GOPs

GOP’s $95B defense package survives critical hurdle amid fiscal hawk revolt

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House GOP leaders narrowly avoided a major setback Thursday as they race to pass a third-party-line megabill, but fiscal hawks are still threatening to derail the effort down the road. The first test came Thursday at a critical House Budget Committee markup, during which the panel approved … Read more

Senate faces ‘come-to-Jesus’ moment on Trump’s election priority under GOP’s new plan

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! With November’s midterm elections just months away, Republicans think they have found the key to passing President Donald Trump’s long-stalled top election priority. The House on Wednesday unveiled a draft framework for a third shot at budget reconciliation, the party-line process that Republicans successfully used to ram … Read more

Trump upends Senate GOP’s plans once again with demands over nominations

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Washington — Senate Republicans were poised to pull off a complex maneuver this week to confirm President Trump’s newest pick for director of national intelligence, a move that would have resolved an impasse over a lapsed warrantless surveillance program.  Then, the president himself threw a wrench in the plans. In an early morning Truth Social … Read more

Trump ally Lindsey Graham survives challenge from GOP’s anti-establishment wing

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., squeaked out a win Tuesday night in a crowded primary race for the Republican nomination in the Palmetto State.  Though there were six candidates, the contest truly fell between Graham and businessman Mark Lynch. Their primary battle again brought forth the ongoing feud … Read more

MTG says GOP’s future ‘destroyed’ after Trump-backed primary challenger defeats Thomas Massie in primary

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., lost the Republican U.S. House primary in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District to President Donald Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein on Tuesday, former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene declared that the future of the GOP had been “destroyed.” “I am proud and thankful to have … Read more

Schumer backs GOP’s plan to bring the pain during future shutdowns: ‘I’m going to vote for it’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans’ gamble to inflict pain on themselves to thwart future shutdowns just got an unlikely backer: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. The upper chamber is set to vote on Sen. John Kennedy’s, R-La., resolution on Wednesday that would prevent senators from getting a paycheck during … Read more

Sherrod Brown secures Ohio Dem nomination, faces GOP’s Husted in key battle for Senate majority

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former longtime Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio on Tuesday won his party’s 2026 Senate nomination, the Associated Press reports. Brown, who served three decades in Congress before being defeated for re-election in 2024 by now-GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno, will face off in this year’s general election … Read more

Tenn Gov Lee calls special session to redraw House map in GOP’s favor 9-0

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tennessee’s redistricting special legislative session Tuesday will weigh a map that will potentially turn the state’s lone blue district red before the 2026 midterms. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, who is term-limited and leaving office after this year, moved quickly to call the special session after a conversation … Read more