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Republicans Tried To Defund A Major Obamacare Program. Now The Supreme Court Says The Government Has To Pay Billions To Insurers.
Some health insurers went bankrupt and many fled Obamacare markets after Congress refused to make risk payments. Now, years after the damage has been done, the government will make the payments anyway.
Republicans May Undermine Mail-In Voting Just By Running Down The Clock
The coronavirus pandemic could lead to a surge of absentee ballot requests. But time is running out for elections officials to act.
Some Republicans Oppose Letting Congress Vote Remotely During The Coronavirus Pandemic
House Democrats plan to let members who cannot travel to Washington due to the coronavirus to vote by proxy — allowing another member to cast their vote for them.
A Pandemic Won’t Stop Trump And Republicans From Trying To Get More Judges Confirmed
The White House announced a nominee for the DC Circuit on Friday. The Senate Judiciary Committee hasn’t decided yet how to handle new nominations, which usually involve in-person testimony.
Republicans Lawmakers In Oregon Have Stopped Showing Up To Work To Avoid Voting On A Climate Bill
This is the second time Republicans in the largely Democratic state have fled the capitol to avoid voting on a climate bill.
Sen. Ron Wyden Is Demanding A Wide Range Of Ukraine Documents In Response To Republicans' Biden Investigation
The letter from Sen. Ron Wyden follows requests from Senate Republicans for documents on Joe Biden and his son.
Republicans Think President Trump Had Every Right To Fire Government Officials Who Testified Against Him
“People were supposed to have loyalty. Obviously they didn’t,” one Senate Republican said.
Here’s What’s Happening In Republicans’ Biden Ukraine Investigation
Three committee chairs are expecting thousands of pages of records from government agencies, and nongovernment witnesses have agreed to cooperate.
Senate Republicans Have Blocked Witnesses From Appearing In Trump’s Impeachment Trial
The move allows for Republicans to bring the trial to a close in the coming days.
Republicans Now Say Trump Did What He Was Accused Of — They Just Don’t Care
"Just because actions meet a standard of impeachment does not mean it is in the best interest of the country to remove a President from office."
Pete Buttigieg Wants To Win Iowa By Winning Republicans
Buttigieg has a new case against Bernie Sanders, a desire to win over evangelicals, and dozens of “future former Republicans” trying to help him win the Iowa caucuses.
Democrats Are Unlikely To Get Witnesses In Trump's Impeachment Trial After Two Key Republicans Split On The Issue
Republican Sen. Susan Collins briefly gave Democrats hope, saying she'll vote for witnesses. But then another Republican, Sen. Lamar Alexander, announced he'll vote no.
Trump’s Team Argued Presidents Can Demand Quid Pro Quos to Get Reelected. Even Republicans Won’t Touch This Defense.
“‘I think I’m the greatest president that ever was, and if I’m not elected, the national interest will suffer greatly.’ That cannot be an impeachable offense,” Trump’s defense argued.
Republicans Blocked Witnesses At The Impeachment Trial, And Now They Say There’s Nothing New
“I stayed awake, but I didn’t hear anything new,” said Sen. John Barrasso.
Senate Republicans Won't Call Witnesses In Trump's Impeachment Trial — For Now
The third presidential impeachment trial in US history is underway. The first thing senators did is get into a big partisan fight over witnesses and other rules.
The White House's Iran Briefing Won Over Most Republicans, But Rand Paul And Mike Lee Are Calling It A Disgrace
The parties are splitting apart as the House schedules a vote Thursday on whether to limit Trump’s authority to wage war.
Republicans In Congress Are Just Fine With Trump Tweeting His Way Through Conflict With Iran
"Oh, I don’t mind, I guess. To me, it’s the new normal," said one Senate Republican.
Republicans Will Set The Rules Of Trump’s Impeachment Trial Without Democratic Support
Despite former national security adviser John Bolton agreeing to testify, the Senate will move ahead with an impeachment trial with no plans to call witnesses.
Republicans Said It Was “Inappropriate” For Trump To Attack A Member Of Congress And Her Late Husband
“I hope he regrets that one.”
Republicans Are Comparing Trump's Impeachment To Jesus' Crucifixion, Pearl Harbor, And The Salem Witch Trials
"Pontius Pilate afforded more rights to Jesus than the Democrats have afforded this president and this process."
Republicans Are Pushing A New LGBTQ Rights Bill — And It’s Full Of Loopholes
The bill would ban anti-LGBTQ discrimination nationwide for the first time while creating many exemptions for small businesses, adoption agencies, and religious objectors.
Opinion: Sarah Pitlyk Isn't Qualified To Be A Federal Judge. That's Why Republicans Made Her One.
Only one qualification matters for today's Republicans, and it has nothing to do with your legal experience.
House Republicans Say The Senators Running For President Shouldn't Be Allowed To Be Jurors In Trump's Impeachment Trial
Republican Rep. Jason Smith will introduce legislation Thursday trying to force the Democratic candidates to recuse themselves from Trump's Senate trial — though it isn’t binding.
A US Ambassador Told Congress That Trump Did Engage In A Quid Pro Quo, But Republicans Are Claiming Victory Anyway
“My colleagues seem to be under the impression that unless the president spoke the words ‘Ambassador Sondland, I am bribing the Ukrainian president’ that there is no evidence of bribery."
Republicans’ Conspiracy Theory–Ridden Counterprogramming To Impeachment Is Working
Nothing Republican Rep. Devin Nunes does during the hearings makes sense if you watch it in the moment. When it’s posted on Facebook later, though, it works perfectly.
Republicans Blocked Gun Control Again Just As Another Mass Shooting Was Unfolding
“I wish this weren’t the case, but Republicans’ interest in working on guns is driven by casualties of 15 or more,” Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said. “It’s so awful that it works like this.”
The Witnesses At Wednesday’s Impeachment Hearing Weren’t Trying To Evade Republicans’ Questions. They Couldn’t Understand Them.
The hearings might lead to President Donald Trump’s impeachment. But they won’t make us agree with — or understand — each other.
Republicans Got The Public Hearings They Wanted. Now They Say They’re Too Boring.
After spending weeks pushing for public hearings, Trump’s allies are almost uniformly complaining that they are, as Eric Trump put it, a “snoozefest.”
Young Texas Republicans Are Having An Identity Crisis
“I think we’re running out of time. We’re like a bunch of political dinosaurs and my party is practicing extinction politics.”
Republicans Railed Against Secret Impeachment Hearings, But Now Say They Won’t Watch The Public Ones
“I’ve got a day job so it’s hard to watch TV.”