Since his first term, Trump has consolidated the Republican Party around not only himself but also his broader "Make America Great Again" movement.

Republicans are increasingly worried that budget cuts by Elon Musk's DOGE could cost them dearly in November's vote for Virginia governor — an early electoral test of President Trump's policies. Why it matters: Virginia has one of the highest percentages of federal employees in the country — more than 5% of the state's workforce by some estimates — and Republicans' internal polls are starting to show the damage from tens of thousands of

Republicans keep saying that their reconciliation bill won't add to the deficit. The people who need to be convinced don't believe the absurd lie.

Texas Rep. Pete Sessions admitted Republicans feel forced to back Donald Trump's costly reconciliation bill despite concerns about raising the deficit.

Businessman Bill Berrien and his wife gave $33,200 to former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and groups supporting her failed presidential bid last year.

The Republican plan was shaping up to be a political albatross. Putting Medicare funding on the table probably won’t help.

The Supreme Court passed up the chance to weigh in how much leeway state courts have to interpret federal election rules.

It was a change, at least in tone, for some of the executives. Altman had testified to Congress two years ago on the need for AI regulation, and Smith, five years ago, praised Microsoft’s home state of Washington for its “significant breakthrough” in passing first-in-the-nation guardrails on the use of facial recognition, a form of AI.

There is no constituency for debt reduction, which is a fancy way of saying voters don’t care that the federal balance sheet is roughly $37 trillion in the red — and growing. This simple fact of American politics goes a long way toward explaining why President Donald Trump,

Nearly five years on from "stop the steal," Washington Republicans are joining a West Coast movement to end vote by mail. It's all based on "speculative grievance," one court found.

Elon Musk clashes with President Donald Trump and GOP leaders over spending cuts, questioning their commitment despite promises to reduce the nation's $37 trillion debt.