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Republican Plan to Kill California’s E.V. Policies Hits Senate Snag
The Trump administration asked Republicans in Congress to stop California’s ban on new gas-powered cars. The Senate parliamentarian said it wasn’t allowed.The New York Times - 5d -
Senate Republican lunch erupts in cheers after Trump announces pause on some tariffs
Clapping and cheering erupted during a Senate Republican luncheon when news broke that Trump planned a 90-day pause on tariffs, senators in the room said.ABC News - 9h -
Republican senator claims video floating killing of journalists was a ‘joke’
Oklahoma’s Markwayne Mullin downplays comments suggesting lawmakers could shoot journalists over disputes. The Republican US senator and Donald Trump loyalist Markwayne Mullin has evidently ...The Guardian - 2d -
2 Senate Republicans urge Trump to take EU tariff deal
A pair of Senate Republicans on Monday urged President Trump to accept the European Union’s offer of “zero-for-zero tariffs” on cars and industrial goods amid the administration's growing trade ...The Hill - 2d -
Senate Republicans nudge Trump's trade chief for tariff end game
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer provided little of the clarity senators of both parties were seeking in a Finance Committee hearing Tuesday.Politico - 1d -
7 GOP senators sign on to bill to check Trump's trade authority
Seven Republican senators, including Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa), the Senate’s president pro tempore, and Sen. Mitch McConnell (Ky.), the former Senate Republican leader, have signed on to a ...The Hill - 2d -
'Con man' vs. 'anti-Trump': Years of Republican fighting fuel a nasty Senate primary in Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to topple Republican Sen.NBC News - 9h -
Republicans are going public with their growing worries about Trump's tariffs
Republican senators are confronting the Trump administration with a bevy of worries about the economic impacts of the president’s sweeping tariff strategyABC News - 19h -
Warren: 'This is the time to call' Republican lawmakers on tariffs
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday urged Americans to call on House and Senate Republican to act against President Trump’s aggressive tariffs. In an appearance on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump SEC Chair pick Paul Atkins confirmed by Senate
The Senate confirmed Paul Atkins as the next Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) leader. Atkins, a former Republican SEC commissioner, was greenlighted by the Senate in a 52-44 vote on ...The Hill - 3h -
Republicans Want to Make the Trump Tax Cuts Last Forever
Senate Republicans are hoping to ice Democrats out from deciding the fate of President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, a move that Democrats could eventually use against them.The New York Times - 3d -
Sununu deals setback to GOP in New Hampshire Senate race
Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s (R) decision not to run for Senate is presenting a challenge for Republicans as they turn their sights on the state ahead of 2026. Sununu’s announcement ...The Hill - 7h -
Senators vow to keep investigating Meta over its China record after ex-employee testifies
Republican and Democratic senators took turns Wednesday denouncing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg over his company’s record on China.NBC News - 6h -
Ted Cruz and Other Senate Republicans Question Trump’s Tariffs
One of the president’s allies warns that the trade barriers could hurt American business and consumers. But he has yet to take any real steps to reverse them.The New York Times - 5d -
Senate confirms Trump’s controversial pick for Pentagon No. 3 job
The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Elbridge Colby, President Trump’s “lightning rod” pick to serve as the Pentagon’s under secretary for policy, despite the private concerns of several Republican ...The Hill - 1d -
Democratic leader predicts GOP holdouts will cave and support Senate budget bill
The head of the House Democratic Caucus said Tuesday that he’s expecting conservative Republicans to cave and back a Senate-passed budget bill when it hits the floor of the lower chamber, which is ...The Hill - 1d -
House hard-liners press Senate GOP for details on spending cuts ahead of key vote
Hard-line House Republicans are pressing their Senate GOP colleagues for more information on the amount of spending cuts that will be included in the ultimate bill full of President Trump’s ...The Hill - 7h -
Republican senator floats using violence against journalists who report 'fake news'
Markwayne Mullin recounted how a reporter fatally shot a former congressman in 1890, adding there might be less "fake news ... if we could still handle our differences that way."NBC News - 3d -
Republicans question US trade representative on Trump tariff strategy
Senators on both sides of the aisle pressed U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday in the wake of President Trump’s sweeping tariff actions. Democrats leaped at the opportunity to ...The Hill - 1d -
Republicans Ted Cruz, Rand Paul speak out on risks of Trump tariff policy
As fallout continues from Trump's severe tariff policy on virtually all U.S. trading partners, some GOP senators are warning about the risks for American families.ABC News - 2d -
