Ramsey Touchberry

1 day ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Ramsey Touchberry

The Senate’s loudest Republican defender of Medicaid is keeping his powder dry on the House GOP’s “big beautiful bill” to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), whose support is crucial for a so-called budget reconciliation bill but is contingent on preserving Medicaid, wants to first see what House Republicans can muster through their thin majority. “Let’s see what they actually pass,” Hawley told the Washington Examiner on Monday evening.

2 days ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Ramsey Touchberry

Club for Growth, the anti-tax group popular with conservatives, is showering Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) with praise in hopes that the centrist swing-state Democrat can be convinced to help Republicans extend President Donald Trump’s tax cuts. A new ad from the organization offers a window into the broader lobbying effort by interest groups to sway members on both sides of the aisle on advancing Trump’s legislative agenda, however far-fetched.

3 days ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Ramsey Touchberry

Undoing California’s de facto ban on new gas-powered cars seemed like an easy win for Republicans. Instead, it’s becoming a rare point of friction in the GOP-led Senate. Republicans are grappling with whether they have the authority to rescind a waiver former President Joe Biden gave the Golden State for its electric vehicle mandate, one of many actions Congress has moved to repeal since the GOP retook unified control of Washington.

4 days ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Ramsey Touchberry

For more than the past year, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has missed among the most votes of any senator, rarely attended committee hearings, and become increasingly isolated from his colleagues amid reports of lingering mental health troubles. The first-term Pennsylvania Democrat has missed 30 floor votes this year and had the third-worst attendance in 2024.

6 days ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Ramsey Touchberry

Share Sen. Thom Tillis ‘s (R-NC) opposition to one of President Donald Trump’s nominees is presenting the latest test of their relationship as Tillis balances his independent streak with an endorsement he might seek in his fight for reelection.