Republican candidate for Texas Attorney General Aaron Reitz accepted a nearly $100,000 donation from a Houston doctor who fled the country after federal authorities accused him of a nearly $300 million medical scam.

The Trump administration has halted nearly $7 billion for a series of education programs, including after school and summer programs, English lessons for nonnative speakers, training for teachers and more, AlterNet reported.

Washington — President Trump on Tuesday asked a group of House Republicans if he should fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell — and people in the room voiced approval. Several sources said Mr. Trump indicated he will do it. Mr. Trump on Wednesday confirmed to reporters in the Oval Office that he spoke to lawmakers about ousting Powell.

House Republicans on Wednesday followed directions from President Donald Trump to move forward with a package of legislation that includes three cryptocurrency measures -- a day after hard-liners defied the president and tanked it.

Michigan Republicans say Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson avoided consequences for using state property to announce her 2026 gubernatorial campaign.

Senate Republicans had barely enough votes Tuesday to advance President Trump's proposal to claw back money appropriated for public broadcasting and foreign aid.

President Trump asked a group of Republican lawmakers how they felt about him firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and told them he would "likely" fire Powell "soon," according to two White House officials and sources familiar with the Tuesday evening meeting.

Former first lady Jill Biden’s top aide Anthony Bernal refused to answer questions in the Republican probe into former President Joe Biden’s health. He is the second top Biden official to take the Fifth Amendment protecting him from self-incrimination after former White House physician Kevin O’Connor also took the Fifth when he appeared to testify under a subpoena last week.

House Republican appropriators are facing intraparty headwinds as they try to move fiscal 2026 spending bills before the August break.

In a 211–210 vote, House Republicans have blocked a Democrat-introduced amendment aimed at forcing the Justice Department to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested in 2019 on federal charges for sex trafficking.