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18-03-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2025

Lawmakers zero in on spectrum auction deal, Rounds says

Lawmakers seem to have reached a breakthrough over language for a spectrum provision in the GOP’s tax and spending megabill, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) told POLITICO Wednesday. The House...

2 finalists emerge in Capitol Police chief search

The secretive board overseeing the Capitol Police has narrowed its search down to two choices for the next chief of the department: former Phoenix Police Chief Michael Sullivan and...

Washington’s most outrageous MAGA correspondent Natalie Winters dishes on dating in DC: ‘Most men are gay’

"I think most men are gay in DC -- either out or closeted depending on whether they're Democrats or Republicans," Winters declared. "I think most men are gay in...

Tuberville raises alarms on GOP food-aid plan as he seeks governorship

Several former Republican governors in the Senate have sounded alarms over a controversial House GOP plan to help pay for the Trump megabill by pushing billions in federal food...

DOE says Columbia should be stripped of accreditation over ‘indifference’ to antisemitism on campus

Columbia University should be stripped of its accreditation over its "deliberate indifference" to the harassment of Jewish students on campus, the US Department of Education said Wednesday. Columbia University...

ICE arrests surge to 2,200 in one day after Trump adviser Stephen Miller pushed to dramatically ramp up busts

"We're paying the price for the last administration's open borders policy," a source told The Post. "We're paying the price for the last administration's open borders policy," a source...

‘Where’s the budget?’: GOP lawmakers implore Vought to send a full request

Lawmakers in charge of funding the government grilled President Donald Trump’s budget director on Wednesday about why he hasn’t yet sent a full request to Congress. With less than...

Parliamentarian could nix the ‘revenge tax’ increase in GOP megabill

Questions are swirling about whether the Senate’s parliamentarian will kill a major tax increase in Republicans’ megabill — potentially blowing a big hole in their plans. Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough...

How Trump world is reacting to Elon Musk’s ‘big beautiful bill’ blowup: ‘Knew he’d throw a fit’’

WASHINGTON — Trump White House confidants said Wednesday they were not surprised tech billionaire Elon Musk blew up at the House-passed “Big, Beautiful Bill” — noting the... WASHINGTON —...

Comer expands probe on Biden’s mental decline, requests interviews with more former aides

House Oversight Chair James Comer is broadening his investigation into former President Joe Biden’s mental decline. Comer on Wednesday asked five senior Biden White House aides to appear for...