President Donald Trump backed a House budget plan calling for a $4.5 trillion tax cut, slapping back Senate Republicans’ efforts to rush through funds to help bolster his immigration crackdown in favor of a larger bill that will likely take months to negotiate.

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Author: Erik Wasson

The Republican Party’s fealty to a totalitarian leader.

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Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley suggested Congress is powerless to stop cuts by DOGE. That’s plainly untrue.

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Author: Steve Benen

Proponents say the bill is designed to cut waste, but it disregards the economic reality of being a low-income American.

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Author: Kathryn Anne Edwards

Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) was in Newport on Tuesday, February 18, visiting the East Bay Dental Center in Newport and meeting with the Australian Ambassador. Amo visited the East Bay Dental Center in Newport, a community health center administered by East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP), that delivers services to Rhode Islanders on Aquidneck Island. […]

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Author: Ryan Belmore

Republicans in Congress have suggested big cuts to Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities. The complex, multifaceted program touches millions of Americans and has become deeply woven into state budgets and the U.S. health care system.

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Author: Renuka Rayasam, Sam Whitehead

While Congress neuters itself, the two men are vying for total control of the American government.

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Author: Jamelle Bouie,Aaron Retica,Derek Arthur

The Senate majority leader’s comments underscore a significant rift between Senate and House Republicans.

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Author: Benjamin Guggenheim

The ousted ex-president of New York University’s college Republicans regrets resigning after calling Barron Trump an ‘oddity’ on campus.

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Author: Stephen M. Lepore

“It unifies Democrats from one end to the other. It is simple. It is easy to state. And it’s true.”

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Author: Stephen Neukam,Hans Nichols

The House is still struggling to come up with their “one big, beautiful bill.”

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Author: Stef W. Kight

Ads and messaging aim to portray vulnerable Republicans as eager to cut low-income Americans’ health care.

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Author: Victoria Knight

Stephen Bannon, a top adviser during President Trump’s first term and a key figure among his supporters, said Elon Musk wants to “play-act as God” as part of his push to overhaul the federal government.

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Author: Maggie Haberman

Bolstered by Mormon voters’ distaste for MAGA politics, the center-right is trying to reassert itself in a ruby-red state.

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Author: Kellen Browning

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a Republican Party official lacked the standing to bring a lawsuit that challenges the use of a mobile voting van in 2022.

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Author: SCOTT BAUER