Republicans in the U.S. Congress advanced major elements of President Donald Trump's budget package on Wednesday, as key committees approved tax cuts that would add trillions of dollars to the U.S. debt,

More polling woes for the Democratic Party, this time from an AP-NORC poll that indicates that optimism about the party is plunging

Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar of Michigan backed down from his attempt to force a vote on impeaching President Trump after it lacked support from his own party. The House was expected to vote Wednesday evening to table Thanedar's motion to impeach Mr.

Mich., who is facing a primary challenge from the left, to back down from his effort, calling it a "distraction."

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The warring tribes within the Republican party – and how their differences could sink Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ - ANALYSIS: The GOP is all on board for Medicaid work requirements. Beyond that, there’s little unity yet,

The poll finds that about half of Republicans, 55%, are very or somewhat optimistic about their party’s future, up from 47% last summer. Still, only about 3 in 10 Republicans are optimistic about the state of U.S. politics, up from about 1 in 10 last summer.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is set to argue President Trump is "disregard[ing] the rule of law" and his tariff policies will leave small businesses as "roadkill," according to excerpts obtained by CBS News.