President Donald Trump said that the government shutdown has given Republicans the opportunity to cut Democratic programs.

Members of the 12th district Republican Party and Mecklenburg County Republican Party joined family members of murder victims Wednesday to call for more accountability from city leaders. The new conference also marked 60 days since Iryna Zarutska was brutally attacked and killed on the CATS Blue Line.

Republicans and the Trump administration are bracing for a lengthy government shutdown, taking steps to alleviate any political pain that might boomerang on them while seeking to make life difficult for Democrats.

Republicans are ratcheting up their extraordinary efforts to tip the scales of the 2026 midterm elections by redistricting new GOP-leaning US House seats in the middle of the decade.

More Americans believe Republicans have “a better plan” than Democrats when it comes to handling several key issues — including the economy, immigration, crime, gun control and political extremism, according to a new poll. The Reuters/Ipsos survey ...

The Senate failed to advance the House-passed funding bill that would end the government shutdown for the 12th time on Wednesday, following a marathon speech by Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon.