Division between Republican lawmakers over the Jeffrey Epstein files continued to intensify even as President Donald Trump and his administration seeks to redirect scrutiny toward the president’s political foes and the 2016 election.

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) responded to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) latest attacks on him over the documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking case.

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford was once on Medicaid and food stamps. Now he plans to unseat Gov. Joe Lombardo by talking about Republican cuts to those same programs.

The money could be used to cover the $500-a-day fines lawmakers would incur under House rules set to discourage members from absconding after Democrats fled the state in 2021.

Republicans face internal divisions over shutdown prevention with 14 legislative days left, as some Freedom Caucus members push for a full-year continuing resolution opposed by defense hawks.

After Republican lawmakers rolled back sick leave benefits and targeted abortion rights, a bipartisan coalition called Respect Missouri Voters started pushing an initiative petition seeking to undermine the legislature’s ability to overturn voter-approved measures.

There is limited desire among Republicans on Capitol Hill to haul Obama-era CIA Director John Brennan back in front of lawmakers, despite accusations that he may have lied to Congress about statements related to 2016 Russian election meddling.

Missouri Republicans are under pressure from President Donald Trump and a group of hard-right lawmakers to gerrymander the state's congressional districts and tighten the GOP's already firm grip on the state.

Hispanics living in Democratic-run jurisdictions are frustrated with sanctuary policies allowing criminal illegal aliens to prey on their communities, says a Latino GOP lawmaker.