Month: June 2025
June 25, 2025
Congress
Bove confirms POLITICO report on his harsh management style
Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official nominated for a circuit court judgeship, on Wednesday confirmed an earlier POLITICO report about an internal inquiry into his conduct at the...
June 25, 2025
Congress
Schumer, Jeffries pledge to meet with Mamdani
Both Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries congratulated Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani on his apparent Tuesday night victory in New York’s Democratic mayoral primary, vowing...
June 25, 2025
Congress
‘They realize I’m serious’: Inside Ron Johnson’s megabill talks with the White House
Sen. Ron Johnson said Wednesday he’s not ready to support Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy bill. But the Wisconsin Republican said that the White House, including the president himself,...
June 25, 2025
Politics
Trump admin rules Calif. committed ‘clear violation’ of Title IX after transgender athlete probe
The civil rights office has given the Golden State 10 days to reverse course -- or face "imminent enforcement action" that could include a referral to the Department of...
June 25, 2025
Congress
Senate GOP leaders make opening offer on hospitals fund
Senate GOP leaders have given their opening offer to their “Medicaid moderates” — a $15 billion stabilization fund for rural hospitals impacted by the pending domestic policy bill. The...
June 25, 2025
Congress
Bove denies advising anyone to flout court orders
Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official who’s up for a circuit court judgeship, denied allegations from a former DOJ official that he suggested the department would flout court...
June 25, 2025
Congress
House appropriators’ Capitol concerns include crossing guards, allergy-friendly food and elevator repairs
House appropriators released their committee report Wednesday for the Legislative Branch funding bill, which includes detailed guidance on how they’d like Capitol Hill offices and agencies to spend fiscal...
June 25, 2025
Congress
Durbin tees off on Bove as Judiciary hearing kicks off
Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, on Wednesday excoriated Emil Bove, a top Trump Justice Department official and nominee for a seat on the Third...
June 25, 2025
Politics
NATO chief calls Trump ‘Daddy’ after president drops F-bomb over Iran-Israel strikes
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte made the remark as President Trump was comparing the fighting between Israel and Iran to children scrapping in a school yard. NATO Secretary General...
June 25, 2025
Congress
Jeffries praises Mamdani’s affordability messaging after shock victory
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries doled out light praise for New York state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani after his stunning victory in Tuesday’s New York City Democratic mayoral primary, embracing...