Tuesday

03-03-2026 Vol 19

Month: May 2025

Democrats vote to reject Senate crypto bill

All Democrats and three Republicans — including Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Josh Hawley of Missouri — voted against the effort.

Senate Democrats demand hearing on Trump deportations

Senate Democrats are asking Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Rand Paul to convene a hearing on President Donald Trump’s deportation policies, including claims that administration officials are...

US weighs plan to slash China tariffs to as low as 50% — down from 145% — as soon as next week: sources

Insiders said the 50%-to-54% range is in keeping with rates that were discussed last month when President Trump met with the bosses of the three biggest retailers in the...

House GOPers spark outrage for pushing sale of hundreds of thousands of acres of public land

House Republicans added a provision to their tax cut package authorizing sales of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah, prompting outrage from Democrats and environmentalists. House...

FIU moves into final phase to name president

Florida International University is moving into its final stage of naming its seventh president. According to a media release, the Presidential Search Committee selected three finalists for recommendation to...

The MAGA backlash to Trump’s MAHA surgeon general pick

Casey Means and brother Calley are favorites of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Casey Means and brother Calley are favorites of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ​Health...

New Pope Leo XIV spent years retweeting criticism of Trump policies

WASHINGTON —Newly elected Pope Leo XIV spent years amplifying criticism of President Trump’s policies on social media — with the Catholic Church’s first American leader taking particular aim at the...

Feds vow visa crackdown, deportations against ‘disgraceful’ anti-Israel Columbia University rioters

Republicans are calling for harsh measures to be taken against the anti-Israel rioters who stormed a Columbia University library Wednesday -- as the White House praised the Ivy League...

Key Medicaid issue yet to be resolved ahead of markup, GOP leaders say

One of the thorniest issues around Medicaid is yet to be resolved ahead of a crucial House Energy and Commerce Committee meeting next week to mark up its portion...