Federal budget deficit expected to soar to $2.7 trillion in 2035, highlighting pressure on GOP
As congressional Republicans struggle to keep deficits in check while extending their sweeping 2017 tax cuts, the Congressional Budget Office provided a dour forecast.
Cartoonist Who Skewered GOP as Groomers Arrested on Child Porn Charges
Darrin Bell was arrested in Sacramento Wednesday, after over 130 videos were found on an account allegedly linked to him.

GOP-led immigration bill on verge of Senate passage

GOP-led immigration bill on verge of Senate passage after Democrats join with Republicans in key vote
Senate Dems join with Republicans to break filibuster on immigrant crime bill
Ten US Senate Democrats help advance Republican bill on migrants accused of theft
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GOP flirts with magical thinking on paying for Trump's tax cuts
Why it matters: The procedural and budgetary gambit will free Republicans from the burden of finding the $4 trillion in spending cuts. But deficit hawks, including member of the House Freedom Caucus, haven't completely signed off on the novel approach.
CNBC host and ex-GOP leader argue over Trump: You ‘sound like a Democrat!’
FILE - Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., listens to President Donald Trump speak during a meeting with Republican lawmakers in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) AP
RNC chair on GOP's mission going forward: 'Make sure...Trump voters become Republican voters'
With President-elect Donald Trump days from his inauguration, Republican National Committee chair Mike Whatley spells out the GOP's campaign priorities in the 2025 and 2026 elections
President Biden's climate standards for walk-in freezers could face reckoning under new GOP resolution
Republican Rep. Stephanie Bice introduced a joint resolution against the Biden administration's new climate standards for walk-in coolers and freezers.
How Speaker Mike Johnson’s bond with Trump shapes GOP future
The alliance between Speaker Mike Johnson and President-elect Donald Trump may prove to be the most important relationship in Washington.
Freshman GOP senator sets social media ablaze with 'best' response to Hegseth’s answer on gender question
Conservatives erupted Tuesday on social media following an exchange between Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and freshman Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., regarding gender identity.
Teacher layoffs, bigger classes: Potential federal education cuts could hit GOP’s base hardest
It’s the sort of place where President-elect Donald Trump’s “America First” message resonated – but also where some of his proposed policies could hit hardest, especially his promise to eliminate the Department of Education and slash federal funds to public schools.
GOP Senator's Rant About Lower Standards Is Undermined By 1 Glaring Typo
A Republican senator’s ranted accusation that the U.S. military has lowered its standards due to diversity, equity and inclusion programs was spectacularly undermined by a typo on a poster behind him.
Anti-AIDS program in GOP crosshairs over abortion funding
Republicans are fuming at the State Department after learning that aid recipients of the legacy program to curb HIV/AIDS across Africa, PEPFAR, performed abortions in violation of U.S. law.