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Whip Emmer: Support Our Cattlemen With Big, Beautiful Tax Cuts

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is touting an endorsement from a major cattle rancher organization as he pushes for Republicans in Congress to pass...

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Senate Passes Big, Beautiful Bill in Tie-Breaking Vote

After weeks of negotiations, the Senate has passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—a 10-year fiscal package that would serve as the vehicle for...

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What Sen. Tillis’ Retirement Could Mean for GOP

Sen. Thom Tillis announced Sunday that he would not be seeking reelection, just one day after President Donald Trump threatened to support a primary...

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Senate Fiscal Hawks Seek Partial Obamacare Repeal in One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Senate fiscal hawks are seeking a major concession in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—a partial repeal of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care...

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What Would Trump’s Reindustrialized America Look Like?

What Would Trump’s Reindustrialized America Look Like?

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump repeatedly promised to restore America’s manufacturing base. But what exactly is his vision of a...

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Move to Bar Medicaid Funding of Trans Surgeries Nixed by Senate Parliamentarian, Drawing GOP Wrath

Move to Bar Medicaid Funding of Trans Surgeries Nixed by Senate Parliamentarian, Drawing GOP Wrath

The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act—the main legislative vehicle for fulfilling President Donald Trump’s campaign promises—would not prevent...

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Rep. Norman Puts Foot Down on Big, Beautiful Bill

Rep. Norman Puts Foot Down on Big, Beautiful Bill

Rep. Ralph Norman, one of the House of Representatives’ hard-line fiscal conservatives, is making it clear that he and a number of others in the......

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Could Artificial Intelligence Regulation Fight Doom ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’?

Could Artificial Intelligence Regulation Fight Doom ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’?

Among the most unexpected developments in the debate over the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act is how fierce the debate over artificial intelligence...

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Freedom Caucus Ready for a Big, Beautiful Battle

Freedom Caucus Ready for a Big, Beautiful Battle

As leadership in both houses of Congress hustle to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act by Independence Day, fiscal hawks in the House Freedom... Read...

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Senator Demands Parliamentarian’s Firing Over Ruling on Medicaid for Illegals

Senator Demands Parliamentarian’s Firing Over Ruling on Medicaid for Illegals

Sen. Tommy Tuberville called for the firing of the Senate parliamentarian Thursday over her ruling against a provision in the One Big, Beautiful Bill...

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Lawmaker’s Bill Would Cut ‘DEI Crap‘ From School Accreditation Process

Lawmaker’s Bill Would Cut ‘DEI Crap‘ From School Accreditation Process

A Florida Republican lawmaker is introducing a bill to overhaul how schools get accredited in a move he suggests could refocus education toward...

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Mamdani Wins NYC Democrat Primary: What You Need to Know

Mamdani Wins NYC Democrat Primary: What You Need to Know

New York Democrat Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani brought the Cuomo political dynasty to its knees Tuesday night with his victory in the New York City...

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House Freedom Caucus Members Angered by Senate Changes to ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

House Freedom Caucus Members Angered by Senate Changes to ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

As Republican congressional leadership prepares to pass its One Big Beautiful Bill Act—the main legislative vehicle for President Donald Trump’s...

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Republicans Press for ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense Shield

Republicans Press for ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense Shield

In the wake of Israel’s and the United States’ successful interception of Iranian missile strikes, Senate Republicans are renewing their push for...

24.06.2025 3

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Johnson Warns Lawmakers Action on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Could Push Back Start of July 4 Recess

Johnson Warns Lawmakers Action on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Could Push Back Start of July 4 Recess

House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered a plain message at his weekly press conference Tuesday: Congress must pass the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act by...

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Provisions of ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Get Scrubbing in Senate in Parliamentarian’s ‘Byrd’ Bath

Provisions of ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Get Scrubbing in Senate in Parliamentarian’s ‘Byrd’ Bath

A number of provisions of the House’s Big Beautiful Bill Act—the main legislative vehicle for fulfilling President Donald Trump’s campaign...

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Whip Emmer: Pass ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ to Support Police

Whip Emmer: Pass ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ to Support Police

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is urging the speedy passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—the main legislative vehicle for President Donald...

23.06.2025 3

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‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ in Danger Due to AI Deregulation

‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ in Danger Due to AI Deregulation

The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—a massive ten-year fiscal framework which would fulfill many of President Donald Trump’s campaign...

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When Is the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Getting Passed?

When Is the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Getting Passed?

If all goes according to plan, possibly the most consequential legislation of President Donald Trump’s second term will be passed soon. The “big,...

21.06.2025 3

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Republicans Eye Opportunity to Flip Michigan Seat

Republicans Eye Opportunity to Flip Michigan Seat

Michigan’s 2028 Senate race is already in full swing as former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers eyes an opportunity to be the state’s first GOP...

21.06.2025 3

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Byrd Bath: Senate Referee Could Overhaul ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Byrd Bath: Senate Referee Could Overhaul ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

The “big, beautiful bill” is going through some massive changes as the Senate Parliamentarian—the chamber’s referee and rule keeper—decides...

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AIPAC Calls on Trump, Congress for US Aid to Israel in Its Clash With Iran

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is calling on Congress and the Trump administration to provide aid to Israel in its military conflict...

18.06.2025 4

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Virginia Democrats Tap ‘Left-Wing Progressive’ as Lieutenant Governor Nominee

Virginia Democrats are eyeing an opportunity in November to reclaim the lieutenant governor’s seat, which Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican...

