Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk
AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Texas Democrat who represents a slice of the Rio Grande Valley along the border with Mexico, won his last…
‘Beautiful’ or ‘Ugly,’ Trump’s big bill shapes the battle for House control in 2026 midterms
WASHINGTON — Debate over President Trump’s sweeping budget-and-policy package is over on Capitol Hill. Now the argument goes national.From the Central Valley of California to Midwestern battlegrounds…
Too much ‘my,’ not enough ‘we’: Pro speakers grade Donald Trump’s oratory skills in GOP convention speech
Donald Trump just spoke to one of the highest-profile stages in American politics at the Republican National Convention. How did he do? We asked Toastmasters, a 332,000-member global organization focused…
Trump, GOP target ballots arriving after election day that delay counts, feed conspiracy fears
ATLANTA — President Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after election day. This year has seen a flurry…
GOP budget bill would slaughter America’s cleanest, cheapest energy
Masked federal agents are snatching up immigrants. It’s been less than two weeks since the U.S. bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. President Trump’s long-threatened tariffs could…
GOP holdouts bristle at Trump pressure over megabill
WASHINGTON — Confident that passage of President Trump’s signature legislation was all but assured, West Wing aides summoned holdouts in the House Republican caucus Wednesday to deliver…
Democrat Dwight Evans, GOP Don Bacon won’t seek House re-election
June 30 (UPI) -- Two U.S. House members -- Democrat Dwight Evans and Republican Don Bacon -- announced Monday they will not seek a third…
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina won’t seek reelection after opposing Trump bill
WASHINGTON — Two-term Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Sunday that he will not seek reelection next year, an abrupt announcement that came one day…
Senate tax bill would add $3.3 trillion to the U.S. debt load, CBO says
WASHINGTON — The changes made to President Trump’s big tax bill in the Senate would pile trillions onto the nation’s debt load while resulting in even steeper…
Plan to sell off public land in the West nixed from GOP bill
A controversial plan to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of public land across Western states — including California — was axed from the Republican…
GOP Senator Thom Tillis announces he will not seek re-election
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, pictured during a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing in February, announced Sunday that he will not seek re-election in 2026. File…
Sacramento Democrats show their arrogance hazing GOP lawmaker
There are plenty of reasons to dislike Carl DeMaio, if you so choose.The first-term San Diego assembly member is MAGA to his marrow, bringing Donald…
Trust in elections dips as GOP clings to Trump’s ‘Big Lie’
WASHINGTON — Just over a quarter of Republicans accept President Biden as the winner of the 2020 election, according to a new survey that underscores the instability…
Senate debates GOP budget bill ahead of procedural vote
June 28 (UPI) -- Senate Republicans released their updated version of the massive spending bill late Friday, which still includes an extension of tax cuts…
Senate rejects effort to restrain Trump on Iran as GOP backs his strikes on nuclear sites
WASHINGTON — Democratic efforts in the Senate to prevent President Trump from escalating his military confrontation with Iran fell short Friday, with Republicans blocking a resolution that…
GOP bill will be ‘devastating’ for California healthcare, Newsom warns
As many as 3.4 million Californians could lose their state Medi-Cal health insurance under the budget bill making its way through the U.S. Senate, Gov.…
Trump wants GOP to cancel holiday recess until passing the budget bill
June 24 (UPI) -- Complications with the so-called "one big, beautiful" fiscal year 2026 budget bill might keep lawmakers at the Capitol until passing it…
GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules
WASHINGTON — A plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill after…
GOP tax bill would ease regulations on gun silencers and some rifles and shotguns
WASHINGTON — The massive tax and spending cuts package that President Trump wants on his desk by July 4 would loosen regulations on gun silencers and certain…
Contributor: The GOP wants to turn asylum into a pay-to-play system
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” now before the Senate takes the current preoccupation with making every governmental relationship transactional to an immoral extreme. It…