Senate Majority Leader John Thune plans to run for another term as GOP leader, even if Republicans lose the chamber's majority, he told Axios in an exclusive interview Wednesday in his Capitol office. Why it matters: Thune (R-S.D.) is giving his senators broad leeway and tons of cash to preserve GOP control of the Senate. - "I do see the Senate as a firewall in a lot of ways," Thune told Axios. - "We will spend probably the next two years — if the House flips — trying to do impeachment or investigations, etc.," he said. Otherwise, the chamber will focus on judicial and executive nominations. Zoom out: Thune has three ways to help in the "tough environment" for Republicans in 2026. 1. Run against Washington: Thune said he…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune plans to run for another term as GOP leader, even if Republicans lose the chamber's majority, he told Axios in an exclusive interview Wednesday in his Capitol office. Why it matters: Thune (R-S.D.) is giving his senators broad leeway and tons of cash to preserve GOP control of the Senate. - "I do see the Senate as a firewall in a lot of ways," Thune told Axios. - "We will spend probably the next two years — if the House flips — trying to do impeachment or investigations, etc.," he said. Otherwise, the chamber will focus on judicial and executive nominations. Zoom out: Thune has three ways to help in the "tough environment" for Republicans in 2026. 1. Run against Washington: Thune said he…Open
Jen Psaki shows the many Republican candidates campaigning for the coming midterm elections with a suspiciously similar message about the need for Donald Trump's disastrous Iran war to come to a quick end. But Psaki also points out that many of these Republicans failed to vote for war powers resolutions that would have forced Trump's hand in bringing the war to an end.
Congressional Republicans are increasingly breaking with an unpopular president on foreign policy and pocketbook issues as they try to stop their majorities from slipping away. Why it matters: They aren't engaged in a full-scale revolt against President Trump, but some Republicans are testing new ways to distance themselves from him — a sign of their election anxiety. Driving the news: Trump — facing a barrage of demands from Republican lawmakers to impose a ban on diesel exports — pulled a rare about-face Tuesday, saying on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York that he'll support a ban. - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), along with Iowa GOP Reps. Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks,…
Congressional Republicans are increasingly breaking with an unpopular president on foreign policy and pocketbook issues as they try to stop their majorities from slipping away. Why it matters: They aren't engaged in a full-scale revolt against President Trump, but some Republicans are testing new ways to distance themselves from him — a sign of their election anxiety. Driving the news: Trump — facing a barrage of demands from Republican lawmakers to impose a ban on diesel exports — pulled a rare about-face Tuesday, saying on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York that he'll support a ban. - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), along with Iowa GOP Reps. Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks,…Open
The House will grapple with the question of impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth once lawmakers return from recess in November. Editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy Ravi Agrawal and Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) join Alicia Menendez to discuss more.
The House will not vote on an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth until November after Republican leaders canceled the chamber’s last day before recess.
The House voted 220, 204 to direct President Trump to end hostilities with Iran, with seven Republicans breaking ranks in a war powers showdown that exposed growing frustration over the conflict's price tag and open-ended timeline. The late Tuesday vote marked the third time since June that the House passed a war powers resolution aimed […] The post Seven House Republicans side with Democrats on Iran war powers vote as costs top $38 billion appeared first on American Almanac .
The House voted 220, 204 to direct President Trump to end hostilities with Iran, with seven Republicans breaking ranks in a war powers showdown that exposed growing frustration over the conflict's price tag and open-ended timeline. The late Tuesday vote marked the third time since June that the House passed a war powers resolution aimed at forcing the administration's hand on Iran, but the first time the defections grew. Seven GOP members crossed the aisle, up from four in earlier rounds, handing Democrats a wider margin and a sharper political message heading into the November midterms. The seven Republicans who voted yes were Reps. Tom Barrett of Michigan, Warren Davidson of Ohio, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Nancy Mace of South…Open
Seven House Republicans voted to limit President Trump's Iran war powers and GOP Rep. Thomas Massie called for the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) joins Peter Alexander to respond.
