As Republicans search for avenues to extend President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, some Republican lawmakers involved in the process have floated the idea that the nation’s highest earners could see a tax increase in order to usher in cuts for lower-earners. For his part, the president is sending signals he tends to agree. “You […]
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GOP state senator wins Florida special election, extends GOP House majority
Trump-endorsed Republican state Sen. Randy Fine emerged victorious in one-of-two special elections in the Sunshine State on Tuesday night. Fine will be taking over former Congressman Mike Waltz’s seat in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, after Waltz vacated the seat to become President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor. Fine outlasted Democrat Josh Weil, a public school […]
GOP vows to stop lone activist judges from halting Trump agenda
Democratic lawmakers are claiming a D.C. circuit court judge’s ruling blocking the Trump administration’s deportation of suspected Tren de Aragua gang members is a rightful part of “separation of powers.” Republicans, however, say the judge overstepped his bounds and that they are moving to ensure such an occurrence does not happen again. This comes as […]
Barely: House GOP passes government funding bill without help from Democrats
We learned something on Capitol Hill this week. House Republicans can pass a government funding bill without Democratic assistance. Barely. 217-213. Republicans could only lose one vote. And that’s all they lost: Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO WHERE WE STAND WITH A POTENTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN The GOP bill even picked up one […]
Trump’s eighth week in office set to continue breakneck level of actions, rallying GOP to avoid shutdown
President Donald Trump is expected to have another busy week back in the Oval Office, including rallying Republican Congressional support to pass a continuing resolution ahead of Friday’s government shutdown deadline. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are in the midst of hammering out a stopgap spending bill that would fund the federal government through Sept. 30 […]
Pro-Ukraine GOP Rep. Bacon declares ‘real Republicans know that Putin’s Russia hates the West and freedom’
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., who is a staunch supporter of Ukraine and critic of Russia, declared in a post on X that “real Republicans know that Putin’s Russia hates the West and freedom.” “We also know that Ukraine wants democracy, free markets and rule of law. We stand with right vs evil. Reagan, Churchill, Eisenhower… […]
‘Swindled the American taxpayer’: New House GOP internal memo rips Dem USAID uproar
EXCLUSIVE: An internal memo being circulated to House Republicans is urging lawmakers to argue that President Donald Trump’s handling of foreign aid is “already paying dividends” and that the Biden administration spent that money on initiatives like “a transgender opera in Colombia through the State Department.” The three-page document, obtained by Fox News Digital through […]
GOP lawmaker rallies behind Trump’s rapid illegal immigration crackdown and more top headlines
1. GOP lawmaker rallies behind Trump’s rapid illegal immigration crackdown. 2. Stunning new numbers on illegal crossings in just second week of presidency. 3. White House rolls out plan to hold ‘fake news accountable.’ ‘WHERE’S THE TEARS?’ – Trump border czar has blunt message for Selena Gomez. Continue reading … LAYING DOWN THE LAW – […]
DAVID MARCUS: GOP trio missed the whole point of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth squeaked through his Senate confirmation on Friday and became America’s new secretary of defense, but he needn’t thank Republican senators Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins. For all three long-time establishment and anti-Trump senators, the main objection to Hegseth stepping into the top Pentagon job was that they believe he lacks the […]
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst officially backs Pete Hegseth for DOD after initial uncertainty
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, officially endorsed Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense on Tuesday night, despite expressing some initial uncertainty following their first meeting. “After four years of weakness in the White House, Americans deserve a strong Secretary of Defense,” Ernst told Fox News Digital in an exclusive statement. ‘WASTE LESS, SAVE […]
Trump tasks blue state Republicans with ‘homework’ as GOP plots massive conservative policy overhaul
President-elect Donald Trump is giving Republicans his blessing to negotiate on a key tax that could prove critical to the GOP’s negotiations for a massive conservative policy overhaul next year. Trump met with several different groups of House Republicans at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend, including blue state GOP lawmakers who make up the House SALT […]
Top GOP senators call for reform, ‘consequences’ in wake of law enforcement ‘leadership failure’
Top GOP senators criticized recent law enforcement failures by the FBI and other groups Sunday, calling on President-elect Trump’s administration to enact reforms. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Americans have lost trust in the FBI. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., also told “Fox News Sunday” that there need to be […]