Tuesday

10-03-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2025

Democrats’ Medicaid strategy gets a reboot after GOP cancels town halls

The outside group Indivisible said Democrats should hold their own town halls — and if Dems don't, they'll hold their own. The outside group Indivisible said Democrats should hold...

Top Trump defense policy pick Elbridge Colby calls Iran nuclear threat ‘existential’ in confirmation hearing

Elbridge Colby had said in 2012 that the only thing worse than a nuclear Iran 'would be consequences of using force to try to stop them.' Elbridge Colby had...

Republicans risk hard-liner revolt in latest gambit to avoid a shutdown

Should Republican leaders have to abandon their current plan to pass a government funding bill at "flat" levels, hard-liners warn that another fiscal framework is at risk: the budget...

GOP stopgap holdouts will ‘get on board,’ Johnson says

Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledged several GOP lawmakers have "hesitation" over backing the six-month extension of government funding that he and President Donald Trump are pushing ahead of a Friday...

House GOP urging members to do more virtual town halls as DOGE backlash heats up: ‘Not a good use of taxpayer dollars’

House GOP leaders are urging their Republican members to hold town halls virtually whenever possible amid backlash from the cost-cutting moves by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. House...

Trump administration suspends student loans income-driven repayment application

President Donald Trump’s administration is no longer accepting applications online for some financial aid programs to help debtors pay for student loans. The U.S. Department of Education’s site no...

Ben Shapiro calls on Trump to pardon ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin of federal crimes in George Floyd case

Chauvin, now 48, is serving out a 21-year prison term for federal civil rights violations. Chauvin, now 48, is serving out a 21-year prison term for federal civil rights...

United Auto Workers union praises Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico

The union, with more than 1 million members, touted Trump’s decision to place a new round of 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The union, with more than 1...

‘He Finally Shot the Hostage’: Trump’s Trade War Is a Brutal Reality Check

Trump imposing new tariffs on top of broader policy uncertainty will mean a hit to growth. The question is how large of a hit it will ultimately be. Trump...

Vance says military aid, mineral deal could be resurrected if Ukrainians talk to Trump ‘privately’ about peace pact

"We need the Ukrainians to come to us and say, 'This is what we need, this is what we want, this is how we're going to participate in the...