Elections
House Republicans race to pass Trump’s megabill amid GOP divisions
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks with reporters as he returns to his office after going to the House Rules Committee as it holds a hearing to consider the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act at the U.S. Capitol on July 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. House Republicans began their work on the legislation […]
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House Republicans take up Trump’s megabill, but still need more votes to pass it
US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 27, 2025. Graeme Sloane | Bloomberg | Getty Images The House of Representatives on Tuesday took the reins of President Donald Trump’s megabill, after the Senate narrowly passed it […]
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GOP Sen. Murkowski cast crucial vote for Trump’s megabill after getting key carveout
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) walks after the Senate passes U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska cast a critical vote Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s massive tax-and-spending bill, helping to push the […]
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Trump rips AT&T service weeks after Trump Mobile licensing deal announced
US President Donald Trump holds an Apple Inc. iPhone during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 23, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump criticized AT&T in consecutive Truth Social posts Monday, writing that the country’s third-largest wireless […]
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Musk shreds Trump’s tax bill as ‘DEBT SLAVERY,’ vows to unseat Republicans who back it
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends a cabinet meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters He may have stopped openly feuding with President Donald Trump, but Elon Musk isn’t backing off his bid to kill Trump’s signature megabill. The Tesla and […]
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White House says Canada ‘caved’ to Trump over digital services tax
The White House claimed Monday that Canada “caved” to President Donald Trump by hastily rescinding its digital services tax after the president threatened to shut down trade negotiations between the two major trading partners. “It’s very simple: Prime Minister [Mark] Carney and Canada caved to President Trump and the United States of America,” press secretary […]
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Senate begins voting on dozens of amendment’s to Trump’s domestic spending bill
Visitors to the U.S. Capitol rest in the shade on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Senators on Monday began offering amendments to President Donald Trump’s megabill, following a weekend of tense negotiations to try to get the president’s second term domestic priorities through the upper chamber. The […]
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Sen. Thom Tillis says he won’t seek re-election after opposing Trump megabill
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks to reporters as he leaves the Senate floor in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, N.C., will not run for re-election when his term is up, he announced Sunday, hours after he voted against advancing […]
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Trump says Mamdani must ‘do the right thing’ if elected mayor of New York City — or risk losing funding
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (not pictured) and Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters President Donald Trump said that Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani […]
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Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ clears key Senate hurdle after high drama
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks at a press conference following the U.S. Senate Republicans’ weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 10, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” cleared a key procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate late Saturday night, pushing the massive […]
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