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At the Races: Time for Texas
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↵↵All senators are scheduled to get an Iran briefing on Tuesday from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen.
↵↵"This was totally unexpected — not part of my plan at all," she said.Â
↵↵Republicans have sought to blame Democrats for the current partial shutdown because of their refusal to back DHS funding as part of the broader fiscal 2026 appropriations law.
↵↵"They've all supported me. They're all good, and you're supposed to pick one, but we'll see what happens. But I support all three," Trump told reporters traveling on Air Force One on Monday night.
↵↵Lawmakers included a slate of restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers in the fiscal 2026 appropriations law enacted late last month.
↵↵To help fund shipyard improvements, the administration wants to impose a new fee on all foreign-built commercial vessels bringing merchandise into U.S. ports.
↵↵All of these factors are likely to shape a midterm cycle dominated by concerns over the cost of living.
Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., touted changes in the fiscal 2026 spending package enacted this month to improve pharmacy-benefit manager pricing transparency and reduce incentives for PBMs to promote higher-priced
↵↵Moran pressed Lutnick on what would happen to $21 billion of funds left over after the approval of all final proposals.
The "hotline" process requires all 100 senators to agree not to raise an objection, and that wasn't happening quickly.↵↵Sen.
↵↵Here are three takeaways from Trump's first midterm campaign tour stop of 2026.
When asked how he would describe Thursday's mid-vote negotiations, he said he "committed to members, as I do all the time, openly, on the floor, in front of everybody."
↵↵"This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations.
"All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland."
↵↵"This GOP Congress has bowed to President Trump, except on the Epstein files law, which he has now violated by not releasing all the documents by last month," Perry added.
I mean, this is what we're going to be doing all year long," Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said after six of his members helped tank a worker education bill. Â
↵↵"All of these things, you have so much ammunition, all you have to do is sell it," he said. "But the great Big, Beautiful Bill is just that.
↵↵Retrospective on monstrous wildfires↵↵Be prepared for California's largest story from 2025 to carry over into 2026.
↵↵He stressed legislative work needed ahead of Election Day, including on immigration, health care and paring down energy prices, offering what has been a loyal GOP Conference a glimpse into his 2026 strategy