Republicans face a high-stakes clash over Trump's legislative agenda
Donald Trump will take the oath of office in the midst of a growing feud among congressional Republicans over how to deliver on his policy agenda.
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The Capitol agenda: Trump meeting, nominees and TikTok drama
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Will Trump's immigration orders clash with the Constitution?
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Conflicting accounts on congressional Republicans' approach to Trump's agenda
Trump and Vance brainstormed with top congressional Republicans on a path to execute the president’s ambitious agenda amid narrow majorities in both chambers of Congress.ABC News - 23h -
GOP leaders stare down legislative minefield after Trump's Day 1 blitz
President Trump made a big splash with dozens of executive actions on his first day in office, but now comes the hard part: getting Republicans in Congress in line to usher an ambitious legislative ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump faces fallout over his newly announced immigration policies
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Stefanik, Murphy clash over Musk gesture at confirmation hearing
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) clashed during her confirmation hearing with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) over comparisons of Elon Musk’s gesture during an Inauguration Day speech to a Nazi salute. ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump's Jan. 6 pardons face pushback from some Republican senators
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At inauguration, Donald Trump’s agenda comes to light
The agenda Trump laid out today is a relatively popular one, and Democrats would be wise to find a way to work with the president to enact much of it.The Hill - 2d -
Breaking down Trump's health agenda
On his first day in office, President Trump signed executive orders to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization and rescinded key Biden-era health care policies. CBS News Chief Medical ...CBS News - 2d -
Many Americans support Trump's agenda, but not the person: Survey
Many Americans support President-elect Trump’s agenda, including action on immigration and tariffs, but not the person himself, according to a new survey released on Saturday. The New York ...The Hill - 5d -
Evening Report — Trump eyes quick legislative win
{beacon} Evening Report = © AP Photo Laken Riley Act primed to give Trump early win THE SENATE ON FRIDAY voted to advance an immigration bill championed by President-elect Trump, setting him up ...The Hill - 5d -
Republicans want Laken Riley Act to be Trump's first legislative win. Two hurdles linger.
The Republican-controlled Senate is aiming to pass a bill to crack down on illegal immigration with the hope of making it Donald Trump's first legislative win.NBC News - 6d -
These five Republicans are ready to derail Trump's tax cuts over the SALT cap
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Trump attorney general pick Pam Bondi faces questions over DOJ independence
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Bezos 'very optimistic' about Trump's space agenda
Jeff Bezos, owner of aerospace company Blue Origin, expressed optimism about the incoming Trump administration's space policy, emphasizing on Sunday he is not concerned over competitor Elon Musk's ...The Hill - Jan. 13 -
House Republicans face massive debt problem
House Republicans have a problem. They want to pass a massive agenda for President-elect Trump, preferably in his first 100 days of office. And they don’t want to add to the federal deficit. That ...The Hill - Jan. 11 -
Alongside big ticket legislation, Republicans plan more investigations
The incoming Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress are proposing major tax reform, increased domestic energy production, stronger border security, and cuts to government spending, ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Tax Cuts or the Border? Republicans Wrestle Over Trump’s Priorities.
President-elect Donald J. Trump has waffled on his preferences for how his party tackles his agenda, adding to the uncertainty for Republicans.The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
Trump and Senate Republicans still divided on how to implement his agenda
President-elect Donald Trump is meeting with Senate Republicans to try to get lawmakers "on the same page" on how to advance some of his major policy initiatives.ABC News - Jan. 8 -
Trump, GOP senators wrestle over strategy for president-elect's agenda
President-elect Trump and Republican senators wrestled over the best strategy for moving Trump’s top agenda items, including border security and tax relief, during a two-hour meeting at the Capitol ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Trump meets with GOP senators on Capitol Hill to push legislative agenda
President-elect Donald Trump met with Republican senators Wednesday night on Capitol Hill to discuss his "big beautiful bill" and all the pieces of his agenda it could hold. CBS News' Caitlin ...CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Live updates: Trump, senators talk agenda
President-elect Trump arrived late Wednesday afternoon at the Capitol, along with former first lady Melania Trump. Both stopped in the Rotunda to pay their respects to former President Carter, who ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Starmer and Badenoch clash over grooming inquiry
The online debate played out IRLBBC News - Jan. 8 -
Morning Report — Trump aims for fast action on legislative agenda
In today’s issue: With an exceedingly tame 30-minute certification by Congress Monday, President-elect Trump saw his Electoral College victory immortalized inside a Capitol building that was ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Trump comments deepen GOP disagreement over how to pass his agenda
President-elect Trump’s public back-and-forth over whether Republicans should pass his agenda in one or two massive packages is deepening the disagreements among lawmakers over how to tackle the ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Trump to meet with Senate Republicans on Wednesday
President-elect Trump will be on Capitol Hill on Wednesday at the invitation of Senate Republican leadership, according to three sources familiar with the invitation. GOP leaders haven’t released ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Fed’s top bank cop to step down, averting potential clash with Trump
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Trump says he's still open to 2-bill track on GOP legislative priorities
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Trump and Republicans plot radical policy agenda in one ‘big, beautiful bill’
House speaker says party seeks single piece of legislation covering tax cuts, immigration and military spending. Donald Trump is working with top Republicans in Congress to devise a single “big, ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
Republicans try to exploit New Orleans attack to push through Trump agenda
Trump loyalists make baseless link between attack and US border and say cabinet nominees must be urgently ratified. Republicans in the US Senate are attempting to exploit the New Year’s Day attack ...The Guardian - Jan. 5 -
Trump's Greenland and Panama Canal ambitions face Republican skepticism
Republican lawmakers are scratching their heads over President-elect Trump’s ambitions to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal, grand plans the incoming commander in chief put back on the table ...The Hill - Jan. 5 -
Johnson faces tough road on Trump agenda after dramatic Speaker vote
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) kept his gavel amid a threat from the right flank of the House GOP, but managing the House GOP is not going to get any easier from here. The dramatic Friday Speaker ...The Hill - Jan. 4 -
Why Johnson's perilous moment threatens Trump's agenda
Conservatives are already making a bevy of demands, which centrists fear would cause further chaos this year.Politico - Jan. 3
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