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House passes GOP-led bill to rename Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America
The House has passed a Republican-led bill that would rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, moving a step closer ...
Louisiana Governor Pushes Trump to Weigh Primary Challenger to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, AP Sources Say
President Donald Trump and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry have discussed the possibility that Julia Letlow, a congresswoman ...
Trump urges Speaker Mike Johnson to raise taxes on the wealthy, adding new wrinkle to massive GOP bill
Trump privately pressed Johnson to increase the tax rate on the highest earners and close the so-called carried interest ...
Illegal immigrant murderers could face death penalty under new GOP bill
Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, is introducing a bill on Thursday called the Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murder Act, ...
Pa. Senate Republicans passed a bill limiting trans athletes. Five Democrats joined them.
Five Democrats joined the Pa. Senate's GOP majority to pass the bill barring transgender girls from competing in female ...
Ocasio-Cortez slams GOP threats to Medicaid: ‘They’re robbing people’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) slammed Republicans for threats to Medicaid funding, arguing they’re “robbing people” to benefit “the rich.” She’s been a vocal ...
Central Valley congressman was the only Democrat to back a GOP oil and gas bill
There appeared to be no evidence in the committee of the sort of bipartisanship Gray had urged. Gray’s amendment was defeated ...
Student Loans: Republicans Back Plan to Give Some Borrowers Extra Money
A Republican congressman is leading a new bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives that would give married student loan borrowers a larger tax deduction on their loans. More than 42 million ...