Politics

Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’ decision not to seek reelection is jolting what was already expected to be a fierce battle in North Carolina to either challenge him or flip his seat, which will now be wide open in 2026. Without Tillis on the ballot, Republicans have been floating their ideal […]

Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would like to see facilities like the new so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention center in Florida‘s Everglades in other states. “Well, I think would like to see them in many states. Really, many states,” the president said. “And, you know, at some point, […]

Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Gathered on the Senate floor after a 26-hour, record-breaking vote-a-rama series, senators voted hastily on two final Republican-led amendments before getting to the main event: final passage of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” Vice President JD Vance was presiding over the chamber after breaking a […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After a marathon three days of debate and drama, Senate Republicans on Tuesday wrangled just enough votes to pass President Donald Trump’s major tax and immigration bill. The Senate deadlocked 50-50 before Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote. “Wow,” Trump said as he learned of the news in […]

Al Drago/Getty Image (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill came down to the wire as Senate Republican leaders scrambled to get all GOP members on board before the final vote Tuesday. In the end, three long-serving GOP members, Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North […]

Kevin Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate voted 50-50 on Trump’s megabill. Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the massive tax and immigration bill. Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday his administration will “have to take a look” at deporting Elon Musk after the billionaire reignited the feud with the president over his spending bill. Musk, a South African national and a naturalized U.S. citizen, made several weekend X posts slamming Republicans over the […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin — a staunch deficit hawk has been critical of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and immigration bill — signaled Monday that he would back the bill when it comes to a vote. On Saturday Johnson flipped his vote to support a motion to move […]

Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump will travel to the new “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention center in Florida‘s Everglades on Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Monday. The Trump administration is turning the remote Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport into a facility that officials say will eventually hold up […]

Andrew Caballero-reynolds/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday lifted U.S. sanctions on Syria, signing an executive order to carry out a promise he made in May. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters ahead of the signing that Trump’s action was designed to “promote and support the country’s path to stability […]