Month: February 2026
February 26, 2026
Congress
Trump doesn’t give Congress much to do before the midterms
Tuesday’s State of the Union address is unlikely to make more than a ripple in the congressional agenda.
February 26, 2026
Congress
Congress races to deliver Epstein results as bipartisan pressure mounts
Thursday kicks off two days of high-stakes, closed-door testimonies from Bill and Hillary Clinton about their possible ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
February 26, 2026
Politics
FBI subpoenaed Kash Patel and Susie Wiles phone records in federal Trump FBI investigation
Special Counsel Jack Smith obtained the records during federal probe into 2020 election and classified documents. Special Counsel Jack Smith obtained the records during federal probe into 2020 election...
February 25, 2026
Health Care
Trump wants Congress to make his drug pricing deals law. It won’t be easy.
Longstanding Republican orthodoxy on free markets and scant details are making Trump’s drug pricing law push difficult. Longstanding Republican orthodoxy on free markets and scant details are making Trump’s...
February 25, 2026
Politics
MTA to blast 75-decibel ads in subways as critics blast ‘Fahrenheit 451’-style spin
Sounds like another subway nuisance! Straphangers already struggling to hear service updates over the roar of the subway will soon have to put up with paid commercials blaring through...
February 25, 2026
Politics
DOJ sought to ‘brief’ Biden on Mar-a-Lago raid before search — didn’t ‘give a damn about the optics’
The FBI officials also noted "oordination with DOJ and WH Counsel" ahead of the Aug. 8, 2022, search. The FBI officials also noted "oordination with DOJ and WH Counsel"...
February 25, 2026
Politics
Newsom’s High Speed Rail CEO must go after domestic violence arrest, demands Republican lawmaker
A Central Valley lawmaker is demanding the resignation of California's embattled High Speed Rail CEO Ian Choudri after a domestic violence arrest. A Central Valley lawmaker is demanding the...
February 25, 2026
Politics
Hegseth moves to restore punishment of Mark Kelly over video about ‘illegal orders’
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is pushing to revive his effort to punish Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) for partaking in a video with other Democratic veteran lawmakers urging service...
February 25, 2026
Politics
JD Vance makes dramatic move withholding Minnesota Medicaid funds in first battle of his ‘war on fraud’
The unusual mass-withholding of reimbursement to Minnesota impacts nearly half of the receipts submitted for the low-income Medicaid program in the past fiscal quarter. The unusual mass-withholding of reimbursement...
February 25, 2026
Politics
Surgeon General pick Casey Means grilled about shrooms and hawking MAHA products at lively Senate confirmation hearing
Dr. Casey Means, President Trump's pick to fill the role of surgeon general, which has been empty for over a year, faced a Senate committee grilling on Wednesday over...