Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) speaks during a hearing of the House Committee on Ways and Means on Capitol Hill, in Washington on Sept. 24, 2024. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File Medicare Part B premiums are higher than they should be because the government overpays private insurance companies that run Medicare Advantage plans, according to a March
House Republicans have spent months scrambling to unite around a midterm strategy that will keep them in the majority following November’s elections. In just the last two weeks, President Trump has made their task much tougher. On the messaging front, the president’s attacks on Iran have muddled his “America First” mantra and caused the price…
GOP lawmakers are struggling to keep their affordability message front and center on the campaign trail.
GOP lawmakers are struggling to keep their affordability message front and center on the campaign trail.
President Trump has decided who he would like to see replace Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), his pick to become the next Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, in the Senate. Trump offered Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), who launched a bid for the seat this week, his endorsement in a Truth Social post on Friday, calling…
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) on Thursday filed a resolution to censure Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) over several of his anti-Muslim posts on the social platform X, including one referring to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D). “Ogles, a Congressman long known for his racist rhetoric, recently tweeted, ‘Muslims don’t belong in American society,’ ‘Pluralism is…
(Left) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). (Right) Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images For two days this week, senators took turns proposing ways to end the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. For two days, each proposal