Vulnerable House Republicans are deeply wary of massive cuts to programs like Medicaid, food aid benefits and, to some extent, another program known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, which provides direct cash assistance to low-income families who qualify. But they are more open to enac...
Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump.
“I’ve flown in there over a hundred times, I’m always amazed at the amount of traffic,” said Rep. Tim Burchett, a Tennessee Republican on House Transportation. What Republicans aren’t entertaining:GOP lawmakers — including some of Donald Trump’s biggest congressional allies — are keepi...
Even with Trump's seemingly unifying presence among House Republicans, the potential for intraparty discord to trip up the GOP is especially outsized right now because of how slim their majority is. In fact, Republicans' current 219-seat majority is the narrowest House majority held by either ...
Fear of a Senate alternative appears to be firing up House Republicans to try to find a solution to their internal conflict. “They’re worried about the Senate jamming them on a bill from the Senate, and the Senate would be a light one, it wouldn’t include the tax extension,” one ...
Conflict in Israel comes ahead of House speaker vote 05:47 House Republicans left their meeting Monday night still unclear on how quickly the chamber could elect a new speaker. Reps. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise are vying for the position, but some members said they were holding out hope fo...
Republicans on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee launched an investigation Wednesday into recent data breaches of email systems at federal agencies, including at the State Department and the Department of Commerce. In letters to Secretary
They include three Democrats - John Boccieri (Ohio, Air Force Reserve, four overseas deployments), Eric Massa (N.Y., Navy vet of Beirut, Kosovo and 1991 Persian Guff) and Gary Peters (Mich., former Reserve) and three Republicans - Mike Coff man (Colo., Marine Corps/ Army retiree), ...
With the retirement announcements of Reps. Bill Flores, R-Texas, and Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., 15 House Republicans have said they will step aside before next year's elections. The departures show the limits of serving in the House minority, but also raise questions about the sway o...
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