Wednesday

18-03-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2025

Bush teams up with notorious Trump foes to trash ‘colossal mistake’ shuttering USAID

Bush and Obama spoke to outgoing USAID employees on a video call this week. Bush and Obama spoke to outgoing USAID employees on a video call this week.

Rep. Jayapal defends comment calling ICE ‘a terrorist force,’ says White House ‘owes an apology’ to Americans

Rep. Pramila Jayapal defended a recent social media post calling ICE a "terrorist force" on Wednesday. Rep. Pramila Jayapal defended a recent social media post calling ICE a "terrorist force" on Wednesday.

Johnson stares down hard-liners on megabill procedural vote

House Republican hard-liners vowed to deprive Speaker Mike Johnson of the needed votes should he try to force party's domestic policy megabill through the House overnight — just before...

Pentagon says Iran nuclear program set back ‘closer to 2 years’ after US strikes

“We have degraded their program by 1 to 2 years, at least,” Parnell said. “We have degraded their program by 1 to 2 years, at least,” Parnell said.

How House Republicans could bypass their own budget

House Republicans are taking up legislation that violates the budget framework they painstakingly negotiated in the spring. It's not the end of the world for the megabill. That's because...

Former FBI Director James Comey’s daughter Maurene suffers high-profile loss as prosecutor in Diddy trial

Maurene Comey is following in her fathers footsteps at the SDNY. Maurene Comey is following in her fathers footsteps at the SDNY.

How secret ‘side deal’ helped seal Paramount’s $16M settlement with Trump — and here’s who deserves the credit

The move should now clear the way for Paramount's long-awaited sale to independent studio Skydance. The move should now clear the way for Paramount's long-awaited sale to independent studio...

South Florida public schools expect ‘significant’ impact after feds funding freeze

South Florida public schools were preparing for the consequences of the U.S. Education Department’s hold on more than $6 billion from six federal grant programs nationwide. The Education Department...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem mulls probe of socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as ‘danger’ to NYC

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is mulling whether to use her powers to probe socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as a "danger" to New York City, a source familiar...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s top aide slapped with suspension after sexual harassment claims

ALBANY – A top aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul was slapped with a suspension as an investigation was launched into claims he sexually harassed another staffer, The Post has...