Tuesday

03-03-2026 Vol 19

Month: October 2025

House Speaker Mike Johnson rejects standalone bill to pay US troops, adds feds ‘should’ get back pay as shutdown drags on

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) rejected voting on a standalone bill to fund US military members' salaries Wednesday, as the federal government shutdown entered its second week. House Speaker...

IRS furloughs nearly half its workforce, shuttering most operations

The IRS said it was furloughing nearly half of its workforce and shuttering most operations Wednesday, but will continue work to implement President Donald Trump's signature tax cuts. Work...

Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones cancels fundraiser after scandal, signaling crisis in Dem’s campaign: report

The fundraiser was to be held at author David Baldacci's home. The fundraiser was to be held at author David Baldacci's home.

Senate fails for the sixth time to pass a government funding bill

The Senate rejected dueling government funding bills for the sixth time Wednesday amid growing frustration over the shutdown stalemate. The back-to-back votes come as there’s no sign of a...

Eleanor Holmes Norton raises little money for reelection as retirement questions loom

Longtime Washington congressional Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton raised just $3,200 for her reelection campaign last quarter, according to a campaign finance report filed Wednesday, as she faces serious primary...

Speaker clashes with Dem senators over Epstein files amid shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday had a heated, face-to-face exchange with two Democratic senators Wednesday over the government shutdown and the swearing-in of Arizona's Democratic Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva, who...

Johnson hammers Senate Dems with shutdown impacts in their states

Speaker Mike Johnson continued to hit Senate Democrats on Wednesday for blocking a government funding stopgap — this time by highlighting the shutdown fallout in their states. During a...

Trump says JB Pritzker belongs ‘in jail’ as Illinois gov accuses prez of ‘dementia’ in latest war of words

"Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect ICE officers! Governor Pritzker also!" Trump said. "Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to...

El-Sayed calls Oct. 7 fundraising email a mistake

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed called a fundraising email that went out on the anniversary of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel a mistake in a statement provided...

Inside the Hunter Biden-linked proposal to sell off land around the US Embassy in Romania

The deal, which came about after Biden had already left office, was floated in an apparent attempt to convince Romanian prosecutors to drop the real estate fraud case against...