Sunday

08-03-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2025

Troops will get their paychecks this week, Vance says

The vice president spoke after a Senate GOP lunch where he got an earful about the administration’s plan to import Argentinian beef.

Mike Huckabee fires back at Tucker Carlson’s offensive rant about ‘brain virus’ of Christian Zionism

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee scoffed at right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson's broadside against him, accusing him of suffering from the "brain virus" of Christian Zionism during his interview...

Democrats still not supporting GOP bill to end the shutdown

Senate Democrats rejected the House-passed, GOP-led stopgap for the 13th time Tuesday, as the pain from the government shutdown is poised to escalate by week’s end. Lawmakers voted 54-45...

Trump nominee for Kuwait ambassador falters

At least three Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will oppose President Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to Kuwait, Amer Ghalib — all but dooming his nomination inside...

Dems vote for 13th time to keep government closed, halt SNAP benefits — as Majority Leader Thune proposes easy fix

Democrats on Tuesday voted for the 13th time to keep the federal government shut -- as Senate Majority Leader John Thune told The Post there was an easy fix...

Even Democrats overwhelmingly support Trump’s deportation of criminal immigrants: poll

Americans are generally supportive of President Trump's deportation policies and strongly believe that all illegal immigrants should be kicked out of the country, a new poll exclusively shared with...

Republicans demand probe of trucker licensing ‘mills’ after deadly crashes involving illegal immigrant drivers

A pair of lawmakers is urging Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to investigate rush programs to churn out commercial driver's licenses, in the wake of revelations that illegal immigrants have...

Randy Feenstra running for Iowa governor

Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) is running for governor in 2026, he announced Tuesday, making the GOP lawmaker the most high-profile Republican to enter the race for the state’s top...

‘Things are getting real’: No plans for SNAP patch in House, Johnson says

Speaker Mike Johnson made clear to House Republicans on a private call Tuesday that GOP leaders have no plans to put a standalone bill for expiring food aid benefits...

No ‘path’ for a third Trump term, Mike Johnson says

Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that he’s spoken with President Donald Trump about the possibility he might seek a third term but said he doesn’t “see the path” for...