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Republicans Who Are Defending Trump Now Are Setting Themselves Up to Lose the Senate in November - The Nation
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- Senate Republicans pass Trumps big bill but it may cost them in the future - The Guardian - July 2nd, 2025 [July 2nd, 2025]
- House Republicans race toward a final vote on Trumps tax bill, daring critics to oppose - AP News - July 2nd, 2025 [July 2nd, 2025]
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- Whats in the latest version of Trumps big bill Senate Republicans are trying to pass - PBS - July 2nd, 2025 [July 2nd, 2025]
- The Top 5 Ways the Congressional Republicans Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Harm Disabled Students - Center for American Progress - July 2nd, 2025 [July 2nd, 2025]
- Republicans introduce last-minute industry killer tax on solar and wind in spending bill - CNN - July 2nd, 2025 [July 2nd, 2025]
- Young Republicans are fueling the GOPs generational divide on Israel - The Washington Post - July 2nd, 2025 [July 2nd, 2025]
- Senate Republicans tax cuts cost projected to rise to $4.45T - Politico - July 2nd, 2025 [July 2nd, 2025]
- Whats in Trump and Senate Republicans tax and immigration bill? - The Washington Post - June 29th, 2025 [June 29th, 2025]
- Senate Republicans move to slash consumer bureau funding by half, risking hundreds of job cuts - AP News - June 29th, 2025 [June 29th, 2025]
- Senate Republicans advance Trump's tax and spending cuts bill after dramatic late-night vote - AP News - June 29th, 2025 [June 29th, 2025]
- Senate Republicans scramble to pass Trump's big bill before July 4 deadline - Scripps News - June 29th, 2025 [June 29th, 2025]
- Trump attacks Republicans who voted against big beautiful Bill - Yahoo - June 29th, 2025 [June 29th, 2025]
- Governor Hochul Slams Washington Republicans for Threatening New Yorkers Jobs, Small Businesses and Health Care in the North Country - Governor Kathy... - June 29th, 2025 [June 29th, 2025]
- Trump reacts to Tillis not seeking re-election, sends warning to 'cost cutting Republicans' - Fox News - June 29th, 2025 [June 29th, 2025]
- Article | Senate Republicans make steep cuts to wind and solar in updated megabill text - POLITICO Pro - June 29th, 2025 [June 29th, 2025]
- Senate Republicans scrambling to pass tax-and-spend bill by Trump deadline - The Guardian - June 29th, 2025 [June 29th, 2025]
- Republicans rush to pass Big, Beautiful Bill ahead of July 4th holiday - CGTN America - June 29th, 2025 [June 29th, 2025]
- Senate Republicans Can Still Abandon Disastrous, Rushed Reconciliation Bill - Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - June 29th, 2025 [June 29th, 2025]
- Gov. Kotek blames transportation package failure on Republicans who just wanted to go home - Oregon Capital Chronicle - June 29th, 2025 [June 29th, 2025]
- Republicans dangle reprieve from tax retaliation as Trump bill heads toward votes - Reuters - June 29th, 2025 [June 29th, 2025]
- News Wrap: Senate Republicans unveil their version of Trumps big budget bill - PBS - June 29th, 2025 [June 29th, 2025]
- Republicans are champing at the bit to use Mamdani to attack Dems - City & State New York - June 29th, 2025 [June 29th, 2025]
- US Senate Republicans aim to push ahead on Trump's sweeping tax-cut, spending bill - Reuters - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- The Red State Where Republicans Arent Afraid of Trump - The Atlantic - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Senate Republicans near deal on Trumps tax bill, lawmakers say - The Washington Post - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Republicans hit major setback in their effort to ease regulations on gun silencers - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Ordinary Republicans Hate Trumps Big, Beautiful Bill Once They Know What It Does - Mother Jones - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Senate Republicans Reprise Push to Pay for Tax Cuts by Slashing Food Stamps - The New York Times - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Remembering Melissa Hortman: Republicans and Democrats say her power came from her selflessness - Minnesota Reformer - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Senate Republicans scramble to resolve tense divisions as Trump threatens their vacation over his big bill - NBC News - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
