Ariz. ) and Kelly Ayotte Kelly AyotteKelly Ayotte joins defense contractor 's board of directors Week ahead : Comey firing dominates Washington GOP senators pitch Merrick Garland for FBI director MORE ( N.H. ) have withdrawn their support , but others in tight races — including Pat Toomey ( Pa. ) , Marco Rubio Marco RubioOvernight Finance : Ryan seeks manufacturing muscle for tax reform | Warren targets Wells Fargo board | Senators raise concerns over Russian takeover of Citgo | Pelosi hits GOP for budget delays Senators ask administration to probe possible Russian takeover of Citgo Week ahead : Obama DHS chief to testify on Russian meddling MORE ( Fla. ) and Richard Burr Richard BurrSenate GOP shifts focus to Lynch Senate Intel Committee to hold public hearing on election meddling Sessions sequel falls flat following Comey drama MORE ( N.C. ) — are staying the course . Speaker Paul Ryan Paul RyanRepublicans and the lost promise of local control in education Ryan seeks manufacturing muscle for tax push Overnight Finance : Ryan seeks manufacturing muscle for tax reform | Warren targets Wells Fargo board | Senators raise concerns over Russian takeover of Citgo | Pelosi hits GOP for budget delays MORE ( R - Wis . ) told his conference on a Monday morning conference call that he would no longer defend Trump and would solely focus on maintaining the House majority to ensure Hillary Clinton Hillary Rodham ClintonWhat do Democrats stand for ? THE MEMO : For Trump , danger signs in the polls McAuliffe touts buildup of cyber defenses in the states MORE does not have a " blank check " if elected .

Putin has been accused of poisoning Hillary ( Photo by Sean Gallup / Getty Images ) Trump has , in the past , expressed admiration for the Russian president – and his links to the Kremlin have been well documented . US student dies life.die.deathcausedbyviolentevents after he is released from North Korea with brain damage And while Omalu ’s warning sounds a little far - fetched – and was treated with more than a bit of scepticism in the replies – Putin has been accused of having his adversaries poisoned in the past . Most prominently , an inquiry in January implicated Putin in the death of Alexander Litvinenko , a former KGB operative who died in London in 2006 .

Hide Caption 32 of 37 Photos : Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies Castro smiles before delivering a speech in Havana in September 2010 . He had remained mostly out of sight after falling ill in 2006 but returned to the public light that year . Hide Caption 33 of 37 Photos : Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies life.die.nonviolentdeath Pope Benedict XVI meets with Castro in Havana in March 2012 . Hide Caption 34 of 37 Photos : Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies In this picture provided by CubaDebate , Castro talks to Randy Perdomo , president of Cuba 's University Students Federation , during a February meeting in Havana . Hide Caption 35 of 37 Photos : Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies Castro visits with 19 cheese masters on Friday , July 3 , 2015 , in a rare trip outside his Havana home .

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Hide Caption 6 of 37 Photos : Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies Castro , left , became Cuba 's prime minister in February 1959 . His brother Raul , right , was commander in chief of the armed forces . Hide Caption 7 of 37 Photos : Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies life.die.na During a visit to New York in 1959 , Fidel Castro spends time with a group of children . Hide Caption 8 of 37 Photos : Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies American talk - show host Ed Sullivan interviews Castro on a taped segment in 1959 . Hide Caption 9 of 37 Photos : Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies Castro shakes hands with US Vice President Richard Nixon during a reception in Washington in 1959 .