Senate leaders remained confident the House’s budget bill would make it through the reconciliation process after the Senate reconvenes after Easter.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Will Challenge Senator John Cornyn
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that he will challenge Senator John Cornyn in 2026, citing the Texas Republican’s frequent opposition to President Donald Read More
Morning Brief: Market Unease, Defunding The Ivy League & New Title IX Task Force
Stocks slow their fall as President Donald Trump stands firm on his tariff and trade plan. The Trump administration pulls billions of dollars in federal Read More
Congressional Democrats targeting dozens of House Republican-held seats in 2026 midterm battle for majority
The House Democrats’ campaign arm is taking aim at nearly three dozen Republican-held seats in the chamber as they aim to win back the majority in the 2026 midterm elections.
Andy Beshear on how Dems can hammer Trump over tariffs
For months, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear warned that the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs stands to harm his state’s economy, including its bourbon, auto and Read More
‘Don’t Be A PANICAN’: Trump Tells Americans To Be ‘Strong, Courageous’ Amid Tariff Fallout
President Donald Trump on Monday encouraged patience with his economic strategy amid the stock market fallout over the expected implementation of his “Liberation Day” tariffs. Read More
Mitch McConnell claims Trump put ‘amateur isolationists’ in charge of Pentagon policy
WASHINGTON — Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is blasting President Trump for allegedly putting “amateur isolationists” in charge of US military policy. McConnell, the former Republican Read More
One Republican senator voted against confirming Trump nominee Harmeet Dhillon
Sen. Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican senator to vote against confirming Trump nominee Harmeet Dhillon to serve as assistant attorney general.
Ban on taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners sparks Dem walkout in Georgia House vote
All but two Democrats in the Georgia State House exited the chamber to avoid voting on a bill to ban taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries for inmates.
Four Senate Republicans Vote With Dems To Upend Trump’s Canada Tariffs
On Wednesday evening, a handful of Republicans in the Senate banded with Democrats and independents on Wednesday to pass a measure subverting the Trump administration’s Read More