GOP lawmakers criticize Trump’s beef import plan amid blowback from ranchers

GOP lawmakers criticize Trump’s beef import plan amid blowback from ranchers

House and Senate Republicans on Friday criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend tariffs on ground beef imports, with lawmakers from agricultural states decrying the impact Trump’s decision will have on farmers. Nebraska’s GOP senators, Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts, said in separate posts on X that Trump’s decision was unwise. “I’m extremely disappointed by…

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Ethics panel recommends censure for GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards for ‘inappropriate conduct’

Ethics panel recommends censure for GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards for ‘inappropriate conduct’

WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee said Monday it is recommending that Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., be censured by the full House after finding that he “engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers.” “The Committee found that Representative Edwards violated the House Code of Official Conduct by failing to adhere…

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Alexander Kolodin, who tried to overturn Arizona election results, wins GOP nod for secretary of state

Alexander Kolodin, who tried to overturn Arizona election results, wins GOP nod for secretary of state

Republican state Rep. Alexander Kolodin will face Arizona’s Democratic secretary of state, Adrian Fontes, in November’s general election, NBC News projects, after he won the GOP primary. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Kolodin won the Republican nomination over former state GOP chair Gina Swoboda. Kolodin,…

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House passes Ukraine aid bill in another GOP rebuke of Trump’s foreign policy

House passes Ukraine aid bill in another GOP rebuke of Trump’s foreign policy

WASHINGTON — The House passed bipartisan legislation Thursday that clashes with the Trump administration by providing new aid to Ukraine while also imposing sanctions against Russia. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The 226-195 vote included support for the bill from 18 Republicans, who joined all…

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