Wednesday

18-03-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2025

House left in limbo as megabill talks continue

Republican holdouts on the Senate-passed version of the party’s “big, beautiful bill” are huddling with House GOP leaders, who are holding open a vote to move the legislation forward...

Trump order suspending asylum access blocked by judge — but government has 2 weeks to appeal

U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss in Washington said his order blocking Trump’s policy will take effect July 16, giving the Trump administration time to appeal. U.S. District Judge Randolph...

Trump, Mike Johnson try to close sale on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ as Freedom Caucus holdouts dig in

President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson mounted a last-ditch pressure campaign and charm offensive to get Republican holdouts on board with the Senate's version of the One Big...

NYers polled on Andrew Cuomo’s ability to still win the mayor’s race: ‘Would you say there is no chance?’

A poll conducted Tuesday night asked New York City voters whether Andrew Cuomo is a viable candidate in a general election for mayor after getting trounced by socialist Zohran...

House hard-liners threaten to tank megabill procedural vote

A band of House conservative hard-liners is threatening to defeat a procedural vote on the Republican megabill and demand further negotiations over President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill." Rep....

Gimenez launches bid for House Homeland chair

Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) has formally launched a bid to become chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, according to a letter of intent obtained by POLITICO. Gimenez’s office...

House GOP launches probe into NY Gov. Kathy Hochul withholding Medicaid funds to plug billion-dollar hole in state budget

The Nassau University Medical Center's fight over the withdrawn funds sparked a "hostile takeover" by the governor to appoint new members to its board of directors, according to hospital...

Battle to replace Mitch McConnell heats up over Andy Barr funding lawmakers who voted to impeach Trump

Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) donated seven times through his leadership PAC to help four House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump in 2021 for allegedly inciting the Jan. 6...

Freedom Caucus attacks Senate megabill in 3-page dissection

The House Freedom Caucus is circulating a memo sharply criticizing the Senate-passed GOP megabill as Republican leaders work to secure hard-liners' votes Wednesday. The three-page document seizes on more...

NATO boss warns against Trump halting weapon shipments to Ukraine: ‘Cannot do without US’

NATO boss Mark Rutte, who has been dubbed the "Trump whisperer," warned against the US decision to halt key weapons shipments to war-torn Ukraine, fretting that it undermines peace...