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- Senate Republicans are down to the wire on Trumps tax bill - The Washington Post - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Senate Republicans explore tweaks to pension plan after parliamentarian ruling - Politico - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Democrats Protect Americans from Terrorism and Violent Extremism, Republicans Leave Americans Less Safe and Increase Costs for State and Local... - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- From health care for undocumented immigrants to AI regulations, Republicans want to use federal funding threats to change blue state policies -... - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Republicans Say Tax Cuts Will Spur Growth. It Hasnt Worked in the Past. - The New York Times - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Trump hosts event to rally Republicans behind his megabill - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Republicans are racing to make Zohran Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party - Politico - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Senate Republicans Say Theyre Totally Happy With Limits on Nationwide Injunctions - NOTUS - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Senate Republicans eye weekend votes on Trump's massive bill - NBC Boston - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Republicans incite fascist threats, demand investigation and deportation of Zohran Mamdani after NYC primary win - World Socialist Web Site - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- 5 House Republicans say they will vote against GOP megabill over public land sales - The Hill - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Opinion: Why Republicans are defending this lucrative Medicaid scam - MarketWatch - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Article | Republicans mull bipartisan backup plan after permitting push swatted from megabill - POLITICO Pro - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Meet the Senate parliamentarian, the official tying Republicans in knots over their tax bill - AP News - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Republicans scramble to save Trumps big, beautiful bill - The Hill - June 28th, 2025 [June 28th, 2025]
- Exclusive | Big Banks, Worried About Being Trumps Next Target, Race to Appease Republicans - WSJ - June 24th, 2025 [June 24th, 2025]
- Republicans to face off in primary for Jefferson Co. legislature - WWNY - June 24th, 2025 [June 24th, 2025]
- Schumer: Im Urging Republicans To Reject Their Big, Ugly Bill - myMotherLode.com - June 24th, 2025 [June 24th, 2025]
- LEADER JEFFRIES: DONALD TRUMP AND EXTREME MAGA REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY Congressman Hakeem... - June 24th, 2025 [June 24th, 2025]
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- The Reconciliation Bill Isnt Finished. Senate Republicans Want to Vote on It Anyway. - NOTUS - June 24th, 2025 [June 24th, 2025]
- Rising Threat: Americas Battle Against Antisemitic Terror - House Judiciary Committee Republicans | (.gov) - June 24th, 2025 [June 24th, 2025]
- Senate Republicans Try to Solve Their Reconciliation Math Problem - NOTUS - June 24th, 2025 [June 24th, 2025]
- Texas Gov. Abbott betrays Republicans with nonsensical THC-ban veto | Opinion - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - June 24th, 2025 [June 24th, 2025]
- Democrats, some Republicans unload on Trump for striking Iran without congressional approval - Washington Times - June 22nd, 2025 [June 22nd, 2025]
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- Why are Republicans obsessed with Biden but not concerned about Trump? [letter] - LancasterOnline - June 22nd, 2025 [June 22nd, 2025]
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- How Republicans massive budget bill impacts the Affordable Care Act - PBS - June 20th, 2025 [June 20th, 2025]
- Senate Republicans seek tougher Medicaid cuts and lower SALT deduction in Trump's big bill - AP News - June 20th, 2025 [June 20th, 2025]
- Senate Republicans propose sale of 200 million acres of public land including land in KRV - KBAK - June 20th, 2025 [June 20th, 2025]
- Republicans consider $87 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System in the two-year state budget - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - June 20th, 2025 [June 20th, 2025]
- Republicans, Not Democrats, Have the Messaging Problem - Washington Monthly - June 20th, 2025 [June 20th, 2025]
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