Oklahoma high schools to teach 2020 election conspiracy theories as fact State superintendent Ryan Walters tapped chief of Heritage Foundation, key player behind Project 2025, for curriculum The Guardian - US · May 17, 2025
US House Republicans propose fees on immigrants to fund Trump’s crackdown Legislation would establish fees to seek asylum, care for a minor in US custody or apply for humanitarian parole The Guardian - US · May 17, 2025
Two-time Trump voter takes on MAGA Kyle Sweetser, who's running for Senate as a Democrat, told Salon he's disgusted by Trump and his imitators Salon · May 17, 2025
Trump Warns GOP Holdouts To Support His 'Big, Beautiful Bill': 'We Don't Need Grandstanders' Donald Trump warned Republican holdouts to fall in line and support the party's "big, beautiful bill" after it failed to pass the House Budget Committee Latin Times · May 16, 2025
House Republicans block Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in major setback Rightwing lawmakers say president’s bill – centered on tax cuts and funding deportations – doesn’t make enough cuts The Guardian - US · May 16, 2025
GOP Lawmaker Insists People Can 'Keep Their Medicaid' If They 'Just Get a Job' As the GOP works to complete its "big, beautiful bill," Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) defended proposed work requirements for Medicaid recipients. Latin Times · May 16, 2025
GOP Lawmaker Quickly Correcting Himself From 'Medicaid Cuts' to 'Medicaid Reforms' Draws Fire Online: 'Truth Slipped Out' Rep. Jason Smith's on-air slip calling Medicaid "cuts" instead of "reforms" drew backlash, spotlighting growing tensions over proposed healthcare restrictions. Latin Times · May 16, 2025
Matt Gaetz insists his use of ‘86’ is ‘distinct’ from Comey’s ‘threat’ as MAGA accused of hypocrisy over term Exclusive: Matt Gaetz told The Independent that his tweet last year saying he ‘had 86’d’ a number of prominent Republicans was ‘distinct’ from James Comey’s post The Independent UK · May 16, 2025
MAGA gets the Middle East treatment Republican voters yearn to be subjects. Donald Trump understood that instinctively Salon · May 16, 2025
‘Oops’: A GOP slip of the tongue confirms ‘Medicaid cuts’ are coming soon, despite Trump’s denials The cat's out of the bag on what's coming for Medicaid. We Got This Covered · 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 16, 2025
'Leaderless, Rudderless and Divided': Majority of Democrats are Pessimistic About Party's Future A new AP-NORC poll showed that only about one-third of Democrats are optimistic about the party's future, a sharp drop from their views last summer. Latin Times · May 16, 2025
Juvenile detention, imported shrimp, forever chemicals among hundreds of bills cut off by House deadline Some measures that made it through before midnight dealt with jail bonds, an unconstitutional ban on gay sex, and the liability of vaccine manufacturers. The Texas Tribune · May 16, 2025
Latin Times · May 15, 2025 Trump Reportedly Helped Dissuade Marjorie Taylor Greene From Running For Georgia Senator President Donald Trump helped discourage Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for a Senate seat in Georgia's upcoming elections, a new report shows
Latin Times · May 15, 2025 GOP Lawmaker Insists Walmart Will 'Lower Prices' Despite Walmart Executive Declaring Trump's Tariffs Are 'Still Too High' A Republican lawmaker dismissed concerns that Trump's tariffs are driving up prices moments after Walmart's CFO confirmed the tariffs are making goods more expensive.
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.
Fortune · May 15, 2025 Battle over SALT deduction heats up amid debate over GOP's $4 trillion tax bill debate Fully repealing the SALT cap would disproportionately help the richest of the rich, with the 1% getting 43% of the benefit.
Roll Call · May 15, 2025 At the Races: Democrats go back to school - Roll Call Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including education policy and the midterm elections.
Kiplinger · May 15, 2025 The GOP Wants to Enroll Your Child in a Trump Account for Savings The mobile app is live; parents can still sign up, and savings may be tracked. Here’s who is eligible and when your child receives the $1,000 seed money.
Latin Times · May 15, 2025 Mexican President Opposes GOP Bill Taxing Remittances, Calls It 'Discriminatory' Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she and members of all political parties oppose GOP-led initiative to impose a tax on remittances
Salon · May 15, 2025 Top pollster: Dems need a better brand "Showing off internal battles, be they ideological, personal, or otherwise, doesn't do anything to help the party"
Roll Call · May 14, 2025 School choice proponents cheer voucher proposal in budget reconciliation measure - Roll Call A $5 billion a year school voucher program has been incorporated into the Republican budget reconciliation legislation.
Latin Times · May 14, 2025 GOP Bill Looks To Impose a Tax On Remittances, Potentially Disrupting The Economy Of Several Countries House Republicans are looking to include a 5% tax on remittances in Trump's priority bill. U.S. citizens would be exempt
We Got This Covered · May 14, 2025 ‘The math is not adding up’: Donald Trump to put 13.7 million Americans on the chopping block. Yes, he lied, AGAIN No one will be spared, whether they are children, the elderly, or the MAGA.