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The House Republicans Holding Out Against Trump’s Budget and Tax Cut Plan

Hard-line conservatives concerned about the deficit are among President Trump’s most stalwart supporters in Congress. But they say they cannot in good conscience back...

Jared Isaacman, Trump’s Pick to Lead NASA, Calls Mars a Priority in Confirmation Hearing

Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur who has twice launched to orbit in a SpaceX vehicle, will testify before the Senate on Wednesday.

Ken Paxton Says He Will Challenge Senator John Cornyn in 2026

The announcement by Mr. Paxton, the attorney general of Texas and a firebrand conservative, set up what is expected to be a blockbuster showdown...

Opposition to Republican Budget Plan Builds in the House Over National Debt Concerns

Conservative fiscal hawks lined up in opposition to the Senate-passed fiscal blueprint, arguing it would add too much to the nation’s debt. Its collapse...

Chris Sununu Skips a New Hampshire Senate Bid, Dashing Trump’s Hopes

The former New Hampshire governor had been seen as a top Republican recruit in the liberal-leaning yet competitive state. President Trump had said on...

Texas Governor Sets November Election to Fill Heavily Democratic House Seat

Democrats have argued that Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, did not act faster to fill the vacant seat because he didn’t want the narrow...

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...

He Said He Would Ban Congressional Stock Trading. Now in Office, He Trades Freely.

Representative Rob Bresnahan Jr., who campaigned on prohibiting stock trading by members of Congress, has emerged as one of the most active stock traders...

Prosecutors on George Santos Case Seek 7-Year Sentence

The disgraced former congressman is set to be sentenced on April 25. His lawyers asked for a penalty of two years, the minimum allowed.

Senate Approves G.O.P. Budget Plan After Overnight Vote-a-Thon

Republicans pushed through their blueprint for tax and spending cuts after Democrats forced them to cast politically painful votes into the early morning on...

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