Thune: Bill to curb Trump’s tariff power doesn’t have a future
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says that a bipartisan bill to curb President Trump’s tariff power backed by seven Republican senators doesn’t have a future in Congress because Trump has ...The Hill - 2d -
Republicans’ dishonesty on deficit reduction
Republicans claim to be committed to reducing the deficit, but their budget proposals actually increase the deficit by $2.8 trillion over 10 years, with further increases if their economic ...The Hill - 16h -
Johnson faces fraught week as House takes up Trump budget blueprint
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is walking into a storm this week as he looks to rally House Republicans around the Senate-passed framework to unlock President Trump’s legislative agenda. A handful of ...The Hill - 2d -
McConnell votes against Trump's defense pick, warns of 'geostrategic self-harm'
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Tuesday voted against Elbridge Colby, President Trump’s pick to serve as under secretary of policy at the Defense Department, warning of ...The Hill - 1d -
Vance slams McConnell: Votes show 'political pettiness'
Vice President Vance on Tuesday slammed former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) for voting against President Trump’s pick for a top Pentagon role, characterizing it as an act of ...The Hill - 1d -
Live updates: Trump budget blueprint opponents dig in, China tariff war escalates
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is racing to get House Republicans behind a Senate-passed framework for enacting large swaths of President Trump's domestic agenda, even as conservative opposition to ...The Hill - 1d -
House GOP tees up final vote on budget blueprint as conservative opposition hardens
House Republicans on Wednesday advanced the Senate’s blueprint to enact key parts of President Trump’s legislative agenda, teeing up the measure for a final vote — even as its fate hangs in the ...The Hill - 9h -
Johnson scraps vote on Trump budget blueprint in face of conservative opposition
House Republican leaders on Wednesday scrapped plans to vote on the Senate’s framework to advance key parts of President Trump’s legislative agenda, a major setback that came in the face of ...The Hill - 5h -
Florida Republicans won. Now let’s get back to work.
Republicans Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine won special elections in Florida, despite being out-fundraised. The media is wrong in characterizing the contests a close and spelling doom for Republicans ...The Hill - 2d -
House Democrats targeting 35 Republicans in 2026
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee rolled out a list of 35 House Republicans it plans to target in the 2026 midterms on Tuesday. The list, which the DCCC called its Districts in Play, ...The Hill - 1d -
Republicans Like to Cut Taxes. With Tariffs, Trump Is Raising Them.
President Trump’s tariffs are scrambling the Republican plan for the economy, long centered on tax cuts and growth.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump chaos is alienating Republicans
Outside of the Maga ecosystem, bad economic news is starting to cut throughFinancial Times - 2d -
In conservative Alabama, Republicans cheering for Trump - with some quiet concerns
Alabama Republicans cheered President Donald Trump and his agenda at a GOP party the day he imposed tariffs and sent stock markets tumbling worldwideABC News - 2d -
Treasury secretary looks to soothe Republican lawmakers on tariff drama
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will huddle with House Republicans multiple times this week as the administration looks to soothe GOP concerns about the sweeping tariffs that President Trump ...The Hill - 1d -
She Accused the Senate President of Harassment. The Backlash Was Swift.
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan said Nigeria’s third most powerful politician punished her for not heeding his advances, but that she won’t be stopped.The New York Times - 4d -
Senators push for surging resources to northern border
A bipartisan duo of senators from northern border states is asking the Trump administration to surge technological resources at both ends of the border, including more unmanned aircraft. “It is ...The Hill - 13h -
Farm-state Republicans rocked by tariffs fear Trump lacks exit strategy
Republicans in Congress feel rattled about what they say is the lack of a clear outcome or exit strategy for President Trump’s trade war, which they fear will close lucrative markets for wheat, ...The Hill - 1d -
Republicans rattled by tariff troubles begin to push back on Trump
Cracks are growing between congressional Republicans and President Trump over his tariff policy, with some lawmakers looking to strip him of his unilateral tariff authority and others seeking ...The Hill - 1d -
Republicans unlock House floor with compromise quashing proxy voting for new parents
House Republicans voted Tuesday to advance a procedural rule that ends a bitter GOP fight over proxy voting for new parents after Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump says tariffs will help House Republican ahead of midterms
President Trump told House Republicans on Tuesday that his tariffs will help them ahead of the midterm elections in 2026. “We’re going to win the midterm elections and we’re going to have a ...The Hill - 1d