It’s easy to understand why: GOP officials seem to realize that it’s not a great look for Republicans to cut taxes for the wealthy while simultaneously taking health care benefits from low ...

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With a push from President Donald Trump, House Republicans sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage Tuesday, a step toward delivering his “big, beautiful bill” with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks ...

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A top Texas senator filed legislation Monday that would extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to K-12 public schools, marking the first step in fulfilling a ...

There's a political logjam in Texas that's preventing ambitious Republicans ... and you can see how other potential Republican statewide candidates have been mostly in a sustained holding pattern.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas — Republicans have controlled all aspects of Texas politics for nearly 25 years now. But even the GOP is admitting their government may have gotten too big. “I think there’s ...

She used the analogy of viewing an elephant from a single vantage point as being difficult ... I realize that to some in the Republican party, of which I am more than just a rank and file member, but ...

Our Utah GOP is a disgrace. If your flag bill passes, you will have to fire me before I take down my Pride flag. It serves as a symbol to our LGBTQ youth that they are loved, supported and ...

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) defends President Trump and Elon Musk's cuts to federal agencies amid backlash from Oklahoma voters.Feb. 23, 2025 ...

When Representative Pete Sessions, Republican of Texas, arrived at a crowded community center on Saturday in the small rural town of Trinity in East Texas, he came prepared to deliver a routine ...