Thursday

05-03-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2025

Democrats highlight RFK Jr.’s past support for abortion rights

Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee hit on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past comments in support of abortion rights during his Wednesday confirmation hearing to lead the Department of...

Why is RFK Jr.’s voice raspy? All about spasmodic dysphonia

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s raspy voice was on full display when his high-stakes confirmation hearing got underway Wednesday -- as lawmakers grilled President Trump’s controversial pick to lead the US...

Medicaid payment systems back online after outage

The outage came after the Trump administration on Monday ordered a sweeping pause on federal spending. States and lawmakers early Tuesday began reporting that portals across the country were...

Senate committee advances Trump’s pick for AG

Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, who represented the president during his first impeachment trial, was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning in a party-line,...

Watchdog group to lend Hill Dems a hand on oversight

A left-leaning watchdog group is working to gather materials that could feed Congressional investigations into the Trump administration. The nonprofit group American Oversight, which shared its plans first with...

Fetterman lone Democrat so far to attend immigration bill signing

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is the first Democrat committed to attending President Donald Trump's signing of the Laken Riley Act, a bill mandating the detention of more undocumented immigrants...

Why I left the Democratic Party after voting for Kamala Harris — and why others will follow

After decades of being a loyal Democrat and voting a straight Democratic ticket in every election — including the most recent one — I have left the Democratic Party....

Capitol agenda: GOP lacks a Trump line, RFK confirmation hearing, last day in Doral

Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze is on ice after an eleventh-hour court order delayed implementation until Feb. 3 — but not before it became crystal clear Republicans don't appear...

RFK Jr. will stress he’s not ‘anti-vaccine’ at confirmation hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will emphasize that he is not "anti-vaccine" when he appears Wednesday in Congress at the first of two straight days of Senate confirmation hearings. Robert...