
Sarah Ferris
Capitol Hill Reporter at CNN
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cnn.com | Lauren Fox |Sarah Ferris |Tami Luhby |Alayna Treene
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida, April 12, 2024. Joe Raedle/Getty Images CNN — President Donald Trump said he’s open to hiking taxes on wealthy Americans to help pay for Republicans’ sweeping tax and spending cuts package, but the idea remains hotly contested among GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
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cnn.com | Veronica Stracqualursi |Sarah Ferris
A sign showing the gulf is seen at the entrance to the office of US House Speaker Mike Johnson at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 7. Oliver Contreras/AFP/Getty Images CNN — The House has passed a Republican-led bill that would rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, moving a step closer to codifying President Donald Trump’s push to rename the body of water. The bill now moves to the Republican-led Senate for consideration. Sponsored by Trump ally Rep.
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cnn.com | Sarah Ferris
A sign showing a map of the gulf is seen outside the office of House Speaker Mike Johnson at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 6. Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg/Getty Images CNN — Speaker Mike Johnson is running into some resistance from fellow House Republicans on a bill to codify President Donald Trump’s push to rename the Gulf of Mexico. Nebraska Rep.
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cnn.com | Sarah Ferris |Manu Raju
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State speech, January 11, 2024, in Atlanta. Brynn Anderson/AP/File CNN — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is passing on a bid for US Senate, delivering a major blow to GOP leaders who have spent months trying to lure him into vying for one of their biggest targets of the midterms.
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cnn.com | Manu Raju |Sarah Ferris
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, March 26, 2025, in Ellabell, Georgia. Mike Stewart/AP CNN — President Donald Trump and GOP leaders are beginning to plot their midterm push to hang on to power amid a shaky political environment, courting key candidates in critical battleground House and Senate races while leaning hard on an issue that could animate the MAGA faithful: impeachment.
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