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In New York, a GOP congressman is shelled with questions about Trump during raucous town hall

Voters in U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler’s suburban New York swing district unloaded a barrage of criticism on the Republican during a raucous town hall, peppering him with questions around President Donald Trump’s aggressive agenda before devolving into a chaotic chorus of boos as attendees were removed by

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Author: Anthony Izaguirre

Virginia GOP: John Reid Controversy

Washington (DC News Now) — In Virginia, Republican John Reid says he’s staying in the race for Lieutenant Governor despite calls for him to step down. On Wednesday, he addressed a few h…

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Author: Katie Misuraca,Mark Hall

Republicans Want You to Pay More at the Pharmacy

Donald Trump’s planned pharma tariffs will cause medication prices to spike and could lead to drug shortages.

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Author: Liz Charboneau

Republicans in Congress pull out all the stops to protect Trump tariffs

The president’s allies ensured a Senate resolution to undo tariffs went nowhere – despite economic warning signs

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Author: Chris Stein

GOP leader objects to halal restaurant, says it’s like ‘Muslim conquest of Jerusalem in 7th century’ – The Times of India

US News: Georgia Republican Rep Mike Collins objected to a new Halal restaurant coming up in the Capitol Complex to replace famous Steak n’ Shake and said it’s.

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Author: TOI World Desk

Opinion | Republicans’ budget would cut services Americans rely on most

Readers discuss the Republican budget bill and safety net services, such as Medicare and Social Security.

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Author: Letters to the Editor

GOP amps up Trump impeachment talk in midterm battle as party leaders woo Kemp for Senate

President Donald Trump and GOP leaders are beginning to plot their midterm push to hang onto power amid a shaky political environment, courting key candidates in critical battleground House and Senate races while leaning hard on an issue that could animate the MAGA faithful: impeachment.

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Author: Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris

Spat over gay nominee aims Virginia GOP ire at unusual target: Youngkin

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) faces criticism within his party for a messy week-long drama over John Reid, the GOP nominee for lieutenant governor who has refused to drop out.

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Author: Gregory S. Schneider,Laura Vozzella

Medicaid rollbacks could deepen health inequities

A new analysis provides evidence that reductions in access to Medicaid could increase deaths and cause financial hardship to people currently covered under an expansion of Medicaid that was implemented under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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Author: News-Medical

Trump costs conservatives the Australian election, and 4 other takeaways

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is on track to form a majority government, powered by a backlash to U.S.-style MAGA politics.

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Author: Zoya Sheftalovich

Former Miami mayor Francis Suarez not ruling out bid to replace DeSantis

Former Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (R) is considering throwing his hat into the ring in Florida’s 2026 gubernatorial race. Suarez, during an event hosted by Axios/The Race earlier this week, w…

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Author: Steff Danielle Thomas

Trump and many GOP lawmakers want to end all funding for NPR and PBS − unraveling a US public media system that took a century to build

The precursors of today’s public media programs consisted of professors giving lectures about history and finance.

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Author: Josh Shepperd

GOP Stays Silent On Deporting Americans In Unusual Immigration Markup

House Republicans stayed silent during an unusual immigration bill markup and opposed an amendment to prohibit deporting U.S. citizens.

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Author: Stuart Anderson

House budget bill should preserve Medicaid’s ‘original purpose,’ says Rep. Jeff Hurd

Medicaid cuts loom over House Republicans’ budget reconciliation. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colo. says the “right reforms,” like work requirements and stopping “improper” spending, could save money.

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Author: Michel Martin

Rep. Jasmine Crockett says most of GOP lawmakers think Trump’s tariffs are ‘crazy’

The Texas representative said that many of her Republican colleagues saw the ongoing chaos as a result of the president’s tariffs as ‘a problem’

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Author: Mike Bedigan

Bowser urges action to prevent D.C. Medicaid cuts: ‘This is a real threat’

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, city officials and healthcare providers Friday outside Children’s National Hospital in Northwest D.C. to amplify the voices of those who would most acutely feel cuts and to urge residents to take action.

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Author: Jenna Portnoy

Opinion | Trump’s New Lows Are Basically Predictable

Why are plenty of people still surprised?

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Author: Jamelle Bouie

Hard-liners’ Medicaid letter has ties to GOP think tank

Digital metadata indicates it was authored by the president of the Paragon Health Institute.

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Author: Meredith Lee Hill

The problems are piling up for the GOP megabill

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Author: Jordain Carney,Meredith Lee Hill

The Time for Republicans’ Most Contentious Policy Has Arrived. They Better Brace Themselves.

An intraparty battle has been brewing for some time, and now it’s coming to a head.

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Author: Jim Newell

Republicans in Congress Use Obscure Law to Roll Back Biden-Era Regulations

As G.O.P. lawmakers have largely ceded power to President Trump, they are also pushing the bounds of a little-known statute to undo federal rules — and potentially undermining the filibuster.

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Author: Maya C. Miller

Why Trump’s pick for top prosecutor in DC isn’t sailing through Senate approval

Ed Martin Jr., a conservative activist with modest legal experience who has defended rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is testing Republican party loyalties as a deadline approaches for the Senate to decide whether to extend or end his brief but tumultuous tenure as leader of the country’s largest U.S. Attorney’s office.

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Author: PBS News

Florida GOP lawmakers create new hurdles for citizens’ initiative process

Florida lawmakers have given final approval to creating new hurdles for getting citizen-driven initiatives on the ballot before voters.

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Author: Kate Payne

Trump blasts Democrats pushing impeachment efforts against him: ‘Really out of control’

Trump on Thursday said Republicans in Congress “should start to think” about expelling Democrats who are pushing impeachment efforts against him.

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Author: Sudiksha Kochi

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