Republicans in Congress have largely wasted the first month of their new majorities bickering over how much spending to cut, ...

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Republican Mike DuHaime and Democrat Julie Roginsky, two prominent N.J. political strategists who happen to be friends, ...

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The House GOP majority was already tiny. As a Florida Republican resigns to join Team Trump, the party's troubles just got a little worse. By Steve Benen After Donald Trump’s presidential ...

They say that, too, resonates strongly with voters. “It carries so much more emotional weight,” said Republican state Rep. Ron Bryce, a doctor from southeastern Kansas. “We’re talking ...

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One Senate GOP leadership source pushed back on House leaders' suggestions that the outcome of the joint discussion was broad agreement on a one-bill approach. Many Republicans in the upper ...

GOP Congress members are aiming to pass a significant reconciliation bill that would extend or expand key provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law during Trump's first presidency.

GOP Senate Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said: "Party unity is the consensus on the reconciliation strategy." The disagreement leaves the future murky for Trump's campaign promises, even as he moves ...