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June 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM

AP-NORC poll: Many say Medicaid, food stamps underfunded amid GOP cuts push

A new poll shows most U.S. adults don’t think the government is overspending on the programs Republicans in Congress have focused on cutting, like Medicaid and food stamps
June 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Activists with the Poor People's Campaign protest against spending reductions across Medicaid, food stamps and federal aid in President Donald Trump's spending and tax bill being worked on by Senate Republicans this week, outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
June 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM

Republican enthusiasm for Musk cools after his feud with Trump, a new poll finds

A new poll finds Elon Musk has lost some of his luster with Republicans since his public falling-out with President Donald Trump
June 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
FILE - President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
June 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM

GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno talks spending bill, LA immigration protests

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R- Ohio) discusses the “urgency” of passing the spending bill and his support for President Donald Trump’s military deployment in Los Angeles.
June 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
VIDEO:  GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno talks spending bill, LA immigration protests
June 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM

White House, Texas Republicans weigh redistricting to protect GOP House majority

President Donald Trump's political operation has approached Texas Republicans about redrawing the Texas congressional map.
June 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
WASHINGTON, DC- MARCH 18: The U.S. Capitol Dome is seen behind the top of the entrance to the senate side of the Capitol on March 18, 2025, in Washington, DC.
June 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM

Sherrill, Ciattarelli win New Jersey gubernatorial primaries

Voters went to the polls on Tuesday for New Jersey’s primary elections, which set up the state’s gubernatorial general election this year.
June 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
From left, New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer; Newark Mayor Ras Baraka; Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop; moderator NJ Spotlight News anchor Briana Vannozzi; moderator WNYC Morning Edition host Michael Hill; New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill; and former state Senate President Steve Sweeney attend the New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial primary debate, May 12, 2025, in Newark, N.J.
June 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM

Could Musk-Trump feud stoke GOP divisions ahead of midterms? ANALYSIS

Even by the standards of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk's relationship, it's been an unusual week.
June 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk (R) speak in the Oval Office before departing the White House in Washington on the way to Trump's residence at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, March 14, 2025
June 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM

David Jolly, a Trump critic, former GOP congressman, to run for governor as Democrat

A former Republican congressman and vocal critic of Donald Trump says he wants to become governor in the president’s adopted home state of Florida, and he’s running as a Democrat
June 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2015 photo, then-U.S. Rep. David Jolly speaks to media after showing up at a news conference for former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, file)
June 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM

Trump tries to shore up support for megabill among Senate GOP at White House meeting

Members of the Senate Finance Committee met with Trump at the White House on Wednesday.
June 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with Elon Musk (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025.
June 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM

Senate GOP plan to discuss spending bill as concerns grow

Senate Republicans plan to meet to discuss President Donald Trump's signature spending bill, according to two people familiar with the planning of the meeting. 
June 4, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Senate Republicans plan to meet to discuss President Donald Trump's signature spending bill, according to two people familiar with the planning of the meeting. 
June 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM

Trump’s funding bill faces pushback from some Senate republicans

Republican Rep. Russell Fry from South Carolina joined ABC News to talk about President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”
June 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
VIDEO: Trump’s funding bill faces pushback from some Senate republicans
June 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM

House Republicans propose 10-year ban on state AI regulations in budget bill

Chamber of Progress CEO and former Google U.S. policy chief Adam Kovacevich discusses the impact of no federal artificial intelligence regulations on the future of the technology.
June 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
VIDEO: House Republicans propose 10-year ban on state AI regulations in budget bill
June 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM

Trump meeting with GOP senators in an effort to get budget bill passed

President Donald Trump met with Senate Majority Leader John Thune at the White House Monday, according to a White House official.
June 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
VIDEO: Trump meeting with GOP senators in an effort to get budget bill passed
June 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM

Trump ramps up criticism of GOP Sen. Rand Paul amid push to pass funding bill

Trump is ramping up his criticism of GOP senators who are threatening to complicate the passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
June 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the rain after arriving on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., May 30, 2025. Sen. Rand Paul does a TV interview in the Russell Senate Office Building, June 3, 2025.
June 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM

Trump ramps up criticism of Republican senators who could stall his funding bill

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump railed against Sen. Rand Paul in a social media post after the Kentucky Republican publicly criticized the House-passed megabill.
June 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
VIDEO: Trump ramps up criticism of Republican senators who could stall his funding bill
June 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM

Trump's funding bill runs into Senate GOP fiscal hawks

Some Republican senators say they won’t support bill that increases the deficit.
June 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
President Donald Trump shakes hands with House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune after  the National Prayer Breakfast in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol on February 06, 2025 in Washington, DC.
May 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM

'Well, we all are going to die:' GOP Sen. Ernst defends Medicaid cuts at town hall

Constituents at the Iowa town hall event raised concerns that proposed cuts to Medicaid under Trump's "big, beautiful bill" could threaten the lives of individuals who lose access to health care.
May 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Constituents at the Iowa town hall event raised concerns that proposed cuts to Medicaid under Trump's "big, beautiful bill" could threaten the lives of individuals who lose access to health care.
May 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM

