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Rep. Keith Self defended GOP plans to tighten Medicaid access by promoting work requirements, claiming "scare tactics" about benefit cuts are misleading.

Republican Rep. Brandon Gill seemed to say migrants shouldn't get due process in they entered the U.S. unlawfully

Rep. Jasmine Crockett escalated her feud with Donald Trump on Jimmy Kimmel Live, accepting an IQ test challenge and continuing to roast the president.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio shared a plan to dramatically restructure the State Department. Critics claim it is abandoning basic values.

Florida Rep. Byron Donalds was the latest Republican lawmaker to face a testy town hall, being questioned about decisions and policies from the Trump administration

Georgia Rep. Mike Collins was criticized for his attempt to prank Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen for meeting Kilmar Albrego Garcia after he was wrongfully deported to El Salvador last month.

Rep. Don Bacon became the first Republican elected official to call for the dismissal of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, describing him as an "amateur person."

The South Carolina representative was asked and refused to answer when she would be holding a town hall under the current administration over the weekend.

Following Pope Francis' death, conservatives are championing Cardinal Robert Sarah, a critic of Pope Francis, as their top choice.

Enrique Tarrio stated he "voted for retaliation" in the latest presidential election, days after Alaska's Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski that everyone is "afraid" of speaking out against the Trump administration.

Musician Tim Myers announced he will challenge Ken Calvert in California's 41st District. His campaign seeks to allow Democrats to oust the longtime GOP lawmaker.

Trump publicly blasted his feud with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, suggesting he is ready to terminate the nation's most powerful economic policymaker.

Florida Republicans introduced new bill after Gov. Ron DeSantis used government staffers to help him directly raise campaign contributions and tensions rise.

Trump ally Elise Stefanik is reportedly eyeing a bid for New York governor after her nomination to be the next ambassador to the UN was pulled at the last second

Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) faced constituents who protested over the president's refusal to bring back the Salvadoran immigrant who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador's mega-prison.

The Trump administration announced it is suing Maine's education department for not complying with the government's push to ban trans athletes from sports.

A dozen House Republicans are warning Speaker Mike Johnson they won't support a budget reconciliation package with steep cuts to Medicaid

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stood by police who subdued several protesters at her town hall in Georgia on Tuesday, saying they were "deranged and aggressive"

Three people were arrested at Majorie Taylor Greene's town hall in Acworth, Georgia

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon continues to tout the possibility that Donald Trump will seek a third term in office despite the Constitution forbidding it

As the Trump administration continues back-and-forth on tariffs, voters are turning to Democrats to fix the economy for the first time since 2021, a new poll shows.

Perry Greene, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's ex-husband, was forced to apologize, pay a $75,000 settlement and attend an Islamic sermon for harassing three Muslim women in Georgia last month.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is reportedly set to appear in the upcoming Western film "Florida Wild," joining a well-known cast.

Former Republican Rep. Mayra Flores will look to challenge Henry Cuellar in Texas' 28th district

Republican Rep. James Comer is giving 23andMe a deadline to hand over documents and communications related to its bankruptcy filing as it seeks to determine what will happen to the genetic data of those who used the company's service

Republican lawmakers will be stepping away from the spotlight during their two week recess from Congress, avoiding town halls and frustrated voters.

Top Trump officials are reportedly annoyed by Elon Musk's behavior at government meetings, with many earnestly asking each other if the DOGE head is high

House Democrats launched a campaign to force Elon Musk out of the Trump administration by May 30, citing a law that puts limits on special government employees.

Texas AG Ken Paxton will seek to be the state's next U.S. senator in the 2026, looking to unseat Trump ally John Cornyn in the process

Texas AG Ken Paxton announced he will challenge Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican primary next year, setting the stage for a contentious battle.