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13-10-2025 Vol 19

Month: April 2025

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna defeats GOP effort to block proxy voting for new moms and dads in blow to Speaker Johnson

Nine House Republicans joined all 213 Democrats Tuesday to keep alive a bill that would allow lawmakers who are new parents to cast proxy votes for three months after...

‘Twitter Files’ journalist Matt Taibbi spars with Biden’s disinfo czar in censorship hearing: ‘We don’t need a truth squad’

"They do not need a nanny state or a guardian or a law enforcement agency to decide for them what's truth." "They do not need a nanny state or...

Senate GOP leaders vow to plow ahead with budget votes

A final plan could be circulated as soon as Tuesday night amid unanswered accounting questions and concerns from deficit hawks.

GOP lawmaker leaves top commanders shocked after asking why military isn’t ‘just killing’ narcoterrorists

Experts say the US would need to partner with Mexico and China to stamp out cartels and drug smuggling, rather than acting unilaterally. Experts say the US would need...

Issa cold on impeaching judges

A key Republican threw cold water Tuesday on calls by GOP colleagues to impeach federal judges, suggesting the proposals were politically symbolic but were unlikely to pass. Rep. Darrell...

House Speaker Johnson pours cold water on Trump third term talk: ‘That’s a high bar’

House Speaker Mike Johnson gave a quick reality check to President Trump's musings about pursuing a third term in the White House, noting that amending the Constitution is a...

Cory Booker staffer arrested for allegedly carrying a pistol without a license

Capitol Police arrested a staffer for Sen. Cory Booker for allegedly carrying a pistol without a license, the department announced Tuesday. Authorities arrested the staffer, named by Capitol Police...

GOP proxy-voting supporters kill Johnson’s power move

Nine House Republicans voted with Democrats Tuesday to reject Speaker Mike Johnson's bid to block a GOP member from allowing lawmakers who are new parents to cast their votes...

Frustration grows with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ahead of Trump tariff announcement: ‘Loose cannon with half-baked ideas’

One source said annoyance with Lutnick is so prevalent it is "like being a mosquito at a nudist colony — where do you even start?" One source said annoyance...

‘Gulf of America’ bill passes in Florida Legislature

This is not an April Fools’ joke. The “Gulf of America” bill will make it to Governor Ron Desantis’ desk. SB 1058 was favored by the Rules Committee on...