Tuesday

21-04-2026 Vol 19

ultocalanissan@gmail.com

Trump nominates special envoys to… Hollywood 🎬

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday tapped three new special ambassadors — but not to a foreign nation or policy area. Actors Jon Voight, Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone will...

Energy and Commerce GOP meets on reconciliation plans

House Energy and Commerce Republicans met Thursday to shape their strategy for energy portions of the GOP’s budget reconciliation bill — including clawing back climate spending approved by Democrats....

Lefty NYC Council members prepare for Trump immigration policies, blast Eric Adams for being ‘in bed with the enemy’

Lefty City Council members are forming the resistance to the “draconian immigration policies” of the incoming Trump administration — as they blasted Mayor Eric Adams for cozying up to...

House conservative hardliners demand two-bill approach to Trump’s agenda, more than $540B in cuts

The GOP proposals include repealing President Biden's electric vehicle mandate, cutting funding for the IRS, adding work requirements for Medicare and food stamps The GOP proposals include repealing President...

Trump EPA pick Lee Zeldin says he’ll nix ‘suffocating’ regulations while guarding ‘human health and environment’

"I believe that climate change is real," Zeldin said, adding that he would work to "ensure we are protecting our environment, while also protecting our economy." "I believe that...

Rudy Giuliani reaches deal to dodge trial over Florida condo, Yankees World Series rings

The settlement was signed Thursday afternoon, just hours after the former New York City Mayor had been set to testify. The settlement was signed Thursday afternoon, just hours after...

Top Senate Republican says PEPFAR program in jeopardy

Foreign Affairs Relations Chair Jim Risch said money from the AIDS relief program paid for abortions. Foreign Affairs Relations Chair Jim Risch said money from the AIDS relief program...

Former BP agent and Texas border czar Mike Banks appointed as Trump’s Border Patrol chief

Until now, Banks has been serving as the Lone Star State's first-ever border czar — a position created by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2023 to deal with the unprecedented...

Dozens of House Dems back GOP immigration bill related to sex crimes

More than 60 House Democrats backed a GOP bill that would make sexual and domestic violence deportable offenses, marking the second bipartisan immigration bill to pass the chamber this...

Get ready for a 🥶🥶🥶 Inauguration Day

Prepare to freeze at Donald Trump’s inauguration. It’s forecasted to be the coldest Inauguration Day since President Ronald Reagan’s second swearing-in ceremony in 1985 (temperature: A cool 7 degrees)....