Thursday

05-03-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2025

GOP senator shoots down President Trump’s push for $2K tariff dividend: ‘We can’t afford it’

Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson shot down President Trump's proposal to shell out $2,000 tariff dividend checks to Americans before the 2026 midterm elections, arguing that money should be used...

Trump Army secretary meets Russians in Abu Dhabi after US, Ukraine agree 19-point peace plan

The Trump administration’s Army secretary will sit down Tuesday with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi to present a slimmed-down plan to end Moscow’s 33-month-old invasion of Ukraine. The Trump...

GOP Sen. Jim Justice agrees to pay more than $5.1M in back taxes to settle DOJ, IRS claim

Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) has agreed to pay more than $5 million to settle a tax debt dating to 2009. Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) has agreed to pay more...

Sen. Ruben Gallego goes off on ‘coward’ Pete Hegseth over Mark Kelly investigation

Sen. Mark Kelly's fellow Arizonan tore into War Secretary Pete Hegseth Monday after the Pentagon announced it was probing "serious allegations of misconduct" after Kelly. Sen. Mark Kelly's fellow...

Trump admin terminating deportation protections for foreign nationals from Burma 

The Trump administration has moved to rescind several Biden-era extensions of TPS, including for citizens of Somalia, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Honduras and Haiti.  The Trump administration has moved to...

Initial Ukraine-Russia peace plan was hashed out over dinners in Miami –  Rubio was unaware of ‘full scope’ until the day draft leaked: report 

The leaked plan, which has since been revised to 19 points, initially demanded Ukraine make heavy concessions – including giving up territory in the east, capping the size of...

DHS moves to deport ‘criminal illegal alien’ who threw coffee at Florida mom and baby over unleashed dog

Nina Kristina Jaaskelainen, who has been in the country illegally since 1999, was hit with immigration detainer following her arrest on battery and domestic violence charges. Nina Kristina Jaaskelainen,...

Majority of Hispanic Republican voters say president’s policies are ‘harmful’ – up double-digits from first term: poll

Among just Hispanic Republicans, 55% said Trump’s policies have been harmful – a 17 percentage point increase from the president’s first term, when only 38% of Hispanic Republicans suggested...

Michelle Obama accused of taking Ozempic after showing off skinnier figure in new photo shoot

"I would imagine Ozempic," one skeptical person wrote on X. "I would imagine Ozempic," one skeptical person wrote on X.

Rep. Goldman asks CDC if Cuomo’s much-maligned COVID nursing home edict violated US policy

The timing of the request seems curious considering Goldman is anticipating a stiff primary challenge from outgoing City Comptroller Brad Lander, who dropped out of this year's mayoral race...