Trump’s push for Russian dirt on Biden is latest GOP headache

Republicans are finding themselves on defense again after former President Trump urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to release dirt on the Biden family.

The remarks are the latest Trump-fueled headache for Republicans this week and the most recent entry in a years-long fissure between Trump and many congressional Republicans over Russia.

Trump’s comments also come at a politically awkward moment for GOP lawmakers trying to push the Biden administration to do more in response to Putin’s weeks-long, bloody invasion of Ukraine.