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Senate to hold test vote on Pete Hegseth as a key Republican announces opposition

Thursday, January 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, faces a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday on advancing his nomination.The vote will occur after lawmakers consider the nomination of John Ratcliffe for CIA director. Ratcliffe is poised to...

Johnson going forward with stopgap funding bill despite Elon Musk opposition

Wednesday, December 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Elon Musk, a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump, came out against Speaker Mike Johnson going forward with a stopgap government funding bill on Wednesday,

RFK Jr. wants to regulate farms and food, but may face GOP opposition

Tuesday, December 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Ever since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was picked by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, he has been vocal about his plans to "Make America Healthy Again."Kennedy has vowed to crack down on dyes in the...

Republican Party pushing mail-in voting despite Trumps opposition

Friday, April 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Just weeks into his tenure as chairman of the Republican National Committee, Michael Whatley pitched to voters something that former President Donald Trump has spoken against consistently throughout the campaign trail: mail-in voting."We need to build a national early-vote program that is...

Border Patrol union backs Senate immigration bill despite House GOP opposition

Tuesday, February 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The union that represents front-line Border Patrol agents supports the Senate immigration reform bill, saying the new authorities it gives agents to turn migrants away are a key step in the right direction.That's despite heavy opposition from House Republicans that might scuttle...

With GOP opposition, Speaker Mike Johnson would need Democratic votes to pass plan to avert shutdown

Monday, November 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The House is set to vote Tuesday on a plan newly-elected Speaker Mike Johnson has pitched to avert a looming government shutdown -- yet enough of his Republican hard-liners have now said they'll oppose the funding measure that he'll have to rely...

Despite opposition, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders the latest Republican to push ‘school choice’

Friday, February 24 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Like other Republican governors, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is making school choice a high-profile political issue, declaring education reform her "top priority" and first big legislative play since taking office in January.It's facing pushback from public school educators and some parents...

Texas GOP ‘rebukes’ Republicans working on gun deal, declares opposition to gay and trans people

Sunday, June 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Texas Republican Party this weekend formally "rebuked" multiple GOP senators, including one of their own, for helping lead bipartisan negotiations on new gun legislation.The resolution, adopted at the state's convention on Saturday in Houston, dismissed the Senate compromise announced last...

Permitless gun carry laws draw opposition from law enforcement

Friday, March 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Alabama became the latest state to remove permit requirements to carry a concealed gun in public, as multiple states debate similar measures this session.Known as "permitless carry" or "constitutional carry" legislation, the bills have been roundly criticized by police and gun...

Biden ‘still full steam ahead’ on domestic agenda, despite new opposition: Top adviser

Sunday, September 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Faced with new opposition to his

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