Tuesday

10-03-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2025

Capitol agenda: Time for a new CR?

Republicans know the House-passed funding patch is probably no longer viable as the shutdown inches closer to the Nov. 21 expiration date. But they’re split over how much more...

Trump’s Special Counsel pick allegedly boasted about having ‘Nazi streak’ in leaked texts

Paul Ingrassia, who is set to have his Senate confirmation hearing to head the whistleblower agency on Thursday, fired off the messages in a text exchange with a half-dozen...

GOP leaders map out potential Obamacare extension as hard-liners warm to health talks

The discussions surround how to structure and advance an extension of key insurance subsidies before the end of the year.

NY lawmakers claim Hochul is targeting them for ongoing probe into alleged $11B Medicaid program scandal

State Sens. Jim Skoufis (D-Orange) and Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx) plan to send a letter Tuesday demanding Hochul’s administration turn over evidence centering on her overhaul of the Consumer Directed...

Joe Biden completes radiation treatment for aggressive prostate cancer: ‘Rung the bell!’

“Rung the Bell!” Ashley Biden, the former president’s daughter, wrote in an Instagram post with a video of her father clanging the silver bell as hospital staff cheered him...

Cheryl Hines refused RFK Jr’s offer to fake separation during heated presidential campaign

Cheryl Hines is shedding light on the intense — and sometimes extreme — moments that defined her life with presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during his 2024 campaign. Cheryl...

Karoline Leavitt slams lefty reporter’s ‘bulls–t’ questions in fiery text response 

“Your mom did,” Leavitt texted, in response to a question from Date about who picked Budapest for the site of the next Trump-Putin summit. “Your mom did,” Leavitt texted,...

Thune hopes White House withdraws Ingrassia nomination

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday he hopes the White House withdraws Paul Ingrassia's Office of Special Counsel nomination, after POLITICO reported on texts that showed him making...

Republicans broach a longer stopgap bill as shutdown enters fourth week

What was a seven-week funding punt is now a four-week patch, and some in the GOP want to extend funding into next year.

James Comey asks judge to dismiss federal charges claiming ‘vindictive’ case and unlawful appointment of prosecutor

Comey’s lawyers contend that Trump “ordered” the DOJ to prosecute their client “because of personal spite and because Mr. Comey has frequently criticized the President for his conduct in...