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A handful of Republican senators broke with President Trump on trade policy, joining with Democrats to pass a resolution aiming to undo the president’s 25% tariff on Canadian imports.
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Rep. Lawler also discusses the legislation he co-sponsored to allow new parents to vote by proxy, saying they should not be “precluded from doing their job.”

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GOP lawmakers, foreign leaders and markets wait to see if Trump’s tariffs are open for negotiation
As President Donald Trump departed the White House on Thursday afternoon — his first time in public since announcing sweeping new tariffs that have jolted global markets and sparked recession fears — he likened the duties he imposed this week to a successful medical procedure.
'We're All Dead': GOP Senator Reacts To Trump Tariffs
While he voted in favor Wednesday of Trump retaining the emergency powers he used to impose his Canada tariffs, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) has some concerns.
Some GOP Senators Break With Trump to Reject Canada Tariffs
The Senate passed a resolution to undo emergency declaration, but the measure has been blocked in the House.
Trump’s tariffs are a ‘negotiating tool’ and won’t be in effect ‘long term’: Republican lawmaker
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) says he believes President Trump’s tariffs could be an “effective negotiating tool.” Rep. Lawler also discusses the legislation he co-sponsored to allow new parents to vote by proxy,
Trump Has Announced Reciprocal Tariffs. What Are They?
America's trading partners from all around the world will be subject to Trump's reciprocal tariffs. Here's what you need to know.
Trump tariffs come after Trump's approval rating hits new low; stock futures sink
Trump announced sweeping tariffs Thursday, which caused markets to plummet, but the president believes they'll help the country going forward.

GOP, House

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President Donald Trump on Thursday backed an effort to allow remote voting for House lawmakers who are new parents, directly inserting himself into a Republican dispute that brought legislative busine...
Washington Examiner |
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) endorsed Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) in Florida ‘s 2026 gubernatorial race, giving him a major boost in what appears set to be a crowded primary.

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Trump backs remote voting for new parents amid House GOP impasse
The initiative backed by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and publicly opposed by Speaker Mike Johnson has split House Republicans and brought floor proceedings to a halt this week.
House proxy-voting mess threatens to jam up the GOP agenda
Speaker Mike Johnson showed no signs of backing away from a fight with fellow Republicans that has frozen legislative business.
Digging In Against Proxy Voting, Johnson Exposes His Weak Hold on the House
The Republican speaker, who has mostly wielded power by relying on the threat of retribution from President Trump, has chosen an institutional fight it’s not clear he can win.
Johnson endorses Donalds in Florida governor race while DeSantis keeps distance
Byron Donalds already won the GOP's most coveted endorsement, Donald Trump. Mike Johnson's endorsement may unite many House Republicans behind their colleague.
Speaker Johnson scrambles for solutions to parental proxy voting impasse
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is scrambling to break the impasse over the push to allow proxy voting for new parents, as the standoff between GOP leadership and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.)
Mike Johnson scraps his whole week after brutal defeat
House Speaker Mike Johnson delivers a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on April 1. Photo: Nathan Posner/Anadolu via
GOP Confirms Anti-Voting Rights Extremist To Protect Americans' Voting Rights
Harmeet Dhillon, an election denier and legal adviser to Trump, will now lead the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice.
Donald Trump Jr. credits Alabama GOP’s resolve, and Joe Biden, for his father’s election victory
Trump Jr. tipped his cap to the Alabama volunteers who flocked to swing states to put his father over the top.
GOP insider: Trump put someone ‘fresh out of jail … in charge of trade policy’
"It’s not always the best idea to take somebody fresh out of jail and put them in charge of your trade policy"
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Rand Paul warns tariffs could cause GOP ‘decimation.’ He has a point
Republicans who are evidently not too comfortable with President Donald Trump’s decision to enact large new global tariffs have tried plenty of hints to push him in a different direction. And one of Trump’s most vocal tariff critics on the GOP side, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, tried a relatively novel one on Wednesday.
Illinois GOP suffered major election losses in suburbs that are critical for its rebuilding effort
Reflecting voter angst over President Donald Trump, Democrats scored major election victories in suburbs critical for rebuilding the state GOP.
Rachel Maddow mocks Musk after GOP’s Wisconsin election loss, says locals gave him 'one-finger salute'
MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow claimed that a liberal candidate winning Wisconsin Supreme Court election was a referendum on President Trump and his senior adviser Elon Musk.
Ex-GOP insider: Why Trump is ‘wrecking the economy,’ extorting law firms and more
Trump is wrecking the economy because of the same reason he's pardoning violent criminals, making "oopsies" deporting people to a foreign hellscape megaprison, sending gov't investigators to censor Bad Speech he that he doesn't like, and issuing EO's to shakedown law firms. He's…
GOP’s inland California ambitions face headwinds
THE BUZZ: MAP IN FLUX — Republicans are jonesing to expand the chessboard of competitive House races in California next year, arguing that President Donald Trump ’s inroads in Latino-majority districts could throw blue seats in the Inland Empire and Central Valley into play.
GOP primary race between Cornyn, Paxton for U.S. Senate could be highest-profile Texas political fight since 2010
Texas Sen. John Cornyn launched his 2026 re-election campaign nearly one year before the primary. He could face his toughest political test if Attorney General Ken Paxton decides to jump into the race.
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