Tag: Republicans

Last week, House Republicans led by Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., mulled a compromise on the original plan of eliminating a federal deduction for state and local taxes in order to address the concerns of members in blue states like New York and New Jersey. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

State, local conservative legislators tell GOP to kill state tax deduction

Joseph Lawler · October 16, 2017 7:54 pm

During Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell's tenure as Republican leader, the GOP has moved away from its traditional reliance on a corporate structure and instead embraced the more hierarchical arrangement used by Senate Democrats. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

For Senate Republicans to get anything done, change must start at the top with Mitch McConnell

James Wallner · October 16, 2017 7:01 pm

A new White House study found President Trump's goal of decreasing the corporate tax rate would increase the average family's income between $4,000 and $9,000 each year. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: All Democrats can do is ‘increase taxes and obstruct’

Anna Giaritelli · October 16, 2017 12:54 pm

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, a day before visiting hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico with a bipartisan delegation to assess the destruction. The House is on track to deliver disaster aid, $16 billion to pay flood insurance claims, and emergency funding to help the cash-strapped government of Puerto Rico stay afloat. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan brushes off Steve Bannon’s challenge to GOP establishment as ‘death, taxes, attacks from Breitbart’

Kyle Feldscher · October 16, 2017 12:41 am

"Obviously, Mr. Bannon has the right to support whomever he wants to support but I think his rhetoric is exactly what the American people are tired of." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Susan Collins rips Steve Bannon for saying he would target Republicans who support Mitch McConnell

Naomi Lim · October 15, 2017 4:29 pm

After President Trump signed an executive order to loosen Obamacare rules, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said "I will continue to push for our legislation which will return healthcare power and decision-making to patients and states." Graham led an overhaul bill with Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., that would have given Obamacare funding to states through block grants and cut Medicaid. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Republicans renew commitment to repeal Obamacare after Trump order

Robert King · October 12, 2017 5:11 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan rallied conservatives on Thursday to help fight for the first significant tax reform bill in decades. "An army of lobbyists will come to protect special interest provisions and to derail tax reform," Ryan said. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Paul Ryan rallies conservative ‘foot soldiers’ to fight for tax reform

Pete Kasperowicz · October 12, 2017 12:56 pm

A group of conservative organizations are calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his leadership team to step down. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Conservative groups call for Mitch McConnell’s ouster: ‘You have done nothing’

Susan Ferrechio · October 11, 2017 3:21 pm

The bill could be considered as early as Wednesday under special rules speeding up debate and requiring three-fourths majority for passage. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

House speeds toward vote on new $36.5 billion disaster aid package

Susan Ferrechio · October 11, 2017 2:07 pm

Josh Hawley Running for Claire McCaskill’s Missouri Senate Seat

Andrew Egger · October 10, 2017 2:39 pm

A Tennessee Republican turns on Sen. Bob Corker, said the Senate is an adult day care center. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Tennessee Republican turns on Bob Corker, says the Senate is an adult day care center

Pete Kasperowicz · October 10, 2017 12:58 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2017, file photo, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, chats with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. Always one to speak his mind, Corker's new free agent status should make President Donald Trump and the GOP very nervous. The two-term Tennessee Republican isn't seeking re-election. And that gives him even more elbow room to say what he wants and vote how he pleases over the next 15 months as Trump and the party's top leaders on Capitol Hill struggle to get their agenda on track. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

National Security

Bob Corker: Trump treats presidency like ‘a reality show,’ could send US ‘on the path to World War III’

Kyle Feldscher · October 9, 2017 1:11 am