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News Articles: republicans

Demonstrators calling for preservation of Medicaid funding, are removed from the House Energy and Commerce markup of the budget resolution in Rayburn building on May 13.

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  • Health

New studies show what's at stake if Medicaid is scaled back

Researchers studied the health care program's effect on the health of millions of Americans and found tens of thousands of lives were saved.

May 20, 2025
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By:
  • Leslie Walker
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.

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  • Health Care

Medicaid cuts will hurt families and cost GOP politically, says Kentucky governor

Republicans' proposed Medicaid cuts will cause 8.6 million people to lose health insurance by 2034, an estimate shows. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said it will cost Republicans seats in Congress.

May 14, 2025
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By:
  • Obed Manuel and
  • Michel Martin
Democratic lawmakers, led by Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley, walk out of the Georgia House of Representatives last month, skipping a vote on a bill to ban gender-affirming care for inmates in state prisons.

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  • News

Republicans seek more state laws on transgender people, putting Democrats on the spot

Since North Carolina passed a "bathroom" law in 2016, the number of bills has grown and Republicans have used the issue in campaigns. Democrats are still working out how to respond.

May 10, 2025
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas
Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters following a House Republican conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 6. Republicans are facing internal divisions over Medicaid as they work to enact President Trump's domestic policy agenda.

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  • Politics

A fight over Medicaid cuts is threatening GOP plans for Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

GOP lawmakers in swing districts insist they will not vote for any proposal that strips benefits, placing them at odds with more conservative lawmakers looking to secure deep cuts in spending.

May 09, 2025
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh and
  • Elena Moore
Anti-abortion activist pray and protest in front of the Greenville Women's Clinic in Greenville, South Carolina, March 14, 2025. Jim Urquhart for NPR

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  • National

Once-fringe activists are fighting to be the voice of the anti-abortion movement

Most Americans balk at the idea of charging women who get abortions with homicide, but post-Roe, militant anti-abortion activists are finding state lawmakers are increasingly open to it.

May 08, 2025
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By:
  • Odette Yousef
Concept of financial literacy and education. Human hand and graduation cap with dollar sign. Collage.

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  • Education

Republicans plan to overhaul the federal student loan system. Here's what to know

The Republican proposal would eliminate Grad PLUS loans, set strict limits on Parent PLUS loans and create a system in which colleges would be on the hook if their students don't repay their loans.

April 30, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., (right) departs a news conference alongside House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

House Republicans pass budget resolution, clearing a key early test for Trump agenda

The GOP framework that passed Tuesday allows the party to move ahead on a sweeping multitrillion plan to address defense, energy, immigration and tax policy.

February 25, 2025
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
Pastor Chris Morgan leads a contemporary service — a worship service where people dress casually and sing modern music — at Christ United Methodist Church in Bethel Park, Pa., on the Sunday after Election Day. The church developed a sermon series called "Do Unto Others" to help parishioners navigate political divisions after the election.

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  • National

How to bridge our political divide? A pastor's answer: Do unto others

A Pennsylvania church just blocks from where then-candidate Donald Trump's would-be assassin lived created a sermon series on the Golden Rule to try to bridge political divisions in its congregation.

November 20, 2024
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt
Queens of the chart, field and Maori.

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  • National

Which high-profile Republican says they are voting for Harris? Find out in the quiz

Queens of the chart, field and Maori adorn the quiz this week, and we also address seasonal topics like memoirs and TV shows. Enjoy it while you can!

September 06, 2024
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By:
  • Holly J. Morris
A Chicago police officer takes a picture of people posing before a mural of Vice President Kamala Harris outside the Democratic National Convention.

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  • Elections

What Kentucky can teach Democrats about winning in red districts

To win the White House, the Harris-Walz ticket will need to appeal to voters in purple areas, and maybe even red ones. We asked Democrats who live in those parts of the country what could make that happen.

August 27, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Mia Venkat,
  • and 1 more
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Mont., Friday, Aug. 9, 2024.

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  • News

A conservative gathering provides a safe space for Republicans who aren't on board with Trump

A recent conservative conference in Georgia hosted by influential syndicated radio host Erick Erickson featured few, if any, red hats and no rousing promises to "Make America Great Again." Instead, the group spent two days critiquing the GOP's path in the era of Donald Trump and hand-wringing over the possibility of a President Kamala Harris.

August 13, 2024
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By:
  • Associated Press
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

It seems like Project 2025 is everywhere. But what is it?

After calling Project 2025 "ridiculous," Trump continued to distance himself from the conservative roadmap for the next Republican president. Meanwhile, the Biden team wants to tie the plan to Trump.

July 11, 2024
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
Wednesday’s announcement is part of the escalating fight this year for control of state legislatures across the country, even though both chambers in Georgia are expected to stay in GOP hands. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

National Democratic party unveils plan to loosen the GOP’s strong grip on the Georgia Legislature

The national Democratic party plans to target four Republican-held seats in the Georgia General Assembly this year in hopes of chipping away at the GOP’s grip on power under the Gold Dome.

July 10, 2024
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
Sen. Raphael Warnock praises President Joe Biden’s debate performance in the spin room at the McCamish Pavilion. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder.

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  • Elections

Georgians react to Biden-Trump debate

Democrats at Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion faced a crowd of dozens of reporters from around the world shouting questions about President Joe Biden’s debate performance and whether he should remain the party’s candidate.

June 28, 2024
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By:
  • Ross Williams and
  • Jill Nolin
Anti-abortion activists who describe themselves as "abolitionists" protest outside a fertility clinic in North Carolina in April 2024.

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  • Politics

Republicans try to soften stance on abortion as 'abolitionists' go farther

Activists who describe themselves as "abortion abolitionists" want to charge women who have abortions with homicide and ban the fertility treatment known as IVF, saying life begins at conception.

May 21, 2024
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  • Sarah McCammon
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