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North Carolina GOP lawmakers vote to strip incoming Democratic leaders' powers
North Carolina Republican lawmakers voted to strip the state’s incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of key powers.Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Gaetz, Vance meet with undecided GOP senators over AG selection
Matt Gaetz and Vice President-elect JD Vance met with GOP senators who have not committed to confirming Gaetz as President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general.Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago -
GOP senators hold back judgment on Hegseth sexual assault allegation
Republican senators appear to be giving Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick to head the Pentagon, the benefit of the doubt after his lawyer confirmed he paid a woman who accused him of ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Senate Democrat: Trump wants to 'subjugate' GOP senators with Gaetz appointment
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) suggested President-elect Trump appointing former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as the head of the Justice Department (DOJ) is somewhat of a power play against ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Hegseth says he's 'cleared' in sex assault case. The police report doesn't say that.
JD Vance returns to Capitol Hill today to accompany Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth. There, he'll meet with GOP Senators to discuss his nomination.Top stories - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Pete Hegseth meets with GOP senators to secure support for expected nomination
Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth was with Vice President-elect JD Vance on Capitol Hill on Thursday.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Advocates fear national book ban under unified GOP government
A Republican trifecta in Washington is raising concerns over the potential for national book ban legislation. Congressional Republicans have shown increased interest in the possibility, with House ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
GOP senators warn Trump against aggressive recess appointment move
Republican senators are pouring cold water on the idea that President-elect Trump could force the Senate into an extended recess next year so that he would be able to fill key positions in his ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Sarah McBride on handling GOP challenges as first openly transgender member of Congress
Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, who is set to become the first transgender member of Congress, responded to a Republican-led effort to restrict bathroom use on Capitol Hill. In an exclusive interview ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
GOP senator blocks promotion of top general who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal
GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) is holding up the promotion for a top general who oversaw the 82nd Airborne Division during the deadly 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a source has told The ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Trump encounters Senate GOP limits with failed Gaetz AG push
President-elect Trump's ill-fated nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to run the Justice Department marked an early sign of his potential limits in moving his nominees and dealing with ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Congress won’t be ‘a rubber stamp’ for Trump, says GOP Congressman
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) joins Meet the Press NOW to talk about Matt Gaetz’s decision to withdraw as the pick to be attorney general and how Congress will serve as a check on the incoming Trump ...Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Process to replace Matt Gaetz could cut into House GOP's narrow majority
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has set dates for a special election to replace Matt Gaetz. The timeline will leave his seat vacant in the incoming Congress for several weeks.Top stories - ABC News - 4 days ago -
GOP senator blocks promotion of general involved in Afghanistan withdrawal
Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue was slated to be promoted to a four-star rank and take command of the U.S. Army in Europe.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Trump’s DOJ investigators ‘should be fired immediately,’ says GOP Sen. Schmitt
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) says there should be “accountability” for Justice Department officials involved in Donald Trump’s investigations, as Pam ...Politics - NBC News - 3 days ago -
GOP rep pushes back on Hegseth’s idea to fire 'woke' generals
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) pushed back on Pete Hegseth’s idea to fire “woke” generals, noting that they are only considered "woke" because of the Biden administration. Bacon joined NewsNation’s Chris ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
12:30 Report — Trump seeks to reshape GOP with Cabinet picks
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. Happy Thanksgiving week! President Biden just pardoned two turkeys in what is one of the weirdest and silliest traditions in the White House. Peach and Blossom ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
House, Senate GOP battle over length of Trump tax cut extension
House Republicans are pushing back on Senate GOP negotiators over how long to extend President-elect Trump’s tax cuts, which are due to expire at the end of 2025. Sources familiar with the early ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Trump set to take office with razor-thin House GOP majority
Donald Trump is set to take office in January with a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives that offers Republicans barely any margin of error.Top stories - ABC News - 3 hours ago -
Puerto Rico GOP leader won't vote for Trump unless he apologizes for comedian's remarks
Puerto Rico GOP Chair Ángel Cintrón says he will not vote for Donald Trump in Puerto Rico’s symbolic presidential poll on Election Day unless the former president personally apologizes for a ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
GOP pollster Frank Luntz: Harris still hasn't said what she would do on immigration, affordability
Republican strategist Frank Luntz discussed what he called policy lapses in Vice President Harris’s campaign platform during a recent CNN appearance highlighting gaps in her plans for the ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Meet the unwilling faces of GOP anti-trans ads: ‘I haven’t been able to sleep’
Former President Trump and Republican congressional candidates have blanketed the nation with campaign ads critical of transgender rights, painting their Democratic opponents as radical for ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Murphy warns Connecticut abortion law could be at risk while GOP opponent says he's fearmongering
The right to abortion has been codified in Connecticut law since 1990, but U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is warning how women in the state could still be at risk if Republicans impose a national banHealth - ABC News - October 30 -
Trump 2.0 would need 53 GOP senators for a ‘truly reliable’ majority, analyst says
If Republican nominee Donald Trump is elected president, he would need 53 GOP senators to have a “truly reliable” Senate majority, reckons one analyst. With a Kamala Harris presidency, certain GOP ...Business - MarketWatch - October 31 -
House Education GOP says schools failed to protect Jewish students after nearly yearlong antisemitism investigation
Republicans on the House Education Committee on Thursday released their report regarding antisemitism on college campuses after a nearly yearlong investigation that played a part in at least two ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Some GOP-led states won't allow federal monitors at polling places, officials say
Some Republican-led states will not allow federal poll monitors at voting locations on Election Day, officials tell ABC News.Top stories - ABC News - October 31 -
Trump attacks Liz Cheney, says she wouldn't be a 'war hawk' if 'guns are trained on her face'
Former President Donald Trump — just four days out from Election Day — suggested that Liz Cheney would not be such a "war hawk" if she had guns pointed at her.Politics - NBC News - November 1 -
Florida House GOP member becomes 100th sponsor of Puerto Rico Status Act
Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) signed on to the Puerto Rico Status Act this week, The Hill has learned, becoming the 100th sponsor of the bill. The legislation would authorize a federally sponsored ...Politics - The Hill - November 1