Ghislaine Maxwell Responds to GOP Asking Her to Testify Over Epstein
By Alia Shoaib is a freelance news reporter for Newsweek based between London, UK and Abuja, Nigeria. She primarily reports on U.S. politics and current affairs. Alia joined Newsweek in 2024 from Business Insider, where she reported extensively on U.S. politics, far-right extremism, the war in Ukraine and other global events. She is a graduate […]
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Republican Pollster Sounds Alarm as GOP Support Collapses Under Trump
A Republican pollster has warned that the GOP is losing support under President Donald Trump. Speaking to conservative commentator Alex Jones on The Alex Jones Show, Mark Mitchell, the head pollster at Rasmussen Reports, said support for the Republican Party was decreasing, which could lead to the party losing the House in the midterm elections. […]
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Jersey Shore GOP Strongholds Lose Federal Beach Aid After Decades
Some of the New Jersey’s most reliably Republican shore towns, which helped deliver strong support to the GOP in 2024, are now confronting an abrupt loss of federal beach replenishment funding — the first time in nearly three decades they’ve been left off the list. For the first time since 1996, the federal government has […]
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GOP Budget Could Increase Energy Bills for Millions of Americans
Fewer clean energy projects will be commissioned or reach completion as a result of the Republican tax bill pushed through Congress, potentially raising energy bills for millions, according to experts who spoke with Newsweek. “This bill will raise energy prices for all Americans,” said Harry Godfrey, the managing director and head of federal engagement at […]
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GOP Advances Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Despite Party Holdouts
Senate Republicans narrowly cleared a critical procedural hurdle Saturday evening, advancing President Donald Trump‘s sweeping legislative package by a razor-thin 51-49 margin. Why It Matters This procedural vote represents a make-or-break moment for Trump’s domestic agenda and the GOP’s governing credibility. The package seeks to permanently extend $3.8 trillion in expiring benefits while funding Trump’s […]
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Mike Johnson Reacts After GOP Lawmaker Was ‘Run Off The Road’: ‘Outrageous’
House Speaker Mike Johnson called the roadside threat against Representative Max Miller “yet another outrageous example” of political violence stoked by extremist rhetoric, after the Ohio Republican said he was targeted by a man displaying a Palestinian flag who forced his vehicle off the road. “What happened to Max this morning is yet another outrageous […]
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GOP Senator Accuses Trump Of ‘Petty Vindictiveness’ After White House Snub
Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky excoriated the White House and President Donald Trump on Wednesday after saying he and his family had been disinvited from the annual White House picnic. Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email on Wednesday. The Context Paul suggested he was snubbed from the picnic because […]
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Rand Paul Thinks There Are Enough GOP Senators to Block Trump Budget Bill
Senator Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, said Sunday that he’s confident there are enough members of his party to vote against President Donald Trump‘s “big, beautiful” spending bill amid concerns that it does not make enough cuts to spending. Newsweek reached out to the White House and Paul’s office by email outside of normal business […]
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John Fetterman ‘Of Course’ Being Wooed by GOP Amid Liberal Backlash—Senator
Arizona Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego says that Republicans are actively attempting to sway Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman to the right, bluntly stating “of course” when asked if the GOP is trying to sway Fetterman their way. These comments come as Fetterman faces growing criticism from fellow Democrats and questions about his health, while receiving […]
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Trump Appointee Blocks GOP Efforts To Overturn NC Supreme Court Election
By Kate Plummer is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on U.S. politics and national affairs, and she is particularly interested in the impact of social policy decisions on people as well as the finances of political campaigns, corruption, foreign policy, democratic processes and more. Prior to joining Newsweek, she covered […]
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