Thursday

16-10-2025 Vol 19

Month: September 2025

Johnson names members for new GOP-led House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack

Speaker Mike Johnson selected GOP Reps. Morgan Griffith (Va.), Troy Nehls (Tex.), Harriet Hageman (Wy.) and Clay Higgins (La.) to serve on the new panel tasked with investigating the...

Senate program for in-state lawmaker security could hitch a ride on spending stopgap

Sen. Susan Collins says her chamber voted to extend a pilot program for improved safety in senators’ states.

GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden blames media for Charlie Kirk’s assassination: ‘You’re at fault’

“Every single one of you here, you’re at fault,” Van Orden said, as he pointed his finger at reporters on the steps of the US Capitol Building.   “Every single...

LIRR unions threaten to strike in contract dispute — as MTA urges riders to WFH

Nearly half of Long Island Rail Road workers are threatening to walk off the job as early as next week — and the MTA’s plan to deal with the...

Trump says he had ‘long talk’ with Charlie Kirk’s ‘absolutely devastated’ widow Erika Frantzve

Trump told reporters outside the White House that he had spoken at length with Erika Frantzve, the 31-year-old conservative activist’s wife and mother of his two young children. Trump...

Trump admin requests emergency ruling for Lisa Cook’s fed board removal

The Trump administration has asked an appeals court to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors by Monday, before the central bank’s next vote on interest...

Federal judge blocks Trump admin policy that cuts off Head Start for illegal migrants

A federal judge has issued a nationwide block on a Trump administration directive that prevented children in the U.S. illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool...

Senate GOP goes ‘nuclear’ to break Trump nominee gridlock

Senate Republicans deployed the “nuclear option” Thursday to begin clearing a pileup of President Donald Trump’s nominees, paving the way for them to be confirmed in potentially large groups...

Congressional Black Caucus calls for investigation into HBCU threats

The Congressional Black Caucus demanded that the Department of Justice and FBI “swiftly” investigate a series of threats that were made to historically Black colleges and universities across the...

Zohran Mamdani draws praise, FDR comparison from Jamie Raskin as top NY Dems still withhold endorsements in NYC mayoral race

Socialist Zohran Mamdani drew surprising praise this week from prominent national Democrats -- but top New York pols are still silent on whether they will back their party's mayoral...