The controversial permitting reform bill unveiled by Sen. Joe Manchin late Wednesday faces a slim chance of passing the Senate next week, as Republicans don’t want to give the West Virginia Democrat a victory after he resurrected President Joe Biden’s tax and climate agenda in late July.  Republican senators said Wednesday they don’t expect it to pass if attached […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis late Monday decried the level of outrage over his decision to fly migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, compared to frequent reports of tragedies closer to the border. DeSantis, a Republican and possible 2024 presidential contender, highlighted the recent discovery of dozens of migrants who died in a trailer during an interview with […]

Sen. Rand Paul and infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci squared off in another tense exchange Wednesday, with the Kentucky Republican lambasting the health official for not being transparent about royalties he or others in the public health sector received from health companies.  “We’ve been asking you, and you refuse to answer whether anybody on the vaccine committees […]

Nearly two dozen Republican governors sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Monday objecting to his student-loan forgiveness plan as a legally dubious way to shift the debt burden off wealthier professionals and onto poorer working families. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and the others said Biden will fuel inflation and accelerate borrowing with his […]

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will formally unveil a four-part “Commitment to America” in Pittsburgh on Sept. 19 to tell voters why they should vote for Republicans — not just against Democrats — in November, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Remember the GOP’s “Contract with America” in 1994? It made promises on cutting taxes and government and other conservative ideals […]