Conservatives urge Ways and Means GOP to cut corporate rate, capital gains tax
Conservative groups led by a group formed by former Vice President Mike Pence sent a letter Monday to the top Republican on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, calling for lower corporate tax rates and an elimination of the capital gains tax on inflation. Nearly 40 conservative leaders from think tanks and policy groups […]
Debt ceiling woes suggests limits to Trump power over GOP
President-elect Trump wields tremendous power among Republicans in both houses of Congress, but his struggle to persuade them to bend to his will on the debt ceiling shows that it has its limits. Suggests. Thirty-eight conservative Republicans on Thursday voted against stopgap funding measures, including a two-year suspension of the debt ceiling, saying they could […]
Democrats open door to tax negotiations with divided GOP
Democrats are opening up the possibility of working with Republicans on the tax bill as Republicans face several obstacles to extending President-elect Trump's tax cut law. It will be difficult for Democrats to get everything they want in the Republican tax bill, but with a narrow Republican majority and significant division within the conference, some […]
GOP Rep. Kay Granger living in retirement facility: source
Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) is living in a nursing home, officials told Fox News on Sunday. The official also denied local reports that she was in a memory care facility. Granger, who is retiring at the end of the current legislative term, has been absent from the chamber for most of the last few months, […]
‘Bargaining chip’: Trump allies dismantle Liz Warren’s claim GOP blocked childhood cancer research
Conservatives and allies of President-elect Donald Trump are dismantling claims from Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats that Republicans blocked funding for childhood cancer research in a spending bill that has stalled within the Democratic Party. He points out the single bill that was in place. – Controlled the Senate for months. Congress passed a […]
Stephen A. Smith regrets backing VP Harris, ‘open’ to voting GOP: ‘Not interested’ in the ‘fear mongering’
In the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, ESPN's Stephen A. Smith talks about whether he regrets supporting the Democratic Party. ”I voted Democrat, and I have to say right now, I don't like the fact that I did it. I don’t like what I’m seeing,” Smith said on “Life, Liberty & Levin” on Saturday. […]
GOP Rep Kay Granger Hasn’t Voted In Six Months, Turns Up In Nursing Home
When voters of Republican Texas Rep. Kay Granger realized she hadn't voted in six months, local newspapers searched for her. They found her in a nursing home. Granger's absence added to the question She asked questions from voting hubs in Tarrant and Parker counties, Texas, about why she didn't vote during the important ongoing resolution […]
Incoming GOP senator says he would disagree with Trump on spending 'from time to time'
Sen.-elect John Curtis (R-Utah) said in an interview Sunday that he will disagree with President-elect Trump on spending “from time to time.” “I want him to be very successful. I'm going to ignore his opinions on things like inflation. I want him to bring peace to the world,” Curtis told ABC News. This week,” he […]
GOP Rep-elect outlines how DOGE, Trump agenda will get country ‘back on track’: ‘No more business as usual’
Newly elected Republican Rep. Derek Schmidt told Fox News Digital that DOGE efforts will be critical in the next Congress, and he believes Republicans will be on the same page as they try to push President-elect Trump's agenda in January. He explained why he is optimistic. ”“It's not business as usual anymore,” said Schmidt, who […]
Judge Rules DFL Candidate Ineligible, Giving GOP Majority in Minnesota House
A Minnesota judge has ruled that Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) candidates are not eligible to take the oath because they do not meet residency requirements, giving Republicans a majority in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In a ruling issued Friday, Ramsey County District Court Judge Leonardo Castro said DFL candidate Curtis Johnson, who won the election to […]