WASHINGTON (AP) — For House Republicans, the political year began with a pep rally of sorts as President Donald Trump gathered them at the Kennedy Center in Washington for a rousing speech. But by the time the legislators had completed their first week of work this mid-term election year, the fractures in the party were … Read more
GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday blasted President Donald Trump for his comments about the murders of Rob and Michele Reiner, as she predicted more Republicans will follow her lead in breaking with Trump. “I thought that statement was absolutely completely beneath the office of the president of the United States, without class, and … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two dozen House Republicans joined with Democrats on Thursday to pass a bill that would restore collective bargaining rights to hundreds of thousands of federal employees, an attempt to overturn an executive order President Donald Trump issued earlier this year. The measure passed 231-195 after reaching the floor through a bipartisan … Read more
Washington (AP) – House Speaker Mike Johnson is asking his fellow Republicans to stop airing their frustrations in public and bring their complaints to him directly. “They’re going to get upset about things. That’s part of the process,” Johnson told reporters Thursday. “It doesn’t bother me. But when there is a conflict or concern, I … Read more