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S.C., signaled readiness for reconciliation as Republicans explore legislative response to Minnesota fraud investigation findings.
Significant numbers of Republicans joined with Democrats in voting against President Donald Trump’s interests on high-profile pieces of legislation Thursday, suggesting his party’s unyielding loyalty to this point in his term has started to splinter.
Senate Republicans on Thursday lamented President Trump’s call for the ouster of five GOP members who voted with Democrats and dealt him a blow on the Venezuela war powers resolution, indicating the president’s angry rant was a mistake as the party enters an election year.
WASHINGTON — The US House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday extending Obamacare subsidies for three years, upping the pressure on Senate Republicans to reconsider the legislation just months after Democrats forced a government shutdown over the issue.
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House to vote on Obamacare subsidies extension after 9 Republicans help get bill to the floor
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries expressed pride in the "bipartisan coalition" created ahead of Thursday's vote on a three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies after nine Republicans crossed the aisle Wednesday night to set up passage in the House.
After five G.O.P. senators joined Democrats on a war powers vote, the president lashed out, including at his party’s most politically endangered senator.
The seats held by Democratic Senators Jon Ossoff in Georgia and Gary Peters in Michigan are viewed as Republicans’ best pickup opportunities, as Trump carried both states in November 2024.
Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed a Republican to fill the vacant New Mexico Senate District 33 seat.