Tuesday

03-03-2026 Vol 19

Month: January 2025

Trump bans taxpayer funding for ‘dangerous trend’ of child sex-change operations

The Executive Order criticized doctors for performing operations and giving hormonal treatments to minors. The Executive Order criticized doctors for performing operations and giving hormonal treatments to minors.

Federal judge blocks Trump pause on trillions in grants, loans

A DC federal judge ordered the Trump administration Tuesday to keep distributing trillions in federal assistance, just as a days-long freeze was due to take effect. A DC federal...

Defense Department, NIH collaborating on ‘cruel’ dog experiments with ‘problematic’ Chinese labs, GOP lawmakers and watchdog say

Pharmaron, a Chinese biotech firm, is currently using hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to test pharmaceuticals on up to 300 beagles per week in Beijing, according to a...

Senate Republicans explore Panama Canal takeover, Cruz rips Central American nation as ‘bad actor’

President Trump has repeatedly suggested the US could retake the canal by force. President Trump has repeatedly suggested the US could retake the canal by force.

State Medicaid payments inaccessible amid broader federal funding freeze

States and the federal government jointly fund Medicaid, which offers insurance to more than 70 million Americans. States and the federal government jointly fund Medicaid, which offers insurance to...

Transgender service members sue Trump over his military ban

Six transgender active-duty service members have sued President Trump over his executive order banning trans people from serving. Six transgender active-duty service members have sued President Trump over his...

GOP gets new minority NYC council leader but one pol threatens to sue

The Republican members of the Big Apple's city council voted in a new minority leader, David Carr, Tuesday — with half of the party boycotting and threatening legal action....

Mayor Adams called to testify before Congress on NYC’s sanctuary policies: ‘Misguided and obstructionist’

Adams was sent a letter by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Monday after Chairman James Comer (R. Ky) announced an investigation into sanctuary cities' "impact on public...

Grassley, Durbin demand answers on inspectors general firings

Leaders of the bipartisan Senate Judiciary Committee are raising alarms about President Donald Trump’s decision to fire more than a dozen inspectors general, sending a new letter asking for...

Senate Dems block bill that would sanction ICC

Senate Democrats successfully blocked a GOP-led bill to sanction the International Criminal Court on Tuesday afternoon, as they’ve tried to negotiate changes to the legislation with Republicans. Republicans are...