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04-03-2026 Vol 19

Month: May 2025

Hill leaders question Trump’s attempted Library of Congress takeover

Top congressional leaders are pushing back against President Donald Trump’s attempt to replace to Library of Congress leaders, with the dispute over presidential powers over the institution leaving its...

Dozens of Afrikaners land in US after Trump offers refuge from ‘genocide’

President Trump accused South Africa of engaging in "genocide" against the white minority there, while defending his administration's acceptance of refugees from the beleaguered country. President Trump accused South...

House Republicans unveil $900B in spending cuts for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill, escalating messy Medicaid fight

House Republicans unveiled a highly anticipated plan to slash roughly $900 billion in spending over a decade, including by imposing work requirements on Medicaid, to help pay for President...

Trump takes off for ‘historic’ Mideast trip after string of foreign policy successes

The president claimed credit Monday for averting a nuclear war in the Indian subcontinent, forcing Ukraine and Russia into peace talks, brokering a trade breakthrough with China and winning...

Letitia James’ pro-consumer push could spark ‘legal shakedowns’ and boost greedy lawyers, businesses say

New York's business groups are going to war with state Attorney General Letitia James, launching a lobbying blitz against her sweeping legislation to tighten consumer protections that they claim...

Trump to Thune and Johnson: Tariffs and drug pricing policy would save ‘hundreds of millions’ of dollars

President Donald Trump said Monday he “just called” Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune to inform them about the cost savings they could recoup for their...

Trump may travel to Turkey for Putin-Zelensky talks on ending Ukraine war

"That meeting wasn't going to take place," Trump told reporters Monday. "I insisted that that meeting take place, and it is taking place." "That meeting wasn't going to take...

The leadership of the Library of Congress is in apparent dispute

The leadership of the Library of Congress is in apparent dispute after the White House moved Monday to install Justice Department’s No. 2 official as its new acting chief....

Trump says famous friend got ‘fat shot’ cheaper overseas — and drug executive copped to overcharging

Trump shared the anecdote as he signed an order Monday intended to drastically reduce the price Americans pay for pharmaceutical products — without naming the friend he was talking...

California Gov. Newsom calls on cities to ban homeless encampments on public property

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday is pushing cities to ban homeless encampments — and is using state funds to force the issue. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday...