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04-03-2026 Vol 19

Month: July 2025

House approves $832B defense funding bill with pay boost for troops

The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which must still pass the annual appropriations process, cleared the lower chamber in a 221-209 vote, with five Democrats joining almost every...

Third Biden aide pleads the Fifth rather than answer questions about prez’s cognitive decline

"There is now a pattern of key Biden confidants seeking to shield themselves from criminal liability for this potential conspiracy," James Comer declared. "There is now a pattern of key...

Voice of America employee accused of threats to kill Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her family

"We've got our AK-47s," Seth Jason allegedly said during one call. "You're going to get one between the eyes. Bam, bam, bam." "We've got our AK-47s," Seth Jason allegedly...

5 more Broward County Public Schools students win National Merit Scholarships

Broward County Public Schools has announced five more winners of this year’s prestigious National Merit Scholarships. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced the final group of 2025 National...

The race to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell just got weirder

Bill Pulte, the current head of the Federal Housing Finance Authority that runs mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has lately surfaced as a possible pick alongside Kevin Warsh and...

The Trump camp’s tug of war over Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s future

Under the law, Trump can fire Powell for what's known as "cause." What Trump’s inner circle is grappling with is what exactly constitutes “cause” in a way that can...

Hill Republicans brace for another grueling fight over Trump’s spending cuts

The specter of another rescissions package isn’t being met with uniform enthusiasm among Hill GOP.

House passes public media, foreign aid clawbacks after Epstein scramble

The president’s budget director said Trump is likely to send more cutbacks requests to Congress “soon.”

House passes rescissions package slashing $9B in federal funding for foreign aid, NPR and PBS

The measure returns about $8 billion earmarked for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and upwards of $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which funds...

Pelosi calls Epstein files uproar a ‘distraction’ – backtracks an hour later: ‘Release the files’

About an hour after suggesting that Americans should focus on the debate over the rescissions package being considered in Congress, rather than the so-called “Epstein files,” Pelosi weighed in...