‘The president is saying it’s artificial intelligence’: Republicans flail on Trump/Epstein bombshell, insist 2003 message is somehow A.I. This feeble excuse isn't fooling anyone. We Got This Covered · Jul 18, 2025
The shrinking circle of support: Here are the few Republicans defending Trump and Bondi over Epstein MAGA loyalists who connect Epstein to a wider ‘deep state’ conspiracy theory are beginning to fracture from the president after his administration shut the door on the investigation and labeled the case a ‘hoax’ The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025
‘What are Republicans so afraid of?’: House GOP unite to back Trump in burying the Epstein files Or to be more accurate, what is the president so afraid of? We Got This Covered · Jul 15, 2025
House retirements so far are at a historical low - Roll Call While senators are leaving Washington at a higher-than-normal pace, House open seats are lagging behind the historical average per cycle. Roll Call · Jul 9, 2025
Far from the people it will impact, a big, beautiful circus on Capitol Hill - Roll Call The floor drama surrounding the final passage of President Donald Trump's budget bill felt detached from the world outside. Roll Call · Jul 7, 2025
One ‘big, beautiful’ flip-flop: Trump’s budget turns the Freedom Caucus back into the Fealty Caucus NEWS ANALYSIS: Republicans of all stripes vowed to hold the line and then didn’t. But the Freedom Caucus pulled off the biggest retreat of the week, writes John Bowden The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025
GOP Congressman Mocked for Supporting 'Big, Beautiful Bill' After Trump Promised to 'Use Things to Make the Bill Better': 'Sellout' South Carolina Sen. Ralph Norman praised President Donald Trump for doing a "masterful job" outlining improvements to the now-passed bill. Latin Times · Jul 3, 2025
House Republicans give Trump a ‘Big Beautiful’ July 4 by passing Medicaid-slashing megabill despite GOP rift The bill also allows for the extension of 2017 tax cuts while forcing states to shoulder more of the cost of welfare food benefits The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025
House nears passage of sweeping GOP budget bill - Roll Call The House took a critical step toward approving their mammoth tax and spending package early Thursday morning by adopting a rule for the measure after tamping down a revolt. Roll Call · Jul 3, 2025
GOP leaders work to convince House holdouts on budget package - Roll Call President Donald Trump and Republican leadership were busy Wednesday buttonholing members from across the conference's political spectrum. Roll Call · Jul 2, 2025
MTG calls pressure to meet Trump’s July 4 megabill deadline ‘a s***show’ Georgia populist tells Steve Bannon rush to vote through tax and spending legislation after multiple changes made in Senate ‘not realistic’ and ‘a dire situation’ The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
Republicans fall into line again and bring Trump’s agenda closer to reality NEWS ANALYSIS: The odds of a ‘John McCain moment’ look much dimmer after Murkowski approved Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ while telling reporters she doesn’t like it, writes John Bowden The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025
Republican Rebukes GOP for Rushing Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Without Letting Senators Read Final Version, Requests More Time The Senate narrowly passed the president's sweeping 940-page bill on Tuesday, despite not having seen the final text, according to a PBS NewsHour correspondent. Latin Times · Jul 1, 2025
To save Trump’s ‘one big, beautiful bill,’ Republicans disregard the math ANALYSIS: Analysis: The leadership doesn’t like the debt-exploding numbers of Donald Trump’s proposal exposed by the Congressional Budget Office, Eric Garcia writes The Independent UK · May 21, 2025
Latin Times · May 21, 2025 Dem Rep. Blasts GOP Colleague For Appearing To Fall Asleep During Overnight Hearing On Medicaid Cuts Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez blasted her GOP colleague Ralph Norman for appearing to fall asleep during an overnight hearing on Trump's tax cut and spending bill
Roll Call · May 21, 2025 GOP budget vote goes down to the wire amid conservative pushback - Roll Call House Republicans appeared stuck in reconciliation limbo as of Wednesday morning with no changes to the text ready to be unveiled, after an all-night Rules Committee session.
Roll Call · May 18, 2025 House Budget panel approves reconciliation package on second try - Roll Call Four House Freedom Caucus members on the Budget Committee who held up the reconciliation package last week reversed course late Sunday night.
Euronews · May 16, 2025 Conservative lawmakers block Trump's 'big, beautiful' tax-cut bill in major setback A handful of hard-right lawmakers joined all Democrats in voting against a package of tax breaks and spending cuts, insisting on steeper cuts to Medicaid and green energy tax breaks.
The Independent UK · May 16, 2025 Why these Republicans finally stood up to Trump – and the price they could pay as a result ANALYSIS: The Freedom Caucus will need to choose whether they care more about fiscal restraint or being a Trump fan club, Eric Garcia writes
Roll Call · May 16, 2025 Weekend do-over planned for 'big, beautiful' budget package - Roll Call The House Budget Committee plans to try again Sunday night to advance the GOP reconciliation package after four Republican dissenters torpedoed the measure at a markup Friday.
Roll Call · May 15, 2025 GOP leaders try to keep Friday reconciliation markup on track - Roll Call House Republicans’ “big, beautiful” reconciliation bill has a Texas-sized problem as it heads to the Budget Committee for a Friday markup.
Roll Call · Apr 9, 2025 Budget vote postponed in House as GOP works to quell revolt - Roll Call House GOP leaders punted on trying to adopt the Senate-revised budget blueprint Wednesday after a long day of negotiations.
Salon · Mar 28, 2025 GOP Rep.: Let's axe Trump's tariff power Congressman Don Bacon says the president was never meant to have broad tariff power under the Constitution
Roll Call · Mar 5, 2025 GOP senators pitch Musk on using 1974 budget law to cut spending - Roll Call Senate Republicans called on the Trump administration to use the rescissions process to claw back money already appropriated by Congress.
Roll Call · Feb 13, 2025 GOP budget framework gets over initial hurdle in House - Roll Call The House Budget Committee approved a fiscal framework that inches Republicans closer to their prized “big, beautiful” reconciliation bill.