Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) praised the Supreme Court ruling on Friday that limits judges’ ability to block the president’s policies nationwide. In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” Graham acknowledged that both sides have tried to select judges that would be most sympathetic to their lawsuit challenging an administration’s action — but Graham said...
President Trump on Sunday celebrated Sen. Thom Tillis's (R-N.C.) announcement that he wouldn't seek reelection next year. “Great News!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday evening. The North Carolina senator abruptly announced his plans earlier in the day amid a days-long spat with the president over Tillis’s opposition to the GOP’s massive tax and spending bill. He...
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said in a Sunday interview that House Republicans know they won’t be reelected if they vote against final passage of President Trump’s megabill. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” McCaul outlined three reasons he supports the bill: border security, funding for the Department of Defense “at a time...
President Trump said that the future New York City mayor must behave to get support from the federal government in his response to Zohran Mamdani's win in the Democratic mayoral primary. Trump was asked on Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures" with Maria Bartiromo about Mamdani and some of his policies, including fighting back against mass deportation efforts....
President Trump said that letters to trading partners will be going out soon to establish tariff rates, ahead of the July 8 expiration on the pause on his hefty "reciprocal" tariffs. "Basically, and I'm for doing it right now, we send letters out to all of the countries explaining to them— we'll look at the...
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Sunday he believed “there’s a chance” President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” will not achieve Senate passage. “Senator Murphy, do you think there's any chance that the so-called ‘big, beautiful bill’ does not pass the Senate?” NBC News’s Kristen Welker asked Murphy on “Meet the Press.” “I do think there's a...
Tennessee's TennCare program has been a model for containing Medicaid costs through the use of a universal and mandatory managed care program, and the state's definition of "medical necessity" has become a national standard for considering economic factors in medical decision-making.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said Sunday that he is “very confident” that President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” will pass the Senate. “How confident are you that the bill will pass, senator?" NBC News’s Kristen Welker asked on “Meet the Press.” “We’re very confident,” Mullin replied. “Listen, Kristen, the hardest part was getting on the bill. ...
President Trump said that there will be a temporary pass issued for migrants working at farms and in the hospitality industry to allow employers to have more control after the administration has sent mixed messages about exceptions in the mass deportation efforts. Trump was asked on Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures" with Maria Bartiromo about his...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Vice President Vance struck a deal Saturday night with Senate conservatives who want greater Medicaid spending cuts to save President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” from stalling. The deal hatched in Thune’s office paved the way for Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) to flip his “no” vote on proceeding with the bill to “aye”...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said Zohran Mamdani, the winner of New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, must prepare to "aggressively address the rise in antisemitism in the city of New York." During an appearance on ABC's "This Week," Jeffries criticized Mamdani's use of the phrase “globalize the intifada," which fueled his detractors' accusations...
