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Matt Van Epps, a former state official who earned an endorsement from President Donald Trump last week, won the Republican nomination Tuesday in the special election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District House seat, NBC News projects. Van Epps bested 10 other Republican candidates after a primary in which all of them campaigned on their support for Trump. But Van Epps …

Senate GOP beats Biden’s confirmation numbers  Axios Senate Republicans confirm more than 100 Trump nominees as government shutdown continues  Fox News Senate takes a break from stopgap voting  Politico Senate GOP confirms batch of 107 Trump nominees  The Hill Senate confirms Herschel Walker as ambassador to the Bahamas  The Washington Post Source link

The Trump administration’s strategy to swiftly roll out mass layoffs of federal workers during the government shutdown has shifted in recent days, administration officials familiar with the talks told CNN, as an increasing number of Republican lawmakers and Trump administration officials acknowledge the potential political perils of the move. With Democrats having shown no signs of budging in their opposition …

FBI shuts down corruption group, fires agents after they monitored GOP lawmakers  Axios Sen. Josh Hawley falsely says FBI ‘tapped’ senators’ phones during Jack Smith probe  Politico Jack Smith investigation into January 6 obtained phone records of GOP lawmakers, Republicans say  CNN FBI fires agents, dismantles corruption squad after probe unveils monitoring of GOP senators, Patel says  Fox News FBI analyzed Republican lawmakers’ phone …

Trump Opens Door to Talks GOP Has Resisted as Shutdown Extends  Bloomberg.com Trump hints at health-care deal to end shutdown, but key hurdles remain  The Washington Post Capitol agenda: At least they’re talking about talking  Politico Latest Government Shutdown and Trump Administration News: Live Updates  The New York Times Trump says he’s open to health care deal but government must reopen first  AP News Source …

The FBI analyzed the phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by President Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to information released Monday by GOP senators.  The records, which the FBI analyzed in 2023, enabled investigators to see basic information about the date …

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Houston, entered the Republican primary for U.S. Senate on Monday, complicating an already contentious race …

Senate Republicans announced Monday the FBI, as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s January 6 investigation, used court orders in 2023 to obtain the phone records of nine GOP lawmakers, a move the senators called “political weaponization.” It’s unclear what exactly investigators were seeking to determine by pulling the records, and there’s no indication that these senators were targets of …

GOP unveils 7-figure ad campaign on “two bullets” text by Jay Jones  Axios Trump joins other Republicans in calling for Jay Jones to exit Virginia race  The Washington Post Democratic candidate’s ‘abhorrent’ texts threaten to shake up bellwether Virginia elections  Politico Trump urges Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones to drop out of the race  USA Today Youngkin: Jay Jones texts ‘demented’  The Hill Source …

Portraying Univision as a crucial political tool for Republicans, President Donald Trump is publicly pressing Google to restore access to Univision on the YouTube TV streaming platform. YouTube TV dropped Univision’s channels almost a week ago when the two companies could not reach an agreement about a new carriage contract. Having the leading Spanish language broadcaster in the United States …