Friday

13-03-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2025

Feds forked over $4.6B for new furniture since 2020 — despite just half of employees showing up for work: watchdog

"All in all, we have an incomprehensible amount of physical space and furnishings — too much of it inefficiently procured, leased and maintained," OpenTheBooks CEO John Hart told members...

US Trade Rep Jamieson Greer tells senators US is strong enough to withstand tariff mayhem that won’t be ‘resolved overnight’

Jamieson Greer told the Senate Finance Committee that the goal of Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs was resolving the American trade deficit. Jamieson Greer told the Senate Finance Committee that...

Johnson says fluoride should get a second look

House Speaker Mike Johnson said fluoride levels in water deserve “real evaluation” on Tuesday, a day after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would direct the CDC...

House Democrats take aim at Trump’s global tariffs

Democrats moved Tuesday to force a House vote on President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs — putting Speaker Mike Johnson in a tough spot as the economic ramifications of...

Senate confirms Trump’s controversial pick for Pentagon policy chief

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Elbridge Colby, President Donald Trump's controversial pick for Pentagon policy chief, a win for the increasingly vocal wing of the GOP that wants the...

House GOP leaders won’t bring up District of Columbia funding fix bill this week

Speaker Mike Johnson and District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke Monday on a call to discuss a path forward on legislation to restore the capital city’s spending powers,...

Trump, defiant on tariffs, claims trade deals are close

The president is foreshadowing deals with multiple trading partners in an apparent effort to quell economic anxiety and prove his tariff plan is working. The president is foreshadowing deals...

US warns China of ‘big mistake’ in tariffs standoff — as Beijing vows to ‘fight till the end’

"We are the deficit country," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC. "So what do we lose by the Chinese raising tariffs on us?" "We are the deficit country," Treasury...

Former New Hampshire Gov. Sununu won’t run for Senate in 2026

President Donald Trump said he hoped the former New Hampshire governor would run Sunday.

SCOTUS blocks order requiring Trump administration to return thousands of federal employees to work

The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees. The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to...