The Republican civil war on ObamaCare funding is intensifying.
The battle pits powerful rank-and-file freshmen such as Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) against veteran Washington players, including Karl Rove, Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.).
Cole told The Hill it would be “political suicide” for his party to get behind a strategy from Rubio, Cruz and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), adding that it could cost House Republicans their majority.