Federal budget deficit expected to soar to $2.7 trillion in 2035, highlighting pressure on GOP
As congressional Republicans struggle to keep deficits in check while extending their sweeping 2017 tax cuts, the Congressional Budget Office provided a dour forecast.
New O.C. GOP chair lauds ‘good competent conservative governance’ pushing back on state, calls on grassroots candidates to seek office
"We are at that moment where a big tent Republican Party is very realistic," said Will O'Neill, the new chair of Orange County GOP who recently served as mayor of Newport Beach.
Contra Costa GOP members head to President-elect Trump's inauguration
The East Bay will be well represented in Washington during President-elect Trump's inauguration as a number of member of the Contra Costa County Republican Party head east for the celebration.
President Biden's climate standards for walk-in freezers could face reckoning under new GOP resolution
Republican Rep. Stephanie Bice introduced a joint resolution against the Biden administration's new climate standards for walk-in coolers and freezers.
House GOP's Budget Hawks Now Want A $4 Trillion Debt Limit Hike
The Treasury Department will begin using accounting moves soon to keep from defaulting. The House Freedom Caucus says its proposal would buy two years of time.
Teacher layoffs, bigger classes: Potential federal education cuts could hit GOP’s base hardest
It’s the sort of place where President-elect Donald Trump’s “America First” message resonated – but also where some of his proposed policies could hit hardest, especially his promise to eliminate the Department of Education and slash federal funds to public schools.
CNBC host and ex-GOP leader argue over Trump: You ‘sound like a Democrat!’
FILE - Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., listens to President Donald Trump speak during a meeting with Republican lawmakers in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) AP
People Have A Lot To Say About This GOP Lawmaker Seemingly Threatening To Fight Her Democrat Colleague, And As A Voter, I'm Embarrassed
The word 'Chile," — an African-American Vernacular English term — is used by Black Americans when someone does something "seemingly questionable," or it can sometimes be used as a filler word.
How Speaker Mike Johnson’s bond with Trump shapes GOP future
The alliance between Speaker Mike Johnson and President-elect Donald Trump may prove to be the most important relationship in Washington.
Freshman GOP senator delivers perfect one-liner in response to Hegseth's gender answer
Sen. Tim Sheehy, R- Mont., ignited laughter after landing the perfect one-liner in response to Pete Hegseth's answer on gender question
Former GOP congressman predicts bipartisan support for health care legislation
Former Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) said in an interview Thursday that he expects pieces of health care legislation that were dropped amid talks to avert a government shutdown last month will be
Nevada GOP governor tells Democratic-controlled Legislature to set politics aside, find compromise
Nevada’s Republican governor extended a hand Wednesday to the Democratic-controlled state Legislature , saying they need to come together to find solutions for urgent issues like affordable housing and access to adequate health care.