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Republicans leave D.C. earlier than planned amid increasing squabbles with Trump

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Senate Republicans abruptly left Washington on Thursday without voting on a roughly $70 billion US bill …

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Thomas Massie’s defeat in Kentucky highlights strong night for Republicans endorsed by Trump

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. U.S. President Donald Trump scored another win Tuesday against a Republican rival, dislodging Rep. Thomas Massie …

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Hegseth clashes with Democrats — and some Republicans — for a 2nd day over war in Iran

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth clashed with Democratic lawmakers in Congress for a second day Thursday, rejecting senators’ accusations that the Iran war was launched without evidence of an imminent threat and waged with no coherent strategy. The three-hour hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee mostly traced the …

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Republicans were already losing Latino support. Then Trump went after Bad Bunny

Donald Trump’s success in attracting a broad range of Americans to vote Republican, including among the Latino community, was key to his presidential election victory in 2024. Now in 2026, Trump’s distaste for the all-Spanish-language Super Bowl halftime performance by Bad Bunny — an American citizen from Puerto Rico — …

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Vance, most Republicans block Senate resolution to curb Trump’s Venezuela efforts

U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a resolution on Wednesday that would have barred U.S. President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezuela without authorization from Congress, after the Republican president pressured party members who had supported ​it. The vote was 51-50 for a Republican point of order to dismiss the …

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Why criminal investigation into Fed chair crosses red line for key Republicans

Even for some Republicans who’ve been staunch supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, the move by the Department of Justice to launch a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve and its chair Jerome Powell is a red line that should not be crossed.  Trump has made no secret of his …

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U.S. Supreme Court paves way for midterm redistricting in Texas in win for Trump, Republicans

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday revived a redrawn Texas electoral map designed to add more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, boosting President Donald Trump’s …

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In reversal, Trump urges Republicans to vote to release Epstein files

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged his fellow Republicans in Congress to vote for the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reversing his earlier …

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Republicans, X accused of spreading racism, Islamophobia in posts about NYC’s Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic primary upset this week in New York City has sparked anti-Muslim posts that have included death threats and comments comparing his candidacy to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. There were at least 127 violent hate-related reports mentioning the mayoral candidate or his campaign in the day after …

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