GOP senators plan hearing on Biden's perceived cognitive decline

The hearing, slated for next month, will investigate "who was running the country" during Biden's "decline."
May 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
 Sen. John Cornyn in Washington, Dec. 19, 2024 and President Joe Biden in Washington, Sept. 30, 2024.
May 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM

Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebr., on getting booed at a town hall held in his district

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebr., about his raucous town hall where constituents expressed concerns over the GOP’s major legislative package.
May 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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May 29, 2025 at 3:49 AM

Crowd boos GOP Rep. Hinson at Iowa town hall over Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, faced a rowdy crowd at a town hall in Decorah, Iowa, as she praised President Donald Trump and the passage of the bill in the House.
May 29, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, faced a rowdy crowd at a town hall in Decorah, Iowa, as she praised President Donald Trump and the passage of the bill in the House.
May 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM

Crowds boo House Republicans at town halls over Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

As Elon Musk pans Republicans' major legislative package this week, two House Republicans got an earful from constituents back home on the "big, beautiful bill."
May 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In this screen grab from a video, Rep. Mike Flood is shown at a town hall meeting on May 28, 2025.
May 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM

How the GOP tax bill could impact sustainability efforts

The multitrillion-dollar GOP tax bill would have detrimental impacts on sustainability efforts in the U.S., according to experts.
May 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Plants grow through an array of solar panels in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., May 6, 2022.
1 month ago

Dems call GOP's 'big, beautiful' bill 'ugly' for hurting low-income, helping rich

Republicans are touting House passage of a megabill to fund Trump’s agenda as a win for Americans. Democrats slam it as benefiting the rich and hurting low-income people.
1 month ago
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks during a news conference to protest cuts in the World Trade Center Health Program on Capitol Hill, May 13, 2025, in Washington.
1 month ago

House committee advances Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ for floor vote

By the slimmest of margins, House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" by a single vote of 215-214.
1 month ago
VIDEO: House committee advances Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ for floor vote
1 month ago

Trump meets with GOP holdouts as negotiations over agenda bill falter

House Republicans worked through the night and met with Trump to move a megabill advancing the president's legislative agenda through a key committee.
1 month ago
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson returns to the U.S. Capitol after a meeting at the White House, May 21, 2025 in Washington.
1 month ago

Critical meeting between White House and GOP holdouts over spending bill

Pres. Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson are making a last ditch effort to pressure House Republican holdouts to pass a bill full of the president’s campaign promises – from tax cuts to border security.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Critical meeting between White House and GOP holdouts over spending bill
1 month ago

What's in Trump's 'big' tax and immigration bill the House GOP is struggling to pass

Speaker Mike Johnson is scrambling for support ahead of a Wednesday vote.
1 month ago
With Speaker of the House Mike Johnson by his side President Donald Trump speaks to the press following a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol, May 20, 2025 in Washington.
1 month ago

House Republicans divided on Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on the holdouts to the budget bill that fulfills a laundry list of President Donald Trump's campaign promises from taxes to border security.
1 month ago
VIDEO: House Republicans divided on Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
1 month ago

Trump urges House Republicans not to mess with Medicaid: Sources

President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning turned up the heat on the more than a dozen House Republican holdout votes endangering passage of the bill.
1 month ago
President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speak to the press after a House GOP Conference Meeting at the US Capitol in Washington, May 20, 2025.
1 month ago

Trump urges Republicans to pass his mega spending bill, calls out 'grandstanders'

Leaving Capitol Hill on Tuesday after talking with House Republicans about his "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," President Donald Trump said, "it was a meeting of love."
1 month ago
VIDEO: Trump urges Republicans to pass his mega spending bill, calls out 'grandstanders'
1 month ago

Trump headed to Capitol Hill to help Johnson sway hard-liners to support his agenda

It's crunch time in the House, where the next 48 hours will test House Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership like never before.
1 month ago
Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters as he leaves the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol, May 15, 2025 in Washington.
1 month ago

These are the Americans at risk of losing coverage due to proposed Medicaid cuts

Republicans are proposing cuts to Medicaid as part of President Donald Trump's spending bill. Some Americans are worried the cuts will cause them to lose their coverage.
1 month ago
Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters as he leaves the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol, May 15, 2025 in Washington.
1 month ago

Republican hard-liners defy Trump, Johnson as megabill fails to advance

House Republicans are working to get their mega-bill encompassing Trump's legislative agenda back on track Friday morning.
1 month ago
South Carolina Congressman Ralph Norman speaks to the media during the House Budget Committee markup of the reconciliation bill at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, May 16, 2025.
1 month ago

Vote on GOP mega-bill fails to advance

A vote on the mega-bill aimed at advancing President Donald Trump's agenda failed in the House Budget Committee Friday afternoon amid objections from several hard-liners.
1 month ago
A vote on the mega-bill aimed at advancing President Donald Trump's agenda failed in the House Budget Committee Friday afternoon amid objections from several hard-liners.
1 month ago

Are Republicans having trouble recruiting Senate candidates in the Trump era?

