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The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Solidifies Trump’s Hold on the Republican Party
House passes Trump-backed bill, tightening his grip on the Republican Party despite backlash over debt and cuts to Medicaid.
Republican ‘big, beautiful bill’ clears House hurdle, sets up final passage
House Republicans muscled the “big, beautiful bill” through a procedural hurdle on the floor arly Thursday, setting the ...
The Republicans in Congress Who Are Opting to Self-Deport From Washington
Feeling out of step with President Trump’s G.O.P., Senator Thom Tillis and Representative Don Bacon are deciding to retire.
Many Americans want a third party. But where would it fit?
Americans are entrenched into their partisan corners, but the party lines keep moving in weird new ways. Republicans who grew ...
Republican holdouts bristle at Trump pressure over megabill
Frustration within the Republican Party was coming from two camps: fiscal hawks and lawmakers representing districts that ...
They Savaged Their Party’s Bill. Then They Voted for It.
Many Republicans had harshly criticized President Trump’s marquee bill extending tax cuts and slashing social safety net ...
Supreme Court takes up a Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections
The Supreme Court will take up a Republican-led drive to wipe away limits on how much political parties can spend in ...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski on navigating Washington under Trump, her place in the GOP, and her new memoir
In a polarized Washington, Alaska's senior senator is a moderate in a Republican Party dominated by President Trump. She ...
Musk vows to start a third party. Funding’s no issue, but there are others.
Musk’s outrage over Trump’s signature legislation fuels a pledge to rejoin the political fray, despite the wounds he’s taken ...
Nebraska Republican Rep. Don Bacon cites political dysfunction in deciding not to seek reelection
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, announced Monday he will not seek reelection next year amid an increasingly ...