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Sen. Ron Johnson Proposes Alternative to ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., perhaps the Senate’s fiercest fiscal hawk, has released a lengthy report on the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation...

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Fetterman Opposes Bill to Curb Trump’s War Powers Relating to Iran

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said Tuesday he thinks Israel’s conduct in Iran is a pathway to peace, and that he isn’t interested in supporting...

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Senate OKs Major Cryptocurrency Law. What Does That Mean for You?

The Senate on Tuesday afternoon passed the GENIUS Act, which would standardize regulations for a growing cryptocurrency market, stablecoins. The bill...

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Kristi Noem Hospitalized After Allergic Reaction

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Washington, DC Tuesday afternoon due to an allergic reaction, the...

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‘Patriotism, Not Pride’: Oklahoma Lawmaker Aims to Ban LGBTQ Flags on Federal Property

Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., is reintroducing a bill this week to end the display of LGBT pride flags on federal property, The Daily Signal has......

17.06.2025 5

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Senate ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Overhaul Rattles GOP

It will not be easy to pass the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill by the July 4 deadline Senate leadership is eyeing. On Monday, the...

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SALT Spat Could Derail ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Ahead of the Senate Finance Committee’s release of its reworking of the House’s “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill, one Republican...

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10 YEARS AGO: Donald Trump Announces Presidential Candidacy

Ten years ago today, now-President Donald Trump came down the Trump Tower escalator in Manhattan to announce his run to be president of the United......

16.06.2025 3

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Desperate Democrats ISO ‘Liberal Joe Rogan’

Desperate Democrats ISO ‘Liberal Joe Rogan’

Seven months after a stinging loss to President Donald Trump, who used podcast appearances and internet virality in his campaign to his advantage,...

14.06.2025 4

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House GOP Passes DOGE Cuts by a Whisker After Chaos on Floor

House GOP Passes DOGE Cuts by a Whisker After Chaos on Floor

The House Republicans successfully passed a rescissions package to cut $9.4 billion from foreign aid and public broadcasting Thursday, in the first...

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Freedom Caucus Chief Outlines Strategy to Cut Spending, the Deficit

Freedom Caucus Chief Outlines Strategy to Cut Spending, the Deficit

A few hours before a House vote on whether to defund foreign aid and public broadcasting, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md.,...

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House Rescissions Seen as a Make-Or-Break Chance to Codify DOGE

House Rescissions Seen as a Make-Or-Break Chance to Codify DOGE

House Republicans on Thursday will face perhaps the greatest test yet of whether they mean business about decreasing the size of the federal...

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Schumer, Jeffries All in on Newsom’s Sanctuary State Policies

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks to defend sanctuary state policies against federal immigration-law enforcement, congressional Democrat leaders...

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Walz Set for Capitol Hill Grilling on Sanctuary City Policies

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday, and he’s sure to be grilled on “sanctuary city”...

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‘Tarred and Feathered’: Johnson Talks Consequences for Newsom Amid LA Riots

The Daily Signal asked House Speaker Mike Johnson Tuesday whether he thinks California Gov. Gavin Newsom should face legal consequences for his...

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Partisan Division Deepens Over Handling of LA Riots

As the National Guard seeks to quell riots against enforcement of federal immigration law in Los Angeles, Republicans and Democrats are finding...

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Fractious Factions: Why Passing ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Through Senate Will Be Difficult

As Senate Republican leadership rushes to pass the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill, the math to get to a GOP consensus in both houses...

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‘Gold Cards’: How Trump Wants to Eliminate National Debt

If previous statements from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick remain true, then the United States could roll out its “gold card” program soon—an...

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Artificial Intelligence Regulation Hotly Debated on Hill

An unexpected issue has emerged as the House-passed “big, beautiful bill” is debated in the Senate—whether or not states will lose the ability...

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Democrat Leader Jeffries Aims to Exploit Musk’s Split From Trump

Just one day after fallout between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk went nuclear on social media, Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries...

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Can the House’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Survive Senate’s Changes?

After its passage by narrowest of margins in the House of Representatives, Republicans’ “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill is facing...

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Would-Be ‘Comeback Kid’? Cuomo Has No Regrets in NYC Mayoral Debate.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to be “a part of it” in the Big Apple—making his return to the spotlight at Wednesday night’s... Read...

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House Republicans Dispute CBO’s Deficit Scoring of ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

The Congressional Budget Office, Congress’ scorekeeper on the fiscal impact of legislation, released a report Wednesday predicting a deficit...

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Speaker Johnson, Marjorie Taylor Greene at Loggerheads on Artificial Intelligence Regulation

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene strongly disagree over a provision in the “big, beautiful bill” that he...

04.06.2025 5

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House Budget Hawks Cheer DOGE Package

The White House’s delivery to the House of Representatives of a package that would codify some of the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts...

04.06.2025 5

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Ron Johnson on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Spending: ‘It’s Immoral’

As a Republican holdout on the “big, beautiful” budget bill, as President Donald Trump calls it, Sen. Ron Johnson thinks he has a fairly simple......

04.06.2025 10

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Senate Republicans Battle Democrat Obstruction on Trump Nominees

One of the Senate’s biggest fights is happening right now, but it is not getting much attention. President Donald Trump still has around 100...

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