Tuesday

03-03-2026 Vol 19

Month: October 2025

Top Oversight Dem calls for investigation over White House shutdown messaging

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, is urging acting Special Counsel Jamieson Greer to investigate the White House for its messaging on the...

Weekend votes ‘unlikely,’ Thune says, meaning shutdown could push into next week

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Thursday that it’s “unlikely” senators will be in the Capitol voting this weekend, all but guaranteeing the government shutdown goes into next...

Trump admin says US engaged in ‘armed conflict’ with drug smugglers after 4 boat strikes

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration informed Congress Wednesday that the US is engaged in a “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration informed Congress Wednesday...

Trump open to talks with Kim Jong Un ‘without any preconditions’ ahead of South Korea trip

President Donald Trump is open to talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “without any preconditions,” a White House official said, as South Korea’s unification minister warned Pyongyang’s missiles...

Mike Johnson: Republicans ‘have nothing to negotiate’ on shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson moved to shut down any attempts to negotiate a way out of the shutdown Thursday as some senators look for off-ramps. Johnson said in a news...

Trump has higher approval rating in NJ than Gov. Murphy as voters focus on economy: poll

President Trump is polling better in deep-blue New Jersey than outgoing Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, according to a new survey that highlights how economic hardship is impacting voters in...

Rep. Maxine Waters admits Dems forced government shutdown to get ‘health care for everybody’ — including illegal immigrants

Longtime Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters acknowledged that her party forced the government into a shutdown on Wednesday in order to secure "health care for everybody" -- including illegal immigrants....

Thune warns Democrats about Russ Vought: ‘We don’t control what he’s going to do’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune isn’t endorsing the slash-and-burn campaign White House budget director Russ Vought has planned for the federal government during the pending shutdown. But he says...

Dems mocked after gov’t shutdown livestream gets only 400 viewers: ‘Party of 18% approval and sinking’

House Democrats struggled to attract eyeballs to their government shutdown livestream, which at times had only a couple of dozen viewers, despite the party rolling out a rotation featuring...

Judge rejects Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s bid to reopen case, lets removal order stand

The final order of removal against Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stand after an immigration judge on Wednesday rejected a motion from his attorneys to reopen the case. The final...