Month: April 2026
April 30, 2026
Politics
House adopts blueprint to fund ICE on day 74 of DHS shutdown after dramatic 5-hour struggle
House Republicans barely squeaked through a budget blueprint to unlock over $70 billion in future funding for immigration enforcement after a dramatic explosion of tensions that kept the vote...
April 30, 2026
Politics
Maine Gov. Janet Mills ends Senate campaign, clearing way for left-winger Graham Platner
Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday she was suspending her campaign for the US Senate -- clearing the way for far-left candidate Graham Platner to face five-term Republican...
April 30, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: Johnson notches wins, but chaos looms
Much of Wednesday was consumed by House GOP intraparty fighting as lawmakers try to wrap up before a weeklong recess.
April 30, 2026
Congress
A top GOP super PAC warns ‘the Republican Senate majority is at risk’
Leaders of the powerful GOP super PAC Americans for Prosperity Action are calling on Republicans to fix their cost-of-living messaging.
April 30, 2026
Politics
Biden admin ‘zealously’ probed ‘traditional’ Christians — even keeping tabs on priests: DOJ report
The FBI probed a "priest and an entire Catholic sect," according to a DOJ task force report published Thursday. The FBI probed a "priest and an entire Catholic sect,"...
April 30, 2026
Politics
Oil prices briefly hit wartime high as Trump weighs new strikes on Iran
Oil prices surged to their highest level since the beginning of the US-Iran war early Thursday before retreating on the strength of fresh reports that President Trump could soon...
April 30, 2026
Congress
Thom Tillis isn’t done yet with Donald Trump’s nominees
The outgoing North Carolina senator is moving from his Fed battle to vetting the next attorney general.
April 30, 2026
Congress
Republicans unlock filibuster-skirting power to pump billions of dollars to ICE
An unrelated revolt over the farm bill almost tanked a White House-backed, two-step plan to end the 10-week-old DHS shutdown.
April 30, 2026
Politics
Michigan Dem Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow purges X account following The Post’s report on her social media history
McMorrow purged her X account of roughly 6,000 posts, including all her tweets posted prior to 2020. McMorrow purged her X account of roughly 6,000 posts, including all her...
April 30, 2026
Politics
Gavin’s Newsom’s awful debt legacy laid bare — as California loses track of its state payroll
A new report by California budget hawks is projecting structural budget deficits as high as $30 billion, which may change the math on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s expected run for...