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| May 21, 2025 | House GOP grinding ahead with Trump’s big tax cuts bill, but new report says it will add to deficit | President Donald Trump, right, is joined by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., as he arrives for a meeting with the House Republican Conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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| May 12, 2025 | House GOP reveals Trump’s tax breaks for tips, overtime and car loans in bill, but costs run high | Trump said when he returns to Washington, “we will work together on any and all outstanding issues, but there shouldn’t be many — The Bill is GREAT. We have no alternative, WE MUST WIN!”
But one key Republican, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri,... |
| Mar 12, 2025 | National Politics | ‘In DOGE we trust:’ House GOP governs by embracing Trump’s effort to cut government | “In DOGE we trust,” said Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., a longtime deficit hawk who was among those voting yes.
The result is a newly emboldened House GOP majority that, for the first time in years, is able to capture and utilize the vast p... |
| Mar 8, 2025 | The Egg Crisis: A Political Scramble Amidst Rising Prices | The price of eggs has become a political hot potato in America. As inflation bites and grocery bills soar, the U.S. finds itself in a precarious situation. The ongoing bird flu outbreak has wreaked havoc on the poultry industry, leading to ... |
| Mar 7, 2025 | National Politics | Why should America worry about Trump? Try the price of eggs, say some Democrats | Such concerns may be valid, some Democratic members of Congress say, but they don’t resonate with working-class Americans trying to feed their families.
“When that is your day-to-day worry, the philosophical conversations about a constituti... |
| Jan 28, 2025 | National Politics | In the early going, Trump 2.0 approach on foreign policy is to talk loudly and carry a big stick | “As you saw yesterday, we’ve made it clear to every country that they will be taking back … people that we’re sending out,” Trump said in a Monday speech before House Republicans at their annual policy retreat. “The criminals and illegal al... |
| Jan 5, 2025 | The Capitol's Silent Honor: A Plaque Unveiled in Political Shadows | In the heart of Washington, D.C., a battle rages not just in the halls of Congress but in the realm of memory and honor. The Capitol, a symbol of democracy, stands as a silent witness to the events of January 6, 2021. On that day, officers ... |
| Jan 3, 2025 | National Politics | ‘At this point, I have no hope’: Injured officers, Democrats still waiting for Jan. 6 plaque | Congress is required to put up a plaque honoring officers who protected the Capitol that day, thanks to a provision in the fiscal 2022 spending law. The plaque was to be placed “at a permanent location” on the West Front, where the fighting... |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Fauci testifies about COVID pandemic response at heated House hearing | Washington — Dr. Anthony Fauci testified on Monday before a Republican-led House panel investigating the origins of COVID-19 and the government's pandemic response, in a widely anticipated hearing where the intense partisan divide over the ... |
| May 23, 2024 | Appropriators warn of NIH funding challenges ahead | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
NIH faces tough odds of getting meaningful spending increases in the current budget environment, which would mark a break from the recent past, Senate appropriators warned Thursday.
Why it matters: Di... |
| Apr 25, 2024 | GOP jumps on chance to bash Biden on Medicare | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Republicans are needling the Biden administration over a recent cut to Medicare plans, indicating a fight over the program's future could play a bigger role in this year's election.
Why it matters: Wh... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | The post-approps to-do list | Now that we're (finally) past appropriations, the Hill is set for a fight about what next to prioritize on energy.
Why it matters: Lawmakers will be doing a lot of scene-setting for the lame duck session over the next few months. But they'l... |
| May 4, 2023 | Ted Cruz defends three-times-a-week podcasting side-hustle, says it's a 'critical part of the job' | Sen. Ted Cruz holds up three fingers at a recent press conference on Capitol Hill. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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Ted Cruz's highest-profile 2024 Democratic challenger says the Texas senator is podcasting too much.
But Cruz argues th... |
| Sep 26, 2022 | There's overwhelming support for an age limit on the president and Congress. Here's why that won't happen anytime soon. | Some have proposed age limits for elected officials amid concerns about America's gerontocracy.
But members of Congress young and old alike balk at the idea, suggesting alternative fixes.
Those include term limits, overhauling the seniority... |
| Oct 6, 2021 | The Price For Gas Hits A SEVEN Year High | It is official President Biden's radical policies have ended America's energy independence and created an energy crisis. Today, the national average price for a gallon of gas reached $3.22, the highest price since Obama was President.
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| Aug 10, 2021 | Tax On U.S. Olympic Medals Makes IRS Biggest Winner | Who gets a piece of every U.S. medal? The IRS of course, since the U.S. tax system taxes prizes and awards, even Olympic ones if the recipient makes $1M a year or more. Most awards don’t have this threshold, so in that sense, Olympians get ... |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Republicans Can Learn From Democrats’ Foreign Affairs Committee Contest | After 16-term incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel’s surprise loss to challenger Jamaal Bowman in June’s New York Democratic primary, congressional observers immediately began following the race to replace Engel as the Democrats’ leader on the House ... |
| Feb 26, 2014 | US House of Representatives approves bill legalizing phone unlocking | Do you rue the day you signed up with your phone provider? Maybe you've found a better offer elsewhere and want to take your cell phone to another company. Now, if you're in the US, you are able to -- legally -- unlock your mobile and take ... |
| Jul 22, 2013 | Why repeal and replace is a joke | Officially, the effort is “in progress” — and has been since Jan. 19, 2011, according to GOP.gov, a leadership-run website.
But internal divisions, disagreement about political tactics and Obama’s 2012 re-election add up to uncertainty over... |
| Feb 27, 2012 | 2-year-old email chain still just as false | Internet rumors never die — especially when they concern Obama’s healthcare plan.
This morning HousingWire Editor Jacob Gaffney received this forwarded email, some of the more inflammatory language is removed:
“PLEASE WAKE UP AMERICA AND TA... |
| Mar 8, 2011 | Republican solutions to healthcare reform (Morning Read) | One Republican health reform idea, of course, is RomneyCare. Though perhaps, considering the recent Republican presidential debates, it should be call RomneyCareRevised. GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts health legislatio... |
| Feb 4, 2009 | GOP.gov overhaul a change we can believe in | reader comments 17 with 16 posters participating
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| Why repeal and replace is a joke | Republicans started talking about “repeal and replace” soon after the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010. The 2010 and 2012 elections have come and gone, the Supreme Court has ruled, and implementation is continuing. Yet while opponents... |
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