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Louisiana governor pushes Trump to weigh primary challenger to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, AP sources say
President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry have discussed the possibility that Julia Letlow, a congresswoman ...
GOP Tax Bill Seeks to Put Cash in Taxpayers’ Pockets in Early 2026
The proposed version of the legislation boosts the standard deduction and increases the child tax credit, which would also ...
Illegal immigrant murderers could face death penalty under new GOP bill
Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, is introducing a bill on Thursday called the Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murder Act, ...
Tax the rich? Slash spending? Republicans wrestle with economic priorities in the Trump era
The Republican Party is trying to figure out what it stands for in terms of economic policy during the second Trump ...
Trump urges Speaker Mike Johnson to raise taxes on the wealthy, adding new wrinkle to massive GOP bill
Trump privately pressed Johnson to increase the tax rate on the highest earners and close the so-called carried interest ...
Horse Sense: House Republicans work to pass 'big, beautiful bill'
House Republicans are sorting out the details of the 'big, beautiful bill,' which they say could save up to $550 billion from ...
GOP centrists revolt against steep cuts to Medicaid and other programs in Trump’s tax breaks bill
As Republican leaders draft President Donald Trump’s big bill of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $1.5 trillion in spending ...
Central Valley congressman was the only Democrat to back a GOP oil and gas bill
There appeared to be no evidence in the committee of the sort of bipartisanship Gray had urged. Gray’s amendment was defeated ...
Ocasio-Cortez slams GOP threats to Medicaid: ‘They’re robbing people’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) slammed Republicans for threats to Medicaid funding, arguing they’re “robbing people” to benefit “the rich.” She’s been a vocal ...
Pa. Senate Republicans passed a bill limiting trans athletes. Five Democrats joined them.
Five Democrats joined the Pa. Senate's GOP majority to pass the bill barring transgender girls from competing in female ...
House passes GOP-led bill to rename Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America
The House has passed a Republican-led bill that would rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, moving a step closer ...