McConnell Announces He Won’t Seek Re-election
The longest-serving Senate leader had been widely expected to retire at the end of his current term. He made it official on his 83rd birthday, after a recent run of opposing President Trump’s nominees.
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Trump Rebuffs Senate G.O.P. and Backs House Budget Plan
Mr. Trump’s call for “one big beautiful bill” came just hours after he gave conflicting directions to congressional Republicans on cuts to social safety net programs.
As Trump Turns Against Ukraine, Republicans in Congress Stay Quiet
Congressional Republicans have mostly tempered their criticism or deferred to the president as he topples what were once their party’s core foreign policy principles.
New Poll Shows Americans’ Approval for Congress Has Soared, but Probably Not for Long
A major public poll indicates that Americans’ approval for Congress has soared, powered by a surge in positive assessments by Republicans. History shows such booms are common and rarely last.
Here’s What to Know About Congressional Republicans’ Budget Plans
The Senate is debating a fiscal blueprint that would pave the way for part of President Trump’s domestic policy agenda, while the House is on a separate track.
N.Y.U. College Republicans President Resigns After Remarks About Barron Trump
The leader of the national organization said that the university chapter’s president had not been authorized to speak with Vanity Fair for a profile in which she said President Trump’s youngest son was “sort of like an oddity on campus.”
A Lonely Holdout Where Republicans Still Resist Trump: Utah
Bolstered by Mormon voters’ distaste for MAGA politics, the center-right is trying to reassert itself in a ruby-red state.
GOP Senators Fall in Line Behind Trump’s Cabinet Picks
Despite reservations, Republicans are falling in line behind President Trump’s contentious top administration picks, signaling a broader retreat from challenging him.
Johnson Joins the Trump Entourage, Shrinking the Role of House Speaker
In positioning himself as a junior partner to the president and doing his bidding on matters large and small, the Louisiana Republican is diminishing a job that involves leading a coequal branch of government.
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Race: A Pivotal Battle Over Abortion
A contest for control of Wisconsin’s top court may be even nastier and more expensive than its bitter 2023 predecessor, with the fate of an 1849 abortion ban and other policies at stake.