Month: November 2025
November 09, 2025
Congress
Bill funding Congress would bolster member security, spare GAO from steep cuts
A bipartisan agreement to fund Congress and congressional support agencies for the entirety of the current fiscal year would boost funding for member security and saves the nation’s top...
November 09, 2025
Politics
Dem rival blasts Rep. Ritchie Torres’ pro-Israel stance — after deleting his own gushing posts
Michael Blake, a rival challenging Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres in next year's Democratic primary, scrubbed his Instagram account of posts touting his attendance at American Israel Public Affairs Committee...
November 09, 2025
Politics
Va. Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger warns Dems not to prolong record-breaking shutdown
Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D) urged all members of Congress to reopen the government "immediately" and warned that Democrats' electoral triumphs last week shouldn't be seen as an excuse...
November 09, 2025
Health Care
World Health Organization leader isn’t giving up on US
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells POLITICO President Donald Trump should reconsider quitting the UN’s health arm. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells POLITICO President Donald Trump should reconsider quitting the UN’s health...
November 09, 2025
Politics
SNAP thrown into chaos after Trump admin tells states not to pay full benefits for November as shutdown drags on
The Trump administration has told states to stop paying out full food stamp benefits while it scrambles to find ways to address the funding lapse caused by the government...
November 09, 2025
Congress
Jeffries: Democrats will ‘definitely’ win back House in 2026
The House minority leader was less certain (but still hopeful) about Democrats' chances in the Senate.
November 09, 2025
Politics
Transportation secretary gives dire warning on Thanksgiving air travel as gov’t shutdown wear on
"I look to the two weeks before Thanksgiving, you're going to see air travel be reduced to a trickle,'' the official said. "I look to the two weeks before...
November 09, 2025
Politics
Lefty Gen-Z NYC Councilman Chi Osse gears up for primary challenge against Hakeem Jeffries: sources
Lefty Gen-Z councilman Chi Osse is ramping up to challenge establishment Dem Hakeem Jeffries in the US House race next year — against the explicit objections of mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani,...
November 09, 2025
Politics
President Trump promises $2,000 tariff dividend to every person in America: ‘People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS!’
The post comes after the Supreme Court questioned the legality of his use of emergency powers to impose sweeping new tariffs on nearly every country on Earth. The post...
November 09, 2025
Congress
How an Adam Schiff indictment could shake the Senate
If Schiff is indicted, it would mark the first time Trump’s pursuit of political adversaries has directly affected a sitting member of the Senate.