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18-03-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2025

National pride is declining in America —and it’s splitting by party lines: Gallup poll

Only 36% of Democrats say they’re “extremely” or “very” proud to be American, according to a new Gallup poll, reflecting a dramatic decline in national pride that’s also clear among...

Trump eyes Fed vacancy in early 2026 to appoint Powell successor: Bessent

Powell's term as chair ends in late May 2026. Trump has said he would not give the job to anyone who does not align with his demands for the...

Dwight Evans says he will retire from House

Democratic Rep. Dwight Evans said Monday he will not seek reelection “after some discussions this weekend and thoughtful reflection,” opening up a solid-blue seat in Philadelphia. Evans faced mounting...

How clean-energy amendments could unravel the GOP megabill

Republican fiscal hawks and White House officials are trying to kill off a series of Senate megabill amendments that would ease the phase-out of clean-energy tax credits — arguing...

Senate Republicans reject Democrats’ accounting baseline challenge

Republicans batted down a Democratic challenge to the GOP’s use of “current policy baseline,” which zeroes out the cost of $3.8 trillion of tax cut extensions in the GOP...

Trump admin formally accuses Harvard of violating civil rights law over campus antisemitism

The Trump administration has formally accused Harvard University of violating civil rights laws by not doing enough to combat campus antisemitism, and is threatening to pull all federal funding...

Vote-a-rama, last hurdle before megabill’s Senate approval, is underway

The Senate has kicked off “vote-a-rama” — the marathon of amendment votes on the Republicans' domestic policy megabill. The first vote wasn’t on adoption of a specific amendment, but...

Asleep at the cyber wheel

Amid increased threats from Iranian hackers, lawmakers worry the Trump administration’s cuts to federal cyber agencies have left critical infrastructure vulnerable.

Top House Dem Hakeem Jeffries demands socialist Zohran Mamdani ‘clarify’ his defense of ‘intifada’ chant

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called on socialist presumptive Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani to clarify his position on the use of the phrase globalize the intifada. House Minority...

Capitol agenda: Thune heads into a perilous vote-a-rama

The Senate’s “big, beautiful” vote-a-rama starts in just two hours — and nobody knows how it’s going to end. Senate Majority Leader John Thune can only lose one more...