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04-03-2026 Vol 19

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US recovers $31 million in Social Security payments that went to dead people

The U.S. government clawed back more than $31 million in Social Security payments that improperly went to dead people, a recovery that one official said Wednesday was “just the...

Biden leaving office with record-low approval rating — 61% say his presidency was a failure: poll 

President Biden’s favorability rating, which tracks Americans’ personal feelings toward the president, stunningly stands even lower than his job approval number, at 33%. President Biden’s favorability rating, which tracks...

Ramaswamy and DeWine met to discuss Ohio Senate appointment

The DOGE co-leader previously took himself out of the running for the post.

DOE nominee Wright: Climate change is a global challenge

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Energy Department, Chris Wright, said Wednesday he supported increasing global access to oil and gas — even as he acknowledged that fossil...

‘Everything’s on the table’: Jordan mulls calling Jack Smith to Judiciary

House Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan says he is mulling whether to call Jack Smith, the special counsel who led the federal investigations into President-elect Donald Trump, to testify...

Watch: Senators grill Pam Bondi at attorney general confirmation hearing

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Google CEO to attend inauguration

Google CEO Sundar Pichai will join the growing list of tech executives sitting on the dais as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office on Monday, according to a...

Johnson removes Mike Turner as Intel chair

The Ohio Republican has been an outspoken advocate for Ukraine funding and other hawkish national security stances.

GOP to California: Build back better

Republicans coalesce around putting policy strings on federal wildfire aid.

Senate Dems spent Pam Bondi’s hearing talking about one guy. (No, not Trump.)

The fixation by Senate Democrats became clear early in the confirmation hearing for Donald Trump's attorney general pick.