Author: Ramsey Touchberry
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Todd Young says Trump’s federal Intel stake violates the CHIPS Act he wrote
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Republican coauthor of the bipartisan law President Donald Trump used to authorize the federal government to acquire a 10% stake in tech giant Intel said Tuesday that the move violated the legislation’s original intent.…
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Trump fights fire with fire with a burst of DOJ investigations against political foes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Department of Justice is homing in on critics of President Donald Trump and Democratic officials who once made him the subject of their own investigations. The latest targets include John Bolton, his first-term national…
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Trump threatens to sue over Senate ‘blue slips’ in growing feud with Grassley
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump threatened legal action over a Senate tradition Democrats have used to block certain judicial nominees, escalating a long-running dispute with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA). In the Oval Office on…
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Paxton lead narrows in Texas GOP Senate fight as Cornyn allies flood the airwaves
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Allies of Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) are unleashing millions of dollars in ad money for radio and TV, an influx that appears to have helped shrink state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s once commanding lead in…
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Texas Senate passes GOP redistricting maps, sending to Abbott for final approval
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Texas Legislature passed a new GOP-drawn congressional map early Saturday that is designed to net Republicans in Congress up to five additional House seats, capping off a weeks-long sprint to redraw districts in the…
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Midterm map attracts wave of defeated Senate candidates
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A slew of candidates who lost high-profile Senate races last year are asking voters to give them another shot with the midterm elections around the corner. Democrat Sherrod Brown, the former Ohio senator, became the…
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White House pushes Senate to confirm Trump Fed nominee by next interest rate meeting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The White House is pressing Senate Republicans to confirm an ally of President Donald Trump to the Federal Reserve board in time for its next meeting in mid-September, when members will decide whether to slash…
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Republicans push the limits to revamp campaign finance operations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Senate Republicans are pushing the boundaries of fundraising laws to fill their campaign coffers and stretch their ad spending to counter Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The increased use of so-called joint fundraising…
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Republicans push the limits to revamp campaign finance operations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Senate Republicans are pushing the boundaries of fundraising laws to fill their campaign coffers and stretch their ad spending to counter Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterms. The increased use of so-called joint fundraising committees…
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As Social Security turns 90, Congress faces deadline to prevent benefit cuts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Social Security Act of 1935 turned 90 on Thursday, but the landmark program will require an act of Congress if it’s to last until its 100th birthday and beyond without significant…




