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President Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on July 15 for Pittsburgh. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Trump continues to be embroiled in the backlash to the Justice Department’s handling of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. Members of his own party have been calling for more transparency into the …

Susan Collins finally got her dream job. Fellow Republicans are making it a nightmare.  Politico Susan Collins’ Re-Election Prospects Dim  Time Magazine Local democrats call on Senator Collin’s to act on her vote against the budget bill  foxbangor.com Maine Democrats criticize Sen. Collins handling of Trump’s budget bill  WGME ‘We have the receipts’: Democrats call out Collins on false statement about her vote to …

For Some Republicans, Trump’s Shift on Epstein Is Just the Latest Breach  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is pushing Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s congressional maps to create more House seats favorable to his party, part of a broader effort to help the GOP retain control of the chamber in next year’s midterm elections. The president’s directive signals part of the strategy Trump is likely to …

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are making changes to a $9.4 billion package of spending cuts proposed by President Donald Trump as they race to pass the measure by a Friday deadline. After a lunch meeting Tuesday with White House budget director Russell Vought, they agreed on one significant change: removing about $400 million in cuts to PEPFAR, the Bush-era foreign …

Senate Republicans divided over looming vote to rescind $9 billion in spending  The Washington Post WATCH LIVE: Senate convenes as Trump rescission package deadline looms  PBS Rounds on board with rescissions  Politico Will Congress cut funds to NPR/PBS and foreign aid this week?  NPR Republicans may slash $9.4bn for public broadcasting and foreign aid in days  The Guardian Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans were exploring changes Tuesday to President Donald Trump’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved spending targeted by his Department of Government Efficiency, signaling potential difficulties ahead of an important test vote. The president is looking to claw back $1.1 billion of funding authority from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and about $8.3 billion …

Republican lawmakers have moved to block a Democratic effort to force the release of the so-called Epstein files, a near-mythological trove of undisclosed information about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at the center of an internal political war among US conservatives. Democrats had been pressing for an amendment to cryptocurrency legislation that would have forced the release of information and …

A group of Republican lawmakers has complained that smoke from Canadian wildfires is ruining summer for Americans, just days after voting for a major bill that will cause more of the planet-heating pollution that is worsening wildfires. In a letter sent to Canada’s ambassador to the US, six Republican members of Congress wrote that wildfire smoke from Canada has been …

Senate Republicans scramble to lock down support for Trump’s spending clawbacks  Politico GOP infighting over Trump’s DOGE cuts to take center stage as deadline looms  CNN GOP leader faces showdown with Republicans on Trump-backed funding cuts  The Hill Republicans face deadline to claw back funding for foreign aid and public media  PBS A Senate vote this week will test the popularity of DOGE spending …