TTop stories Read More Trump’s Self-Indulgent Streak Deepens G.O.P. Fears He Is Risking Losses in MidtermsMay 25, 2026 A little more than five months ahead of the midterm elections, President Trump seems to be focused on…
HHeadlines Read More Ken Paxton’s chances of beating John Cornyn surge days before electionMay 25, 2026 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s prospects of securing the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate have surged just…
BBreaking News Read More Senate Republicans Cast Doubt on a Potential Peace Deal With IranMay 24, 2026 Senate Republicans cast doubt on the viability of a potential peace deal between the United States and Iran…
HHeadlines Read More Trump’s weaponization fund and ballroom bonanza trigger Republican jeers—and leave Democrats hopeful.May 23, 2026 Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images, Evan Vucci/Pool/Getty Images, and Getty Images Plus. Sign up…
HHeadlines Read More G.O.P. Break With Trump Reflects Limits of Party’s Post-Jan. 6 TruceMay 23, 2026 Senate Republicans began the week giving a closed-door standing ovation to Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, whom President…
BBreaking News Read More Republican Senator Roger Wicker Warns Trump Is ‘Ill Advised’ on Iran WarMay 22, 2026 Senator Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican, warned on Friday that President Donald Trump is being “ill advised” when…
HHeadlines Read More In a Rarity, Republicans Stand Up to TrumpMay 22, 2026 For much of President Trump’s time in office, Republican lawmakers have had little appetite to stand up to…
BBreaking News Read More GOP Pulls Measure on Trump’s War Powers in Iran, Lacking Votes to Defeat ItMay 21, 2026 House Republicans on Thursday abruptly canceled a vote on a resolution directing President Trump to withdraw U.S. forces…
HHeadlines Read More Republicans Delay Budget Votes as They Balk at Trump’s FundMay 21, 2026 Senate Republicans abruptly abandoned plans to take up a filibuster-proof bill on Thursday to fund President Trump’s immigration…
BBreaking News Read More House vote hopes to compel President Trump to withdraw from Iran warMay 21, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to vote on legislation Thursday to compel President Donald Trump to…
BBreaking News Read More House vote hopes to compel President Trump to withdraw from Iran warMay 21, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to vote on legislation Thursday to compel President Donald Trump to…
BBreaking News Read More House vote hopes to compel President Trump to withdraw from Iran warMay 21, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to vote on legislation Thursday to compel President Donald Trump to…