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16-03-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2025

The Trump camp’s tug of war over Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s future

Under the law, Trump can fire Powell for what's known as "cause." What Trump’s inner circle is grappling with is what exactly constitutes “cause” in a way that can...

Hill Republicans brace for another grueling fight over Trump’s spending cuts

The specter of another rescissions package isn’t being met with uniform enthusiasm among Hill GOP.

House passes public media, foreign aid clawbacks after Epstein scramble

The president’s budget director said Trump is likely to send more cutbacks requests to Congress “soon.”

House passes rescissions package slashing $9B in federal funding for foreign aid, NPR and PBS

The measure returns about $8 billion earmarked for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and upwards of $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which funds...

Pelosi calls Epstein files uproar a ‘distraction’ – backtracks an hour later: ‘Release the files’

About an hour after suggesting that Americans should focus on the debate over the rescissions package being considered in Congress, rather than the so-called “Epstein files,” Pelosi weighed in...

Republicans plot endgame on rescissions package — and Epstein files

House Republicans on the Rules Committee voted down a Democratic amendment Thursday night to advance a bipartisan bill calling for the release of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein...

Trump directs AG Pam Bondi to release ‘pertinent Grand Jury testimony’ in Epstein case

“This SCAM, perpetuated by the Democrats, should end, right now!" the president added. “This SCAM, perpetuated by the Democrats, should end, right now!" the president added.

NJ Rep. Josh Gottheimer introduces resolution condemning ‘Globalize the Intifada’ after Mamdani meeting 

Mamdani has repeatedly refused to condemn the slogan, which is frequently used by anti-Israel activists in the Big Apple.  Mamdani has repeatedly refused to condemn the slogan, which is...

Jerome Powell defends $2.5B Federal Reserve renovation: ‘Good stewards of public resources’

Powell has faced a firestorm of Republican criticism over the lavish renovation — as President Trump demands that Powell consider resigning after refusing to lower interest rates. Powell has...

New York halts offshore wind power lines, citing Trump opposition

The NYS Public Service Commission said it's halting the approval process for construction of new transmission lines to bring offshore wind power into the New York City downstate region,...