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‘He loves us and he’s doing it’: Trump fans’ faith undimmed by first 100 days

Despite plunging opinion polls, for those attending a campaign-style rally in Michigan the president is delivering

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Author: David Smith

Democrats target vulnerable Republicans over plan to cut social safety net

DNC to campaign against Trump’s ‘one, beautiful bill’ to reduce public spending by at least $1.5tn to pay for tax cuts

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Author: Chris Stein

Natural Resources releases reconciliation text

Public land sales are not part of the committee’s portion of the Republicans’ budget package.

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Author: Garrett Downs

GOP Plans More Oil and Gas Leasing for $15 Billion Savings

More energy lease sales on federal lands and waters as well as climate funding clawbacks are expected to help save $15 billion in the House GOP’s sweeping reconciliation package, according to documents released by the Natural Resources Committee.

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Author: Kellie Lunney

Republican budget plan proposes $45 billion for ICE, $1,000 fee on asylum seekers

(The Center Square) – The U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s fiscal year 2025 budget proposal is still a work in progress, but the first markup already reveals potentially major changes to

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Author: Thérèse Boudreaux | The Center Square

Republicans Eye Boom in Oil and Gas Leases

Republicans in Congress are planning a significant increase in oil, gas, and coal lease sales to offset tax cuts.

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Author: Irina Slav

House GOP proposes billions in lease sales, oil royalty cut

It would lay the groundwork for Trump administration’s goal of expanding drilling and mining on public lands.

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Author: Nick Sobczyk

⁉️ Health Care: Medicaid choices MIA

House Energy and Commerce

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Author: Peter Sullivan,Victoria Knight

Johnson, top House Republicans to huddle with Trump on agenda bill

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and a trio of top House Republicans are heading to the White House on Thursday to meet with President Trump about the bill full of his legislative priorities, as GOP le…

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Author: Mychael Schnell

Charles Koch Says Many in the Country Are ‘Abandoning’ Its Principles

In a rare appearance on Thursday to receive an award from the Cato Institute, Mr. Koch made oblique references to President Trump and his tariffs, without mentioning his name.

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Author: Theodore Schleifer

GOP Plans Billions in Oil, Gas Sales to Help Pay for Trump’s Tax Bill

House Republicans plan to raise more than $15 billion in revenue through increasing US oil, gas and coal lease sales, as well as other measures, to help pay for President Donald Trump’s massive tax cut package, according to a document seen by Bloomberg News.

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Author: Ari Natter

District of Columbia budget fix ‘low on the priority level’ for House GOP, Freedom Caucus chair says

Rep. Andy Harris said House Republicans will “get around to” freeing up the city’s full budget “at some point.”

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Author: Jennifer Scholtes

Ukraine Mineral Deal Raises Hopes of GOP Uniting Behind Zelensky

Republicans say they can sell the Ukraine deal to voters as a business arrangement or a moral obligation—or both.

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Author: Nik Popli

Republican lawmakers unveil plan to reshape student federal aid

The proposed plan includes federal changes to student loans, Pell Grants and repayment plans.

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Author: Elyse Perry

GOP takes over N.C. elections board, boosting chances of reversing high court race

A law giving a Republican official power to appoint the North Carolina elections board could impact a Democratic judge’s victory. Legal battles continue on both fronts.

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Author: Patrick Marley

Governor Stein blasts court decision on appointment power

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has blasted a court ruling that stripped some of his appointment powers, and intends to appeal to the Supreme Court of North Carolina, while also waiting to hear …

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Author: Andy Weber

Trump nominee gives misleading testimony about ties to alleged ‘Nazi sympathizer’

Ed Martin, President Trump’s pick for U.S. Attorney for D.C., is distancing himself from a Jan. 6 rioter known for antisemitic views. NPR’s reporting raises questions about his ties to the rioter.

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Author: Tom Dreisbach

Senate Republicans voted overwhelmingly to continue Trump’s trade war

Sen. Rand Paul’s attempt to end the non-existent economic emergency failed to pass the Senate on Wednesday night.

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Author: Eric Boehm

What Wall Street is watching in the GOP megabill

A variety of proposals that could eliminate tax breaks used by financial institutions are on the table as Republicans look to pay for tax cuts that Trump has promised.

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Author: Jasper Goodman

Here’s what your monthly student loan bill could be under a new Republican plan

House Republicans have a plan to drastically change how millions of Americans repay their student debt. Take a look at what your bill might be.

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Author: Annie Nova

Power of judges to hold Trump administration in contempt may be undermined with filibuster-proof GOP proposal

The ability of federal judges to hold the Trump administration in contempt for defying their orders could be undermined by legislation approved by a House Republican-led committee late Wednesday in a bill that may be impossible for Senate Democrats to filibuster.

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Author: Tierney Sneed

Trump, House GOP Meet to Discuss Whether to Cut Medicaid for Millions of Americans

President Donald Trump and House Republicans are slated to meet to wrangle over one of the thorniest issues dividing the party: whether to cut Medicaid benefits for millions of low-income Americans.

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Author: Erik Wasson,Billy House

Vought cancels meeting with antsy appropriators