The president’s Sunday capitulation handed his biggest GOP foe in Congress a major victory. President Donald Trump’s call for House Republicans to support releasing Jeffrey Epstein-related documents was a stunning capitulation after a months-long campaign to block the vote. It was also a specific defeat for Trump at the hands of a despised GOP opponent: … Read more
The Senate HELP chair’s proposal comes after the president has said he wants to send federal dollars to consumers instead of funding enhanced ACA subsidies. Senate HELP Committee Chair Bill Cassidy laid out his proposal Monday for putting money directly in Americans’ health savings accounts — the favored approach of President Donald Trump. It’s unclear … Read more
NYC Council Member Chi Ossé’s potential run against House Minority Hakeem Jeffries is just the first challenge New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will have to consider. NEW YORK — A young lefty upstart is running against an experienced leader of the Democratic Party — but this time, Zohran Mamdani is stuck in the middle. … Read more
The White House plans to challenge Republican state Sen. Jim Buck of Kokomo. President Donald Trump is unleashing his anger at Indiana Senate Republicans for not backing the GOP redistricting effort, posting his displeasure three times to Truth Social in the last 24 hours and calling President Pro Tempore Rod Bray a “Total RINO.” “In … Read more
Two prominent House committee chairs are among the GOP lawmakers now backing the legislation. Capitol Hill Republicans are rapidly falling in line behind a bill that would force the disclosure of Justice Department files concerning Jeffrey Epstein after President Donald Trump signaled Monday he would sign it. Two prominent House committee chairs said they planned … Read more
There are only a few short weeks left until Obamacare subsidies expire and enrollees start paying much higher premiums. Republicans in the House are just starting to have serious discussions about how to address skyrocketing health insurance premiums. They’ll have to move fast to catch up with their Senate counterparts, who are weeks ahead of … Read more
Trump is also frustrated because he thinks Democrats outmaneuvered the GOP on the debate. White House officials are concerned that even with Congress voting to release the entirety of the Epstein files, the controversy around the late convicted sex offender will continue to swirl. “Are people ever going to be satisfied,” said one White House … Read more
The president has faced a series of brush-offs and brushbacks that threaten his aura of invincibility. President Donald Trump’s iron-fisted grip on his party appears to be slipping in ways unseen since the immediate aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Back then, he quickly reasserted himself as the singular, dominant force … Read more
The president returned to campaign mode as he touts economic progress. President Donald Trump said Americans are lucky he’s in office as he sought Monday to refocus his administration on concerns about the rising cost of living that have gripped much of the country. Trump, at an annual gathering of McDonald’s restaurant franchise owners and … Read more
California is primed for a debate over how much oil it should source from the Amazon. BELÉM, Brazil — For years, Democrats broadly dismissed as a Big Oil talking point the idea that California’s consumption of oil from the Amazon drives deforestation. At this year’s U.N. climate talks, that talking point is sticking. “Awareness has … Read more