N.C., made clear that the holds were not about the ICE-related shooting in Minnesota, but instead over two ignored invitations for the head of DHS to appear before the Senate.

President Donald Trump gathered House Republicans this week at Washington’s Kennedy Center for a pep rally that kicked off the year.

US Senate Republicans are under renewed pressure to restore the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits after 17 GOP members of the House of Representatives helped Democrats pass legislation to extend the recently expired ACA subsidies by three years.

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday unanimously agreed to hang a plaque honoring the officers who protected the Capitol when it was under attack by a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 five years ago.

The emerging framework would extend the expired enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for two years, while adding income caps and other provisions designed to draw GOP support.

A visibly outraged Senator Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina, took to the Senate floor and castigated “insane comments about how it is our right to” take over Greenland, singling out comments made by Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump.

The seats held by Democratic Senators Jon Ossoff in Georgia and Gary Peters in Michigan are viewed as Republicans’ best pickup opportunities, as Trump carried both states in November 2024.

The House passed a bill on Thursday to extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies for three years by a vote of 230-196 with 17 Republicans voting with Democrats and defying GOP leaders. Ahead of the vote, Democrats boasted that several Republicans were expected to defy their leadership team.

Senate Republicans on Thursday lamented President Trump’s call for the ouster of five GOP members who voted with Democrats and dealt him a blow on the Venezuela war powers resolution,

The party has split into two camps in response to President Donald Trump’s actions as the administration signals plans for prolonged control of the country.