Republicans who approved the bill by a single vote in each chamber must determine if they agree on final passage with no help from Democrats. WASHINGTON – The House on July 2 started debating President Donald Trump’s legislative package of tax reductions and Medicaid cuts but Republican leaders struggled to chart a path to victory…
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Speaker Johnson says Republicans will expand majority in 2026 election House Speaker Mike Johnson said he expects Republicans to maintain or widen their majority in Congress in 2026. Straight Arrow News WASHINGTON – If only looks could kill. Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski stared down a reporter in a tense exchange that quickly went viral…
On Wednesday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY Chief Political Correspondent Phillip M. Bailey gives some of his biggest takeaways after the Senate’s passage of President Donald Trump’s bill of legislative priorities. Paramount settles with Trump over a ‘60 Minutes’ interview. The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to prohibit transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports and strip the…
President Donald Trump talks possibility of deporting Elon Musk Donald Trump addressed whether or not he’d have Elon Musk deported as the former DOGE head continues to criticize the president’s sweeping spending bill. WASHINGTON − Washington’s once-inseparable duo is back to throwing social media barbs. And some lawmakers are over it. President Donald Trump and…
Trump says Biden is a ‘son of a b-tch’ on Alligator Alcatraz tour President Donald Trump took shots at former President Joe Biden’s immigration policies during his tour of Alligator Alcatraz. WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump referred to former President Joe Biden as a “son of a b—” as he toured a detention facility in…
On Saturday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY Supreme Court Correspondent Maureen Groppe recaps the final day of the high court’s term. We discuss decisions ranging from birthright citizenship to Obamacare, LGBTQ+ books in public schools and more. Undocumented immigrants face massive fines under a new Trump rule. President Donald Trump says the U.S. will end trade talks with Canada. California Gov. Gavin…