House Republicans brush aside Musk's primary threats
House Republicans have largely ignored Elon Musk's threat to oust lawmakers who supported the original government funding package he succeeded earlier this week. After the tech billionaire called on supporters of the bipartisan bill to vote it down within two years, some Republicans downplayed Musk's outrage as just part of a Washington political “game” did. […]
Social Security: Full List of Republicans Who Voted for Major Change – Newsweek
what's new Only three people voted in favor of passing an amendment to a new Social Security bill sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, that would phase in the retirement age to 70 to receive benefits. There were only Republicans. why is it important Currently, the retirement age for receiving full Social Security […]
House Republicans have an ‘audience of one’ dilemma with President-elect Trump
How the protracted battle over government spending is dominated by House Republicans' fundamental efforts to appease a single audience: President-elect Trump, despite ideological divisions between warring factions in the chamber. highlighted. President Trump's 11th-hour decision to jump into the fundraising battle, with a big push from billionaire Elon Musk, prompted House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) […]
LARRY ELDER: Why Real Republicans Don’t Like Romney
Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney is the first, and at one time only, U.S. senator to hold the position. vote Convict an impeached president of your own party. The vote came after President Donald Trump was impeached for the first time on charges of abetting Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. Romney too […]
Shutdown chaos has Republicans worried about moving Trump agenda
Republican lawmakers say Congress' near-shutdown of the government shows that House Republicans do not have a working majority, making it difficult to pass President-elect Trump's agenda in 2025. It is said that it gives a bad feeling about something. Republicans in both chambers generally agree on the need to secure the border and extend President […]
Chip Roy says Republicans should give DOGE 100-day ‘runway’
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said Republicans need to “actually find out what kind of budget cuts President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk are planning” before agreeing to more debt spending. He said there was a need to understand. Prime Minister Roy yesterday said he had no intention of “raising or suspending” the debt ceiling without […]
Here are the 34 Republicans that voted against the funding bill to avoid shutdown
On Friday night, more than 30 House Republicans voted against a government funding bill to avert a government shutdown. The bill passed the House on a 366-34-1 vote, exceeding the two-thirds majority requirement when Republican House leaders introduced the bill under a suspension of the rules process. All Democrats, except Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, […]
The 34 House Republicans who voted against a bill to avert a partial government shutdown
On Friday, more than 30 House Republicans voted against a bill that would avert a partial government shutdown. Lawmakers scrambled to reach a consensus on spending measures ahead of Friday's looming deadline for a partial government shutdown. A 1,547-page bipartisan agreement to extend government funding until March 14 was released Tuesday night, but the proposal […]
Republicans gain control of Minnesota House after judge disqualifies Democrat who failed residency requirement
Minnesota Republican lawmakers celebrate after judge's ruling Disqualification He became a Democratic politician on issues related to residents and ceded control of the state House of Representatives to the Republicans. Democrats and Republicans each held 67 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives, but Republicans now hold a slim one-seat majority after Democrat Curtis Johnson […]
House Republicans greenlight short-term spending package that will need Dem support — just hours before government is set to shut down
House Republicans struck a third deal this week on a short-term government funding bill, but it needs support from Democrats to pass Congress, preparing for a floor vote hours before the lights at federal agencies go dark at midnight. It's in order. At least 38 House Republicans voted down a similar bill Thursday night, but […]