Thursday

05-03-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2025

Vance claims Biden admin knew whereabouts of criminal migrants but did nothing about it: ‘It should shock the conscience of the American people’

“What is shocking to me is that many of these violent criminals – we knew their addresses, we knew their names. We just needed to send somebody to go...

Trump orders defunding of K-12 schools that promote ‘radical’ gender and race ‘indoctrination’

Trump, 78, argued that students in schools teaching CRT and promoting transgenderism “are forced to accept these ideologies without question or critical examination.” Trump, 78, argued that students in...

RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine group sees vindication in his Senate testimony

Mary Holland, head of Kennedy-founded Children's Health Defense, spoke to POLITICO after attending his confirmation hearing. Mary Holland, head of Kennedy-founded Children's Health Defense, spoke to POLITICO after attending...

New EPA chief Lee Zeldin has an ambitious agenda — and a plan to keep courts from overturning it

Lee Zeldin has an ambitious agenda for the Environmental Protection Agency, even beyond undoing years of damage from President Joe Biden and various states — but he’ll be consulting lawyers...

Trump reinstates executive order protecting monuments to deter ‘pro-Hamas-related vandalism’

Trump, 78, issued the directive in anticipation of America’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, over apparent concerns that "pro-Hamas-related vandalism” could tarnish the nation’s sesquicentennial.  Trump, 78, issued...

MTA rejects $500K in NJ ads trolling NYC’s congestion pricing as war over tolls rages on

The New Jersey--New York war over congestion pricing has extended to road advertisements. The New Jersey--New York war over congestion pricing has extended to road advertisements.

Democrats’ unfavorability rating reaches new, 16-year high as party keeps licking wounds following disastrous 2024: poll

The party of Jefferson, Jackson, Kennedy, Clinton, Obama and Biden holds a 57% unfavorable rating among voters, according to the Quinnipiac University survey. The party of Jefferson, Jackson, Kennedy,...

Meta agrees to pay $25M to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension

Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts. Meta has agreed to pay...

Democrats prep for Patel in the hot seat

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick for FBI director, will have his day before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday — and Senate Democrats have been battle-testing their...

Senate’s reconciliation blueprint is ready to go, Thune says

Down in Florida on Wednesday, House Republicans tried to coalesce around a plan to pass “one big, beautiful bill.” Meanwhile, up in Washington, Senate Republicans are ready to go...