Year: 2025
July 09, 2025
Politics
Mike Johnson steps up calls for fresh Russia sanctions to ‘send Putin a message’ after Trump ripped Russian’s ‘bulls—‘
House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed openness to backing the bipartisan Senate effort to ratchet up the sanctions against Russia, blasting its leader, Vladimir Putin, for being unreasonable. House Speaker...
July 09, 2025
Health Care
Supreme Court disabuses federal workers who thought their jobs were safe
Civil servants told POLITICO they’re anxious and exhausted, but holding out hope their lawyers can still save their jobs. Civil servants told POLITICO they’re anxious and exhausted, but holding...
July 09, 2025
Politics
Jasmine Crockett says she had zero concerns about Biden’s mental fitness, blames stutter
Rep Jasmine Crockett made a surprise appearance at the House Oversight Committee meeting. Rep Jasmine Crockett made a surprise appearance at the House Oversight Committee meeting.
July 09, 2025
Politics
Trump ramps up fight with Harvard with threat to its accreditation, potentially jeopardizing its student aid
"Harvard has been — and is — deliberately indifferent to the severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive harassment of Jewish and Israeli students by its own students and faculty." "Harvard...
July 09, 2025
Congress
Trump is interested in new Russia sanctions. But there’s a catch.
As support builds behind a bipartisan bill, the White House is seeking changes that would expand the president's control.
July 09, 2025
Politics
Rubio unveils sanctions against UN Palestinian rapporteur over anti-Israel and US campaign
Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled sanctions against UN rapporteur on Palestinian rights Francesca Albanese, just over a week after the US demanded she be fired for "virulent antisemitism...
July 09, 2025
Congress
Tillis says he’ll ‘probably’ vote in support of Trump’s controversial judge pick
Sen. Thom Tillis said he will likely vote to advance the nomination of Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney and controversial pick for a judgeship on...
July 09, 2025
Politics
Trump cheers FBI probe of former foes Comey and Brennan over Russiagate investigation: ‘They’re crooked as hell’
Trump fired Comey as FBI director in May 2017, after his frustration with the investigation into claims his 2016 campaign colluded with the Kremlin. Trump fired Comey as FBI...
July 09, 2025
Politics
Harvard slapped with subpoenas as Trump admin probes foreign student exchange program
"We tried to do things the easy way with Harvard. Now, through their refusal to cooperate, we have to do things the hard way," DHS Secretary Kristi Noem declared....
July 09, 2025
Congress
Senate panel advances Trump’s nominee to lead CDC
President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is one step closer to confirmation. On Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee...