Tuesday

03-03-2026 Vol 19

Month: August 2025

Embattled Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook sues Trump to prevent firing

The embattled Fed governor’s lawyers asked for a judge to block the president’s immediate attempt to oust her. The embattled Fed governor’s lawyers asked for a judge to block...

Monarez refused to fire top CDC leaders, ‘rubber-stamp’ vaccine changes, confidante says

The former CDC director was ousted late Wednesday after refusing to resign under pressure from Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The former CDC director was ousted late Wednesday after...

White House touts lowest Labor Day gas prices since 2020

Labor Day gas prices are forecasted to be the lowest since 2020 -- and the White House is celebrating. Labor Day gas prices are forecasted to be the lowest...

Jared Kushner and Tony Blair join Trump for Gaza ‘policy meeting’ at the White House 

The hostage crisis, humanitarian aid for Palestinians and post-war plans for the strip of land in the Middle East were all discussed during the meeting, according to a White...

Trump admin fines illegal migrants $6.1B for refusing deportation orders: report

The Trump administration has levied billions in fines against illegal migrants who have refused deportation orders, according to a report. The Trump administration has levied billions in fines against...

Kyiv racking up possible bilateral summit locations ahead of Witkoff meeting as Russia drags its feet

Qatar and Saudi Arabia joined a host of European nations, including Italy, the Vatican, Switzerland, Austria and Turkey, willing to hold bilateral talks between the leaders following meeting Tuesday...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in attempt to prevent deportation to Uganda

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has come to encapsulate much of President Donald Trump ’s hard-line immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the United States, his lawyers told...

Socialist Zohran Mamdani becomes campaign issue on suburban LI as mailers paint him as soft-on-crime poster boy

Socialist Democratic nominee for mayor Zohran Mamdani has become the bogeyman in the race for Nassau County District attorney, with Republican incumbent Anne Donnelly claiming his soft on crime...

HHS: Monarez ‘no longer director’ of CDC

An HHS official who spoke with POLITICO on the condition of anonymity contested HHS’ claim, saying Monarez was repeatedly asked to resign but has refused. An HHS official who...

CDC director Susan Monarez departs agency less than a month after being sworn in

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez has left the agency less than a month after being sworn in, a Trump administration official told Reuters on...