After major potential candidates for U.S. Senate races in 2026 passed on running, some Republicans wonder if they're struggling to recruit competitive Senate candidates.
1 month ago
Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia, speaks during a meeting of the Republican Governors Association at the National Building Museum in Washington, Feb. 20, 2025.
1 month ago

Republican hard-liners threaten to derail GOP bill encompassing Trump's agenda

A bill encompassing Trump's legislative agenda could be in jeopardy as several Republicans signaled their opposition to advancing it out of the House Budget Committee.
1 month ago
Rep. Ralph Norman speaks to reporters as he arrives for a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
1 month ago

'What a joke': Republicans lock horns over Medicaid proposal

A growing number of House Republicans -- from moderates to hardliners -- threaten to undercut the package’s momentum ahead of an expected vote late next week.
1 month ago
Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson speaks as Rep. John Rutherford and House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer listen during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol, May 14, 2025 in Washington.
1 month ago

GOP infighting threatens Trump's legislative package

A growing number of House Republicans -- from moderates to hardliners -- threaten to undercut the package’s momentum ahead of an expected vote late next week.
1 month ago
A growing number of House Republicans -- from moderates to hardliners -- threaten to undercut the package’s momentum ahead of an expected vote late next week.
1 month ago

GOP's plans for Medicaid cuts haven't changed much since 2017

Donald Trump is back in the White House, the GOP controls Congress, and Republicans have dusted off their 2017 plans to reshape Medicaid.
1 month ago
President Donald Trump listens to questions as he speaks to members of the press on Air Force One while flying over Saudi Arabia on his way to Qatar on May 14, 2025.
1 month ago

House Republicans push forward with bill despite Medicaid cuts backlash

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on the legislation that could come to a vote next week.
1 month ago
VIDEO: House Republicans push forward with bill despite Medicaid cuts backlash
1 month ago

GOP congressman on Trump’s plan to lift sanctions on Syria: ‘It’s the right move’

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Rep. Marlin Stutzman of Indiana about President Trump’s first foreign trip of his second term and his plans to meet with Syria’s new president and other leaders.
1 month ago
VIDEO: GOP congressman on Trump’s plan to lift sanctions on Syria: ‘It’s the right move’
1 month ago

House GOP plows ahead on hundreds of billions in Medicaid cuts despite infighting

House GOP plows ahead to advance key components of its bill to fund Trump’s agenda -- including taxes and Medicaid cuts -- even as they remain at odds within.
1 month ago
Demonstrators calling for preservation of Medicaid funding, are removed from the House Energy and Commerce markup of the FY2025 budget resolution in Rayburn building, May 13, 2025.
1 month ago

Cloud of uncertainty hangs over House GOP proposal to reach $880 billion in savings

Republicans brush off criticism over things they say aren't in the proposal.
1 month ago
Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference following a House Republican conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 6, 2025 in Washington, DC.
1 month ago

Who's running for president in 2028 and who's not?

It's been less than six months since the 2024 presidential election, but for some Democrats and Republicans, it's not too early to plan for the race for 2028.
1 month ago
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear talks about the gains in the economic growth f the state during the past year in Frankfort, Ky., on Dec. 18, 2024.
2 months ago

Trump’s first 100 days tests both Republican, Democratic parties' futures: ANALYSIS

His low approval ratings could be a liability for vulnerable Republicans.
2 months ago
President Donald Trump returns to the White House from his New Jersey golf club in Washington, April 27, 2024.
2 months ago

Trump’s first 100 days test future of Republican, Democratic parties

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on budget talks, as well as how lawmakers are navigating President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Trump’s first 100 days test future of Republican, Democratic parties
2 months ago

Trump voters stand by their vote, but some have concerns about prices and tariffs

Polling shows most Americans disapprove of Trump on the economy. But his voters largely say they’re still confident in him with a few concerns.
2 months ago
A general view shows container terminal in Hong Kong, China, April 23, 2025.
2 months ago

America faces a 'woke' divide as Trump says it's history

In a speech to a joint session of Congress in March, President Donald Trump took direct aim at diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
2 months ago
University of Michigan students walk on the UM campus next to signage displaying the University's "Core Values," April 3, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
2 months ago

'The American economy is going to be stronger than ever': Rep. Byron Donalds

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., reacts to the state of the U.S. economy and the tariffs implemented by the Trump administration.
2 months ago
VIDEO: 'The American economy is going to be stronger than ever': Rep. Byron Donalds
2 months ago

GOP Sen. Grassley gets another earful at Iowa town hall

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley faced another room of heated constituents at a town hall in Northwood, Iowa, on Wednesday.
2 months ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley takes questions at a town hall in Fort Madison, Iowa, April 15, 2025.
2 months ago

Democrats scrutinize law firms that cut deals with Trump

Democratic lawmakers questioning whether deals for pro bono work may violate federal bribery, extortion, honest services fraud or racketeering laws.
2 months ago
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the White House, April 23, 2025, in Washington.