U.S. Republican Party

Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Colmon Elridge addresses a "Rural Listening Tour" gathering in Paintsville, Ky., Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)

The Democrats’ path back to power might start in places like this Appalachian town

Kentucky Democrats are trying to address the party’s steep deficits in overwhelmingly white, conservative pockets of rural America.

May 24

House Speaker Mike Johnson, of La., poses for a photo in the Congressional Prayer Room at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Lisa Mascaro)

At 3 a.m. in the Capitol, the Speaker of the House pauses to share his place for prayer

May 24

The Capitol is seen in Washington, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

What issues to watch as ‘big, beautiful bill’ moves to the Senate

May 23

President Donald Trump smiles as he speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s $600 million war chest: How he plans to wield his power in the midterms and beyond

May 22

Pumpjacks operate in a pasture, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Tax bill passed by House Republicans would gut Biden-era clean energy tax credits

May 22

House Republicans pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session

House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.

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House Freedom Caucus members inch closer toward Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”

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Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses the U.S. Senate vote against California Emissions rules which include the ban on the sale of new gas powered cars by 2035 during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 22, 2025. Newsom was accompanied by Liane Randolph, chair of the California Air Resources Board, left, and California Attorney General Rob Bonta.I(Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Senate votes to block California’s rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

May 22

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework, at the Capitol in Washington, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump’s big tax bill has passed the House. Here’s what’s inside it

May 22

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., center, and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., right, talk as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., left, speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Here’s the late changes Republicans made to Trump’s big bill

May 22

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

House Republicans pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session

May 22

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate clears way to block clean air standards in California, including vehicle emission rules

May 22

Rep. Donny Lambeth, R-Forsyth, discusses the North Carolina House's budget proposal at a news conference in the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

Taxes, salaries, vacancy cuts make plain differences over rival North Carolina GOP budgets

May 22

A waiter carries drinks, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

Things to know about ‘no tax on tips,’ Trump’s tax pledge that’s in the GOP budget bill

May 22

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework, at the Capitol in Washington, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump’s ‘beautiful’ bill spans more than 1,000 pages. Here’s what’s inside it

May 21

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and President Donald Trump arrive for a House Republican conference meeting, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

After meeting at the White House Speaker Johnson vows to push ahead on Trump’s big bill

May 21

Charging bays are seen at the new Electrify America indoor electric vehicle charging station in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Senate will try to block California vehicle standards that would phase out gas-powered cars

May 20

Elon Musk gestures as he arrives for a state dinner hosted by Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in honor of President Donald Trump at Lusail Palace in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Elon Musk says he will cut back on political spending after heavily backing Trump in 2024

May 20

President Donald Trump, center, surrounded by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., speaks to reporters before a House Republican conference meeting, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump on Capitol Hill implores divided Republicans to unify behind his big tax cuts bill

May 20

Eric Trump, Executive VP of The Trump Organization, right, speaks as Co-founder of World Liberty Financial Zach Witkoff looks on during Token 2049, a Crypto event, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Senate advances legislation to regulate stablecoins, a form of cryptocurrency

May 20

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Trump looks to unite Republicans with visit to Capitol before key votes on tax cut bill

May 19

Ryan Walters, Republican candidate for Oklahoma State Superintendent, speaks at a rally, Nov. 1, 2022, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

New standards for Oklahoma high school students promote misinformation about the 2020 election

May 17

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

Republicans forge their tax bill in Trump’s image, with ‘MAGA accounts’ and more

May 17

Ohio attorney general Dave Yost speaks during a rally for Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, in Middletown, Ohio, Monday, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)

Ohio’s Republican attorney general suspends his governor bid against a Trump-backed candidate

May 16

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

House Republicans include a 10-year ban on US states regulating AI in ‘big, beautiful’ bill

May 16

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks at the rally in front of U.S. Federal Courthouse as immigrant rights groups rally outside the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to defend the N.J. state ban on immigration-detention contracts, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Philadelphia. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania’s state primaries

May 16

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., joined from left by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Conservatives block Trump’s big tax breaks bill in a stunning setback

May 16

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework, at the Capitol in Washington, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump’s ‘beautiful’ bill spans 1,116 pages. Here’s what’s inside it

May 15

Prisoners look out of their cell as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Senate rejects Democratic measure to force more transparency on deportations to El Salvador

May 15

People walk around the California State Capitol on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, File)

California Assembly advances bill to toughen penalties for soliciting sex from older teens

May 15

People in support of abortion rights protest outside the Missouri Senate chamber after the Senate voted to approve a referendum seeking to repeal an abortion-rights amendment on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment

May 15

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro visits the Hershey Company's new manufacturing plant in Hershey, Pa., Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Governor warns Pennsylvanians will lose health care, hospitals will close under GOP cuts to Medicaid

May 14

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Divisions emerge among House Republicans over how much to cut taxes and Medicaid in Trump’s bill

May 15

Money sent home to Cajola, Guatemala, from the U.S. paid for the construction of dozens of homes, as shown, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Megan Janetsky)

Funds from migrants sent back home help fuel some towns’ economies. A GOP plan targets that

May 14

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, of N.Y., right, speaks as Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., left, listens during a news conference to protest cuts in the World Trade Center Health Program on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Democrats are deeply pessimistic about the future of their party, an AP-NORC poll finds

May 14

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears during a budget hearing before a House Appropriations, Subcommittee at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Lawmakers question Kennedy on staffing cuts, funding freezes and policy changes at health department

May 14

John Reid, Virginia's Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, greets supporters at his rally at Atlas 42 in Glen Allen, Va., Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Olivia Diaz)

Virginia GOP embraced a diverse ticket in this year’s elections. Then things got complicated

May 14