What to watch as 2026 Republican Senate races take shape
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are encountering early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s…
Senate passes Trump bid to claw back $9 billion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald…
Empty North Carolina hospital explains Thom Tillis’ break with GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Though patients don’t rush through the doors of this emergency room anymore, an empty hospital…
Trump Tax Bill Hits Senate as GOP Torn by Competing Demands
(Bloomberg) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune is rushing to meet President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline for…
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis passes on reelection bid after stoking Trump’s ire by voting against ‘big beautiful bill’
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis announced Sunday that he won’t seek reelection after drawing President Trump’s wrath over…
Elon Musk renews his criticism of Trump’s big bill as Senate Republicans scramble to pass it
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk on Saturday doubled down on his distaste for President Donald Trump’s sprawling tax…
GOP-led Congress race to pass Trump’s bill by his July Fourth deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is expected to grind through a rare weekend session as Republicans race to…
Key Medicaid provision in Trump’s bill is found to violate Senate rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald…