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17-03-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2025

Noem defends potentially suspending habeas corpus, defines it as ‘right the president has to … remove people’

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Trump administration potentially suspending habeas corpus, engaging in a public scuffle Tuesday with a Democratic senator over the definition of...

Senate will vote on nixing California clean-air waivers, Thune says

Senate Republicans will move this week to nix California’s vehicle emission waivers, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said, setting up a high-stakes fight over the chamber’s rules. Thune said...

Jared Golden opts for reelection bid in Trump-favored district

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) announced he would seek a fifth term in the House on Tuesday, ending speculation that he could run statewide instead. Golden has held a battleground...

New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver faces felony assault charge in conflict at ICE facility, court filing shows

The complaint was presented to a U.S. magistrate judge shortly before New Jersey’s interim U.S. attorney, Alina Habba, announced the charge.

Trump tells Rep. Mike Lawler to back off SALT cap fight in ‘big beautiful bill’

President Trump told the rep Tuesday to back off on his demand for a higher limit on state and local tax (SALT) deductions — as the ask threatens GOP...

RFK Jr. calls for global health cooperation outside the World Health Organization

The health secretary also rejected a pandemic agreement member countries of the U.N. agency just adopted. The health secretary also rejected a pandemic agreement member countries of the U.N....

Trump appears to be losing patience with blue-state Republicans on SALT

President Donald Trump took a surprising swipe Tuesday at efforts to increase a key tax deduction — underscoring that the main beneficiaries would be Democratic “governors from New York,...

‘Don’t f–k around with Medicaid’: Trump moves to steamroll megabill opposition

The president went in to a high-stakes House GOP conference meeting ready to flex his political muscle.

Trump warns House Republicans ‘don’t f— around with Medicaid’ in latest ‘big beautiful bill’ drama

President Trump warned House Republicans "don't f--- around with Medicaid" during a closed-door meeting Tuesday as he sought to rally support for his "big beautiful bill." President Trump warned...

Joe Biden’s WH doctor was a longtime family friend who once worked with his shady brother — as cancer ‘cover-up’ speculation mounts

The doctor who previously gave now former President Joe Biden a clean bill of health is a longtime family friend — as speculation of a cover-up over his new...