From troublemakers to team players: House Freedom Caucus softens as Trump transforms GOP

The band of far-right rebels supported a budget plan with a massive debt limit hike and a status-quo bill to keep the government open, two things they've long been fiercely against.

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House GOP blocks Democrats from forcing vote on repealing Trump tariffs

House Republicans on Tuesday approved a provision that would prevent Democrats from forcing votes for the remainder of the year on repealing recent tariffs implemented by President Trump. It ...
The Hill - 5d
Lone Democrat to back House GOP spending bill explains decision

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) defied House Democratic leadership on Tuesday when he voted for the GOP’s bill to avert a government shutdown — the only one in the caucus to support the stopgap. ...
The Hill - 5d
Democrats release their own stopgap funding bill as House GOP plows forward

Congressional Democrats rolled out their own short-term funding patch to keep the government running beyond Friday's shutdown deadline, as House Republicans barrel forward with a Trump-endorsed ...
The Hill - 6d
Congressional Black Caucus members condemn spending bill as ‘blank check’ for Trump, Musk

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have condemned the House-passed spending bill and vowed to vote against it when it comes up in the Senate, even as other Democrats say they’ll support ...
The Hill - 2d
Aguilar: Democrats still working to unite party against GOP spending bill

The head of the House Democratic Caucus said Tuesday that party leaders are still working to unite their troops against the Republicans’ spending bill. Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) bashed the GOP ...
The Hill - 5d
Trump lauds 'very good funding bill' after House GOP unveils CR

President Trump was quick to throw his support behind the House GOP's stopgap funding bill Saturday afternoon, calling it a "very good funding bill." "The House and Senate have put together, under ...
The Hill - Mar. 8
Johnson, House GOP dismiss market turmoil in defending Trump tariff policies

House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans are dismissing stock market turmoil and recession concerns as they defend President Donald Trump's tariff policies.
ABC News - 5d
Trump-district Democrats face risky vote on GOP spending bill

House Democrats in districts carried by President Trump are confronting a potentially risky vote next week when GOP leaders are expected to put their partisan government funding bill on the floor. ...
The Hill - Mar. 9
Vance gives House GOP closing pitch on Trump-backed funding bill ahead of vote

Vice President Vance delivered a closing pitch in favor of Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) government funding bill during the House GOP’s private conference meeting Tuesday, hours before the lower ...
The Hill - 5d
GOP lawmaker on Ontario electricity surcharge: 'It's only going to help Trump'

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) said Monday that Ontario’s 25-percent surcharge on electricity exports to his state — announced in response to President Trump’s tariffs on Canada — will ...
The Hill - 6d
Trump buys a Tesla from Elon Musk at the White House

President Donald Trump bought a Tesla from Elon Musk at the White House. Trump declared the vehicles “beautiful” and in particular praised the company’s unusually designed Cybertruck.
NBC News - 5d
Telcos race to transition from 'dumb pipes' to tech players with help from AI

Telcos are talking up efforts to transform themselves into tech players, touting advances in AI, 5G and 6G networks, satellite internet and even smart cities.
CNBC - 6h
Here's what is in the House GOP's plan to avoid a partial government shutdown

Another government shutdown is looming. If there's no deal by Friday, there will be a partial shutdown with major implications from military paychecks to air travel. Over the weekend, House ...
CBS News - Mar. 10
House GOP narrowly passes spending bill, now heads to Senate

House Republicans on Tuesday narrowly passed a spending bill just days before the deadline of a government shutdown. The bill now goes to the Senate where it will need support from Democrats in ...
NBC News - 5d
House GOP releases stopgap bill to avert shutdown

House GOP leaders on Saturday unveiled a stopgap funding bill, known as a continuing resolution, that will fund the government at current levels through September 2025.
ABC News - Mar. 8
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick says "it remains to be seen" if GOP can pass bill to avoid shutdown

Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi, who is one of the bipartisan co-chairs of the House Problem Solvers Caucus, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he will be voting against the continuing ...
CBS News - Mar. 9
House Republicans push Trump-backed bill to avoid shutdown, sparking backlash

High-stakes vote puts GOP lawmakers at odds with Democrats over cuts to social services and military boosts. House Republicans are gambling on a near party-line vote on Tuesday to avoid a looming ...
The Guardian - 5d
Jimmy Butler transforms Warriors from SLOPPY to SLEEK | The Big Number

Tom Haberstroh & Dan Devine dive into the numbers for a look at how Jimmy Butler has transformed the Golden State Warriors in what might very well be the best midseason trade of all-time.
Yahoo Sports - 4d
‘Startup Nation’ Groups Say They’re Meeting Trump Officials to Push for Deregulated ‘Freedom Cities’

