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Trump ramps up pressure on House Republicans to pass major tax cut and spending bill
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is ramping up pressure on Republicans to get his tax and spending bill across the finish line. Several House Republicans arrived White House on Wednesday morning for [Read More…]
These Senate changes to Trump’s agenda bill could be sticking points in House
Kevin Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — All eyes are now on the House after the Senate narrowly passed a major tax cut and spending bill that is the centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s agenda. A key [Read More…]
House considers president’s megabill amid GOP divisions
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House is debating ahead of a key test vote for President Donald Trump’s tax and immigration megabill to send it to the floor for a final vote but [Read More…]
House begins work on Trump megabill, Johnson says vote could come Wednesday
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After a nail-biter vote in the Senate, the House took up President Donald Trump’s tax and immigration megabill on Tuesday, with House Speaker Mike Johnson suggesting a [Read More…]
Lara Trump, Roy Cooper in the mix as Tillis retirement ignites fierce North Carolina Senate race
Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’ decision not to seek reelection is jolting what was already expected to be a fierce battle in North Carolina to either challenge him or flip his [Read More…]
Trump again brings up the idea of deporting US citizens for crimes
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump continued on Tuesday to float his idea, which some legal experts say is unconstitutional, to deport U.S. citizens who commit crimes. Speaking to the press [Read More…]
Trump falsely questions Zohran Mamdani’s citizenship, threatens to arrest him over ICE operations
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump threatened New York state lawmaker Zohran Mamdani with arrest if the presumptive Democratic nominee for New York City mayor defies Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. The president also [Read More…]
It all came down to Collins and Murkowski: Inside the final passage of Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Gathered on the Senate floor after a 26-hour, record-breaking vote-a-rama series, senators voted hastily on two final Republican-led amendments before getting to the main event: final [Read More…]
What to know about ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention center amid Trump visit
Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump touring the new “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention center in Florida‘s Everglades on Tuesday. The Trump administration is turning the remote Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport into [Read More…]
Trump says he’ll ‘look’ at deporting Musk as feud reignites
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday his administration will “have to take a look” at deporting Elon Musk after the billionaire reignited the feud with the president over his spending bill. [Read More…]
Key Senate holdout says he’ll vote for Trump’s megabill
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin — a staunch deficit hawk has been critical of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and immigration bill — signaled Monday that he would back [Read More…]
Musk threatens to primary members of Congress who vote for Trump’s megabill
Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, on Monday said he would back challengers to members of Congress who vote for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” Musk broke [Read More…]
Trump signs executive order lifting sanctions on Syria
Andrew Caballero-reynolds/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday lifted U.S. sanctions on Syria, signing an executive order to carry out a promise he made in May. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt [Read More…]
Department of Justice suing Los Angeles over sanctuary city policy
Mario Tama/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice is suing the city of Los Angeles over its sanctuary city policy, alleging it interferes with the enforcement of federal immigration laws, officials announced on Monday. [Read More…]
Will Thom Tillis’ opposition to Trump’s megabill win over Senate Republican colleagues?
Al Drago/Getty Image (WASHINGTON) — GOP Sen. Thom Tillis was back on Capitol Hill on Monday as Senate Republicans struggled to pass their “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” he opposes — before President Donald Trump’s [Read More…]
Senate races toward final vote on Trump’s megabill after weekend of debate, drama
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate is plowing ahead toward a final vote on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and immigration bill, as Republicans rush to get it across the finish line by July [Read More…]
Trump administration finds Harvard in ‘violent violation’ of Civil Rights Act, threatens funding loss
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is threatening all of Harvard University‘s federal funding after it said it found the university to be in “violent violation” of the Civil Rights Act, according [Read More…]
Supreme Court to hear Republican challenge to campaign spending limits
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear a Republican challenge to limits on federal campaign spending in its next term, which will begin in October. Congress has capped [Read More…]
Iranian hackers ‘may still conduct malicious cyber activity,’ US agencies warn
boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Iranian-affiliated cyber actors and hacktivist groups “may still conduct malicious cyber activity,” according to a joint bulletin from U.S. law enforcement agencies. “Based on the current geopolitical environment, Iranian-affiliated [Read More…]
GOP Sen. Tillis won’t run for reelection after Trump primary threat
ABC News Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said Sunday that he will not seek reelection next year in battleground North Carolina. The stunning announcement comes just hours after President Donald Trump said he will start fielding [Read More…]