Alex Miller

1 week ago | washingtontimes.com | Alex Miller

- The Washington Times - Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, an outspoken Republican critic of President Trump, said she fears retribution for opposing his policies. Ms. Murkowski described the anxiety she and others in the GOP share about the fast pace with which Mr. Trump and his Department of Government Efficiency are moving to downsize the federal government.

1 week ago | washingtontimes.com | Alex Miller

- The Washington Times - Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer urged the Justice Department to pursue an investigation into whether the arson of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home was an antisemitic hate crime.

1 week ago | washingtontimes.com | Alex Miller

A group of House Republicans warned Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team that they would not help pass President Trump’s agenda if it includes deep cuts to Medicaid. After months of back and forth and disagreements that nearly derailed the whole process, Congressional Republicans are poised to dive into the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process that they plan to use to pass sweeping tax and spending cuts, border and defense funding, and energy policy changes.

1 week ago | washingtontimes.com | Alex Miller

House Republicans have raised $36.7 million during the first quarter of this year as they gear up to expand their majority in next year’s elections. The National Republican Congressional Committee touted the fundraising haul on Tuesday as record-shattering, and the strongest first quarter haul in an election cycle off-year in the organization’s history.

1 week ago | washingtontimes.com | Alex Miller

Mexico plans to make an “immediate” water delivery to farmers in Texas amid a dispute over a decades-old treaty that has earned a threat of further tariffs from President Trump. The U.S. and Mexico have been engaged in a spat over a 1944 treaty that requires Mexico to send millions of gallons of water to the U.S. from the Rio Grande River. In return, the U.S. sends water from the Colorado River.