It’s Trump’s party now. Defectors can't win.

On Capitol Hill, squabbles continue over immigration, tariffs, gun control, foreign policy and, of course, federal spending, but the GOP caucus is in a state of relative peace, while social conservatives and the business community continue to back the party.

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Trump’s victory calmed GOP rebels, said Daniel DiSalvo, a professor at the City College of New York who studies party factions. “I think the big change is the party control,” he said. “When the Republicans only had the House, they were trying to push Boehner in a certain direction, and drive a tougher bargain with [President Barack] Obama. Now the terms of debate are different because they control everything.”

The Freedom Caucus, the far-right faction, has made some noise, but has picked its battles. In March last year, many of its members threatened to oppose a bill to repeal the 2010 health care law, arguing that it merely replaced Obama’s subsidies for lower-income people with tax credits. But when the House finally voted in May, the caucus voted “yes,” citing provisions that would have allowed states to seek exemptions.

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