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Seven Republican congressmen from both houses of the US Congress have jointly sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent...

You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. With President Trump’s deep unpopularity and the traditional backlash against the president’s party, Republicans seem destined to lose the House. So last summer, Trump started insisting that state-level Republicans further gerrymander their states’ congressional

In a major setback for Mike Johnson and the House GOP, four Republicans have joined with the Democrats to sign a petition forcing a vote on legislation that will extend for three years premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act healthcare plans. The rebellion underscores the nervousness among Republicans over an increase in healthcare costs

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically, according to a new AP-NORC poll that was conducted shortly after last week’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk . The share of Republicans who see the country headed in the right direction has fallen sharply in recent months

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the arrest Monday of Democratic state legislators who've fled the state, as a partisan standoff escalated over Republican plans to redraw congressional districts in the GOP's favor...

Republicans are introducing legislation aimed at ending China's use of third-party countries to evade U.S. tariffs...

As House Republicans scramble to corral the votes to pass a massive bill for President Donald Trump's agenda, their Senate counterparts are making clear the emerging package won’t fly as written when it reaches them.

Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” could leave millions without medical care thanks to proposed Medicaid cuts. House Republicans released their proposed budget Sunday night, and it includes $880 million in cuts, largely to Medicaid, to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax cuts. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s estimates...