Eight House GOP lawmakers expressed concerns about President Donald Trump's proposal to import beef from Argentina to lower U.S. grocery prices for consumers.

Miles Bruner said the GOP had become “a cult of personality that mirrors the worst authoritarian regimes” of the past century.

A North Carolina state House committee voted Tuesday to advance a new congressional map over the objections of Democrats.

Miles Bruner, a former senior fundraising strategist for the Republican digital fundraising firm Campaign Solutions, wrote an essay for The Bulwark explaining why he is quitting the party and urged others to do the same to save the future of the country.

Paul Ingrassia, who was tapped for a top ethics position, faced backlash after reports on text messages he allegedly sent, including one saying he had a “Nazi streak.”

Democrats have called GOP accusations that they want to restore healthcare for illegal immigrants a lie. A counter-proposal for a CR introduced by Democrats last month would eliminate healthcare changes in Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act, some of which are aimed at keeping certain noncitizens from accessing government-funded healthcare.

Democratic voters, who the media claim are hurt most by the federal government shutdown, are rallying behind their party leaders who have forced the three-week closure. While they say they’d like it to be over,

Generic ballot polling has been a concern for Democrats. While they do hold a modest lead over Republicans in head-to-heads, it is much more narrow than in 2017. On Monday, Democrats led RealClearPolitics’ aggregate by about 1.6 points, compared with their lead of 9.2 points on October 20, 2017.

Attorneys for former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith rebutted claims by Republican lawmakers that the investigators in the January 6 election subversion case had “wiretapped” GOP members of Congress.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other Republican senators publicly called for Paul Ingrassia to withdraw from consideration to lead an independent agency.