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18-10-2025 Vol 19

Month: September 2025

House Republicans roll out 7-week funding patch as shutdown looms

Democrats aren’t guaranteed to back the measure as President Donald Trump roots for GOP leaders to ignore their counterparts across the aisle.

House to vote on resolution honoring Charlie Kirk

House GOP leaders are teeing up a vote later this week on a measure honoring assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The resolution is titled "Honoring the life and legacy...

Republican pushes Patel for faster release of Epstein files

Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy pressed FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday to continue the release of files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, specifically information about who other than...

Thune mocks Schumer’s shutdown stance: He ‘knows where my office is’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune responded tartly to his Democratic counterpart’s calls for “bipartisan negotiations” ahead of an approaching government shutdown deadline Tuesday, underscoring the posturing that has marked...

Florida teachers warned: ‘Disgusting comments’ about Charlie Kirk ‘not going to be tolerated’

Florida’s education commissioner is warning teachers to watch what they say about assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk. On Tuesday, Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas was at Dr. Michael Krop Senior High...

Presidential bid not in the cards, says GOP Sen. Dave McCormick

The Pennsylvania senator said he’s not eyeing a run for the White House in 2028 or 2032.

Minn. Gov. Tim Walz launches bid for third term after losing as VP hopeful: ‘Not done yet’

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will seek a third term as governor in 2026, ending months of speculation about his political future after he and former Vice President Kamala Harris'...

Top Judiciary Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin calls for unity: ‘Republicans are not Nazis and Democrats are not evil’

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, called Tuesday for all lawmakers "to bring down the temperature" and help unify the country in the...

House CR to be released Tuesday, GOP leaders say, setting up Friday vote

House GOP leaders said they plan to release a stopgap funding bill after a Republican conference meeting Tuesday, setting up a Friday vote on the short-term punt. Majority Leader...

FBI chief, under fire, tells senators to ‘bring it on’

Embattled FBI Director Kash Patel defended his leadership of the nation's top law enforcement agency in opening remarks Tuesday morning before the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I’m honored to be...