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04-03-2026 Vol 19

Month: October 2025

Mikie Sherrill took more than $25K from pharma giants accused of fueling opioid crisis, records show

New Jersey gubernatorial hopeful Mikie Sherrill took in over $25,000 in campaign donor cash from pharma giants accused of fueling the opioid crisis, despite accusing her rival of having...

Federal workers face mounting financial strain, new uncertainty as government shutdown drags on

With every passing day of the government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without pay face mounting financial strain. With every passing day of the government shutdown,...

House Democrat and Capitol Police union trade accusations over Tuesday incident

An incident that unfolded Tuesday evening outside Speaker Mike Johnson's Capitol office has prompted starkly divergent responses from the union representing the U.S. Capitol Police and the Democratic lawmaker...

Sen. Bill Cassidy campaign boasts $10M cash on hand as ex-Gov. John Bel Edwards ducks challenge

Sen. Bill Cassidy's campaign apparatus hauled in $1.75 million in the third quarter of this year, bolstering its war chest ahead of his 2026 reelection bid. Sen. Bill Cassidy's...

Trump’s troop pay move is a ‘temporary fix,’ Johnson says

President Donald Trump’s move to pay active-duty troops this week amid the shutdown is only a “temporary fix,” Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday, warning that service members will miss...

Massie posts best fundraising quarter ever as Trump challenge looms

Rep. Thomas Massie raised $768,000 from July through September — the best fundraising quarter of his career under threat of being ousted by a super PAC linked to President...

Mikie Sherrill keeps changing her story about Naval Academy cheating scandal: ‘I don’t buy it’

New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial nominee Mikie Sherrill's evolving narrative about her involvement in the Naval Academy cheating scandal is drawing new scrutiny. New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial nominee Mikie Sherrill's...

Teens who jumped ex-DOGE staffer Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine avoid jail, sentenced to probation

Two teenagers who jumped former DOGE staffer Edward "Big Balls" Coristine have avoided jail after pleading guilty to simple assault at a Washington, DC, court. Two teenagers who jumped...

Capitol agenda: Thune tries a new shutdown strategy

Senate Democrats’ next tough decision? Whether to play ball with Republicans on full-year appropriations bills or hold out to maintain leverage in the shutdown fight. GOP leaders are unleashing...

Young Republicans’ vile group chat praising Hitler, joking about rape exposed: ‘Fat stinky Jew’

Then-chair of NY's Young Republicans said everyone who didn't vote for him to become chair, would be "going to the gas chamber" according to the report. Then-chair of NY's...