Author: Ramsey Touchberry Washington Examiner
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Thom Tillis claps back at Trump over ‘stupid stuff’ hurting GOP
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) fired back Friday at President Donald Trump’s latest criticism of the retiring centrist lawmaker, saying the president’s advisers were giving him bad policy advice ahead of the November midterms. In a Truth Social post earlier that day, Trump claimed the “weak and ineffective” Tillis was a “Nitpicker” who is “always fighting…
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Tensions between John Thune and Mike Johnson loom over GOP immigration push
Weeks of bruising cross-chamber policy fights have blemished what has otherwise been a cordial and remarkably effective relationship between Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Tensions are at an all-time high this Congress between the GOP leaders after capping off a record-shattering 76-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland…
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Democrats vow to block next Trump Supreme Court pick amid Alito speculation
Justice Samuel Alito hasn’t tipped his hat on retiring just yet, but Senate Democrats are already entrenched in opposing the confirmation of a successor that would deliver President Donald Trump his fourth lifetime appointment to the high court. Democrats need to first retake the majority and for a vacancy to arise. But with the party’s…
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Lindsey Graham turns ire toward rivals at home amid Iran and DHS shutdown fallout
After weeks of scrutiny for his focus on the Iran war and criticism for visiting Disney World during a partial government shutdown, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is turning his focus closer to home: the campaign staffers of his primary election rivals. Graham, facing two main GOP challengers in his reelection bid, assembled local media in…
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Rand Paul tears into Markwayne Mullin for remarks on his past assault: ‘Tell it to my face’
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) lambasted his fellow Republican, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), during Mullin’s confirmation hearing on Wednesday to become the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Paul, chairman of the Senate homeland security committee tasked with advancing Mullin’s nomination, condemned the Oklahoma senator for past comments on political violence, including remarks sympathizing…
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SAVE America Act showdown relished by GOP and Democrats alike
Both political parties have found rare agreement in a divided Washington, convinced that the GOP’s federal voter ID and election bill is a slam-dunk messaging opportunity. But that’s where the bipartisanship quickly ends. The two sides are diametrically opposed over the merits of the so-called Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or the SAVE America Act,…
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Trump faces first domestic test on Iran conflict with Senate war powers vote
Administration officials are scrambling to sell members of Congress on President Donald Trump’s military operations in Iran ahead of bipartisan attempts to limit his war powers in the Middle East without approval from lawmakers. The Senate and House are set to vote on so-called war powers resolutions this week to require congressional approval for additional…
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Senate GOP sends warning to House SAVE Act agitators: Don’t tell us what to do
If there’s one thing senators don’t take kindly, it’s outsiders telling them how to run their chamber. It’s in that spirit that the resistance among Senate Republicans to skirt the traditional 60-vote filibuster threshold and advance the SAVE America Act for national voter ID with a simple majority talking filibuster has hardened into an unmistakable…
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What Republicans do, and don’t, want to hear from Trump at State of the Union
Congressional Republicans are pleading with President Donald Trump to exercise message discipline on major domestic issues in his upcoming State of the Union address as the 2026 midterm elections kick off. In interviews with the Washington Examiner, GOP lawmakers desire for Trump to acknowledge affordability concerns and immigration blunders, avoid 2024 election gloating, and leave…
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Vote ‘no’ but take the dough: Senate Democrats claim credit for bill they opposed
A pair of Democratic senators is touting tens of millions of dollars in federal funding they “secured” for local projects in their home state despite voting against the legislation. Opposing a White House-brokered funding deal that cleared Congress on Tuesday and was signed into law by President Donald Trump didn’t stop Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)…