Year: 2026
February 03, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: Shutdown hinges on razor-thin rule vote
House Republican leaders are facing a white-knuckle vote Tuesday morning as they move to end the partial shutdown after four days. Here’s what we’re watching on both sides of...
February 03, 2026
Politics
Investigation finds 890 Nazi-linked accounts at Credit Suisse: ‘More extensive than we knew’
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) vowed "that no more evidence" would be "swept under the rug" amid an internal probe of the accounts. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) vowed "that no...
February 03, 2026
Health Care
‘Efficacy will be secondary’: RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers have a new mission
The new mandate, the chair of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s panel told POLITICO, is to pay more attention to harms caused by vaccines. The new mandate, the chair of...
February 03, 2026
Health Care
Lawmakers believe their breakthrough bill will lower drug costs. It may not.
The industry that negotiates drug prices for employers has worked to stay ahead of the game. The industry that negotiates drug prices for employers has worked to stay ahead...
February 03, 2026
Politics
Trump says he wants $1B from ‘strongly antisemitic’ Harvard to settle investigations
President Donald Trump said late on Monday that his administration is seeking $1 billion in damages from Harvard University. President Donald Trump said late on Monday that his administration...
February 03, 2026
Politics
DHS slams Biden-appointed judge for blocking Trump admin’s efforts to end deportation protections for Haitian migrants
“Supreme Court, here we come,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote on X. “Supreme Court, here we come,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote on X.
February 03, 2026
Congress
House Democrats once again left complaining about a Senate spending deal
A bipartisan agreement to temporarily extend Homeland Security funding is rekindling tensions between the two chambers.
February 03, 2026
Education
Future of color guard programs at Broward schools in jeopardy
The color guard at several schools across Broward County may soon be forced to stop performing. Around 300 performers across six schools put in hours of work for color...
February 03, 2026
Congress
House Republicans eye next week for housing bill vote
House leadership is eyeing the week of Feb. 9 for a vote on a bipartisan housing package, according to four people with direct knowledge of the planning. Senior lawmakers...
February 03, 2026
Politics
Mayor Karen Bass breaks tradition with State of the City speech away from City Hall
City Hall insiders are already calling this the first of two “victory laps” Bass is expected to take this election cycle — one off campus, one later this spring...