Month: March 2025
March 12, 2025
Congress
Jeanne Shaheen won’t seek reelection
She's the third Senate Democrat to announce their retirement ahead of the midterms.
March 12, 2025
Congress
Johnson pledges House probe into Tesla threats
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said Congress will probe “domestic terrorism” attacks targeting the Tesla car brand after vehicles and storefronts were vandalized. “Congress will investigate the sources of...
March 12, 2025
Politics
Dem fundraiser ActBlue facing possible terror-financing investigation amid fraud probe
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) fired off a letter to the Treasury Department on Tuesday urging the Trump administration to investigate whether ActBlue, which has funneled billions of dollars to Democratic candidates in...
March 12, 2025
Politics
USAID staffers ordered to shred, burn classified documents as agency dismantled by Trump: official
An email was fired off to staffers from Erica Carr — the acting executive secretary at USAID -- Tuesday calling for an “all day” effort to help destruct agency...
March 12, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: Johnson puts Senate Dems in a corner
House Republicans passed their stopgap funding bill Tuesday evening, which means Senate Democrats can now no longer delay their long-dreaded decision: Do they give up a chance to stand...
March 12, 2025
Politics
NASA spent $20M in Biden DEI push that brought ‘anti-racist’ trainings to agency: report
The $11.7 million in grants and $8.3 million in contracts represent just a fraction of the agency's $25 billion annual budget, but Biden's agenda sought to suffuse all agency...
March 12, 2025
Politics
Boeing among top NASA contractors plagued by billions in cost overruns and delays, report finds
Several of NASA's top private contracts have been plagued by cost overruns and delays that have forced taxpayers to cough up billions extra while resulting in over 34 indictments...
March 12, 2025
Politics
Trump admin cuts funding to Maine universities as state defies order to ban trans athletes from women’s sports
President Trump initially vowed Feb. 20 to cut funding to the state. President Trump initially vowed Feb. 20 to cut funding to the state.
March 12, 2025
Politics
The EU announces countermeasures to Trump’s tariffs starting April 1
The countermeasures will go into effect on April 1. The countermeasures will go into effect on April 1.
March 12, 2025
Politics
Law firm behind the Steele dossier sues Trump over executive order stripping its security clearances
“The retaliatory aim of the Order is intentionally obvious to the general public and the press because the very goal is to chill future lawyers from representing particular clients,”...