Thursday

12-03-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2025

Top Judiciary Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin calls for unity: ‘Republicans are not Nazis and Democrats are not evil’

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, called Tuesday for all lawmakers "to bring down the temperature" and help unify the country in the...

House CR to be released Tuesday, GOP leaders say, setting up Friday vote

House GOP leaders said they plan to release a stopgap funding bill after a Republican conference meeting Tuesday, setting up a Friday vote on the short-term punt. Majority Leader...

FBI chief, under fire, tells senators to ‘bring it on’

Embattled FBI Director Kash Patel defended his leadership of the nation's top law enforcement agency in opening remarks Tuesday morning before the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I’m honored to be...

Trump reveals US sank third Venezuelan drug-running boat

President Trump revealed Tuesday morning that the US military sank a third alleged drug-running boat off the Venezuelan coast. President Trump revealed Tuesday morning that the US military sank...

Bondi takes heat from the right after vowing to prosecute ‘hate speech’: ‘We will absolutely target you’

Attorney General Pam Bondi raised eyebrows Monday by declaring that her team will "absolutely" target people spewing "hate speech" in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, roiling defenders of...

DA Fani Willis loses bid to appeal Trump’s Georgia election interference case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Tuesday lost her bid to get back on the Georgia election interference case against President Trump and his allies. Fulton County District...

New FBI files released by Sen. Chuck Grassley show more Biden bribery allegations

Then-Vice President Joe Biden met directly with Ukraine's president "to protect the interests" of his son -- which included those of Burisma's owner, Mykola Zlochevsky, who was paying Hunter...

Police: 2 Pembroke Pines schools placed on ‘precautionary Code Secure’ due to suspicious people in area

Two schools in Pembroke Pines were placed on a “precautionary Code Secure” Tuesday morning after police received a report about two suspicious individuals who were spotted in the area,...

Capitol agenda: GOP prepares a weekend jam for Democrats

Republicans are bracing for weekend work to push through a stopgap funding bill. The first step: reaching consensus on new money for member security. The debate around the cost...

The Senate’s doomsday scenario

The latest "nuclear" standoff raises questions about whether a future president will be able to staff up in a split government.