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04-03-2026 Vol 19

Month: February 2025

HHS pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clears final hurdle before Senate confirmation vote

The Senate voted 53-47 to end debate on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination, following public statements of support from some GOP senators who had been on the fence about...

Senate gets moving on two-track budget plan

The Senate Budget Committee is marking up its its signature piece of legislation — the reconciliation-unlocking budget resolution — in its race against House counterparts to identify the best...

Trump says he and Putin agreed to start negotiations to end Ukraine war: ‘It must end’

Trump said he would call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to "inform him of the conversation" with Putin. Trump said he would call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to "inform him of the...

Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence

Senators voted 52-48 to confirm Gabbard, with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) joining all 47 Democrats in opposition. Senators voted 52-48 to confirm Gabbard, with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) joining...

Top ICE officials demoted as Trump ramps up pressure on migrant deportations

The officials, Russell Hott and Peter Berg, were recently cut from ICE's enforcement division amid increasing pressure from the Trump administration to ramp up the number of illegal migrant...

Government watchdogs sue Trump White House over ‘unlawful’ mass firings

The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington asks a judge to declare the firings unlawful and restore the inspectors general to their positions at the agencies. The...

House GOP budget still not final

House Budget Committee members are still debating key final details of the fiscal blueprint for Republicans’ massive domestic policy bill, with GOP leaders still hoping to release text of...

Federal watchdogs fired by Trump urge court to reinstate them

A new lawsuit alleges that Trump's firing of inspectors general violated federal law.

House budget draft unveiled ahead of Thursday markup

The House Budget Committee unveiled a fiscal blueprint for Republicans' sweeping domestic policy legislation Wednesday that would allow for at least $4.5 trillion in tax cuts while slashing spending...

Trump agreed to release Russian bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik in exchange for Marc Fogel

Vinnik -- accused of running digital currency exchange BTC-e and committing money laundering -- was arrested in 2017 in Greece and extradited to the US. Vinnik -- accused of...