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13-10-2025 Vol 19

Month: June 2025

Trump admin formally accuses Harvard of violating civil rights law over campus antisemitism

The Trump administration has formally accused Harvard University of violating civil rights laws by not doing enough to combat campus antisemitism, and is threatening to pull all federal funding...

Vote-a-rama, last hurdle before megabill’s Senate approval, is underway

The Senate has kicked off “vote-a-rama” — the marathon of amendment votes on the Republicans' domestic policy megabill. The first vote wasn’t on adoption of a specific amendment, but...

Asleep at the cyber wheel

Amid increased threats from Iranian hackers, lawmakers worry the Trump administration’s cuts to federal cyber agencies have left critical infrastructure vulnerable.

Top House Dem Hakeem Jeffries demands socialist Zohran Mamdani ‘clarify’ his defense of ‘intifada’ chant

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called on socialist presumptive Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani to clarify his position on the use of the phrase globalize the intifada. House Minority...

Capitol agenda: Thune heads into a perilous vote-a-rama

The Senate’s “big, beautiful” vote-a-rama starts in just two hours — and nobody knows how it’s going to end. Senate Majority Leader John Thune can only lose one more...

Thom Tillis denounces GOP megabill’s Medicaid cuts in fiery speech

Hours after announcing his retirement, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis went to the Senate floor and slammed the GOP's plans for drastic Medicaid cuts — warning Republicans they are about...

Rick Scott drafts key Medicaid amendment ahead of voting marathon

Florida Sen. Rick Scott is circulating text of his amendment to the GOP megabill that would effectively end a key Medicaid financing mechanism after 2030. The provision won the...

Republican Jack Ciattarelli can win NJ gov’s race by opposing transgenderism: new poll

The race then turns into a dead heat -- 46% for Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherill to 45% for Ciattarelli -- after voters are informed of Sherrill's positions on transgender...

One NY Republican opens massive lead in possible primary to face Gov. Kathy Hochul: poll

Upstate Rep. Elise Stefanik is the clear favorite to win the Republican nomination, should she run and face a primary election, a new poll claims. Upstate Rep. Elise Stefanik...

Republicans move forward with controversial megabill accounting move

Senate Republicans are on the cusp of formally adopting a controversial accounting tactic to zero out much of the cost of their massive domestic policy bill. The matter came...