Latest U.S. Republican Party News

What Trump's decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 years

Dec. 21, 2024 20:08 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in the early hours of Saturday, narrowly averting a pre-Christmas government shutdown. The president-elect successfully pushed House Republicans to...

Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct

Dec. 21, 2024 16:02 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme Court ethics details more luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas and urges Congress to establish a way to enforce a new code of conduct. Any movement on the issue appears unlikely as Republicans...

Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel

Dec. 21, 2024 14:42 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the most turbulent sessions of Congress in the modern era is about to make way for the next one. Midnight passage of the government shutdown package put in sharp focus the political fault lines emerging in Washington, as President-elect Donald Trump returns...

Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

Dec. 21, 2024 12:19 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demands in the...

Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump's debt limit demands

Dec. 21, 2024 09:33 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. ...

Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

Dec. 21, 2024 01:13 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through Congress in one of its last acts for the year. The bipartisan bill, which next heads to President...

The Latest: Schumer says Senate on course to pass bill before funding lapses at midnight

Dec. 20, 2024 23:05 PM EST

With hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but dropped President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. The...

Senate approves 235th judge of Biden's term, beating Trump's tally

Dec. 20, 2024 21:26 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor's total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts following Donald Trump's far-reaching first term, when he filled three...

A court ruling could tip the majority to Republicans in the Minnesota House

Dec. 20, 2024 20:07 PM EST

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota House Republicans could start the 2025 legislative session in the majority after a judge ruled Friday that a Democratic candidate didn't meet the residency requirements for his suburban district. Ramsey County Judge Leonardo Castro ruled that Curtis...

Republican candidate for the North Carolina Supreme Court suffers legal setbacks in close race

Dec. 20, 2024 18:28 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The trailing Republican in a tight North Carolina Supreme Court race suffered legal setbacks Friday as a federal judge refused to halt any upcoming official declaration that his Democratic rival won their November election. U.S. District Judge Richard Myers...