The architects of projects like Próspera are drafting legislation to create US cities that would be free from federal regulations.
Wired - Mar. 7
Sunday shows preview: Congress avoids government shutdown; Trump tariffs rattle economy

Republicans scored a major win on Friday as the Senate approved the House-GOP crafted spending bill, largely authored without input from Democrats. The new piece of legislation boosts defense ...
The Hill - 1d
Dark economic clouds loom over Trump and the GOP: From the Politics Desk

President Donald Trump’s economic approach is putting members of his administration and Republicans in Congress on the defensive as the stock market continues to struggle
NBC News - 3d
Sunday shows preview: House GOP unveils bill to avert shutdown; Trump's tariffs teeter

House Republicans have unveiled a 99-page, six-month stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown and increase defense funding while seeking cuts for nondefense programs, which is likely to ...
The Hill - Mar. 8
House Democrats bash Senate colleagues for backing GOP spending bill: ‘Huge slap in the face’

House Democrats are furious at their fellow Democrats in the Senate for supporting a Republican spending bill, saying Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other aisle-hopping senators are ...
The Hill - 3d
NewsNation’s Leland Vittert blasts House GOP 'bullies' on rhetoric toward transgender member

NewsNation host Leland Vittert admonished a handful of Republican members of Congress over a spate of rhetoric coming from the party toward a transgender member of the House. "Republicans risk ...
The Hill - 2d
Democratic anger over 'Schumer surrender' shows party's deep divisions on how to take on Trump

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer finds himself sharply at odds with many members of his caucus, fellow Democrats in the House and liberal activists.
NBC News - 2d
House Rules Committee advances GOP’s stopgap ahead of shutdown deadline

The House Rules Committee voted Monday night to advance the GOP's bill to avert a government shutdown, dispatching the measure to the full chamber for consideration ahead of Friday's deadline. The ...
The Hill - 6d
Live updates: House sends funding bill to Senate; Ontario backs off power surcharge

Republicans in Congress are racing to pass a GOP stopgap funding bill by 11:59 p.m. Friday to avert a government shutdown. The House on Tuesday passed the measure 217-213, sending it to the Senate ...
The Hill - 5d
Schumer brushes off leadership questions: ‘My caucus and I are in sync’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) brushed off questions surrounding his leadership and defended his decision to vote to advance the six-month GOP-crafted continuing resolution (CR) that ...
The Hill - 2d
Shutdown fears grow as House Republicans battle over funding bill

House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to hold a vote on a GOP spending proposal, but opposition from both parties puts its passage in doubt. With Democrats vowing to vote against it and some ...
CBS News - 6d
The roster and coaching staff of the 2000 Michigan State basketball NCAA title team

The players and coaches from the Spartans' second national championship team in 2000.
Yahoo Sports - 1d
From coaching staff down to players, Somerset Berkley's chase at history a team effort

The Somerset Berkley boys basketball players recall the history of Bill Burgess 1954
Yahoo Sports - 3d
Watch live: Trump holds St. Patrick's Day celebration at White House

President Trump on Wednesday evening is set to host his first St. Patrick's Day celebration at the White House since returning to office. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, who was elected in ...
The Hill - 4d
Details on House GOP bill to avoid government shutdown

House Republicans are expected to vote on a stopgap measure to prevent a government shutdown this week. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
CBS News - 6d
Eagles will visit White House to celebrate Super Bowl win after 2018 absence

News confirmed by White House on Tuesday Team were disinvited by Donald Trump in 2018 Comment: why athletes should boycott Trump The Philadelphia Eagles have confirmed they will visit the ...
The Guardian - 5d
Funding bill skips measure to avert physician pay cuts, a blow to GOP Doctors Caucus

A key Republican said inclusion of the language would be a “line in the sand” necessary for his support.
Politico - Mar. 8
GOP senator says 'tariffs is a tax' and Trump understands 'completely'

A GOP senator says President Trump's tariffs are a tax on American consumers, and Trump knows but the goal is to create open markets and long-term fairness
The Hill - 3d
GOP funding patch boosts defense and deportations, cuts other programs

Ahead of a Friday shutdown deadline, House GOP leaders are serving up a plan Democrats will despise.
Politico - Mar. 8
‘Not quite yet beautiful’: Republicans at odds over spending cuts after meeting Trump

Senate Republicans aren’t seeing eye to eye with their colleagues in the House over places to cut spending in order to pay for their extension of the 2017 Trump tax cuts. GOP members of the Senate ...
The Hill - 2d
Goodyear Tire's transformation plan is underway — in the sky and on the ground

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is facing a rapidly changing business with new technologies and increased competition from low-cost countries such as China.
CNBC - Mar. 9