Year: 2025
June 26, 2025
Politics
Trump admin sanctions three Mexican financial firms over suspected links to drug cartels
The sanctions – the first implemented under the Fentanyl Sanctions Act and the FEND Off Fentanyl Act – targeted Mexican banks CIBanco and Intercam Banco and the brokerage firm...
June 25, 2025
Politics
HUD headquarters moving from DC to Virginia, saving taxpayers over $500M — and other agencies may follow suit
The rundown, brutalist HUD headquarters currently in southwest Washington, DC, is hardly at full capacity. The rundown, brutalist HUD headquarters currently in southwest Washington, DC, is hardly at full...
June 25, 2025
Politics
Trump White House predicts deficit cut of more than $2T as it pushes Big Beautiful Bill
A new analysis from the White House is projecting that the Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could lead to a $2.1 to $2.3 trillion worth...
June 25, 2025
Congress
The Trump judge wars are back
The nomination of Emil Bove suggests the president is embracing a new kind of judicial pick.
June 25, 2025
Politics
Trump shares heartwarming exchange with Ukrainian journalist whose husband is a soldier: ‘I wish you a lot of luck’
At a press conference at the end of the NATO Summit in The Hague, BBC Ukraine correspondent Myroslava Petsa asked the president “whether or not the US is ready...
June 25, 2025
Congress
Thune faces brewing megabill mutiny
Sen. Thom Tillis warned his colleagues during a closed-door meeting Wednesday that he would not vote to take up the party's sweeping domestic policy bill without further clarity on...
June 25, 2025
Politics
Federal judge denies Trump admin bid to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia in custody before trial — ICE expected to detain him after release
A Tennessee federal judge on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s bid to keep suspected MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia behind bars as he awaits trial on federal human...
June 25, 2025
Politics
Zohran Mamdani’s shock win over Andrew Cuomo fuels rumors of AOC 2028 presidential run
Speculation is swirling about "Squad" Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's plans for 2028 in the aftermath of her kindred spirit, socialist Zohran Mamdani's stunning upset against ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
June 25, 2025
Politics
Feds hunt leaker of incomplete intel assessment of Iran strikes: ‘Going to get prosecuted’
The Defense Intelligence Agency report was circulated Sunday, just hours after B-2 bombers dropped "bunker busters" on the Fordow enrichment site. The Defense Intelligence Agency report was circulated Sunday,...
June 25, 2025
Politics
Chuck Schumer hospitalized for dehydration after feeling lightheaded during scorching heat wave
WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was taken to a local hospital Wednesday morning for dehydration treatment as the Northeast battles a scorching heat wave. WASHINGTON -- Senate...