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05-09-2026 Vol 19

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Meet the new members: A Kamala Harris protegee rises

The new member: Rep. Lateefah Simon (D-Calif.) How they got here: Simon bested a fellow Democrat, Jennifer Tran, in the general election for this solidly Democratic seat based in...

Only 22% of voters believe Biden kept his promises in office, poll shows

President Biden's term in office is coming to an end with just one in four Americans viewing him as a "great or good" commander in chief -- far fewer...

DeSantis calls for media to hold Democratic California leaders accountable for LA wildfires: ‘Have not seen that’

DeSantis said he'd like to 'see some balance' in how Democrat and Republican leaders are treated by some media. DeSantis said he'd like to 'see some balance' in how...

Supreme Court appears ready to uphold law forcing TikTok’s sale from ByteDance

A ruling in the case is expected before Jan. 19. A ruling in the case is expected before Jan. 19.

OMB nominee Russell Vought pledges to divest from Bitcoin upon confirmation

A newly released financial disclosure for Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Office of Management and Budget, shows he has both Bitcoin and college savings plans...

Senate Democratic moderates say they want to work with GOP on tax cuts

A group of eleven moderate Senate Democrats say they want to work with Republicans on addressing the GOP's expiring tax cuts and raising the debt ceiling. In a new...

Biden to spend another $5B on infrastructure — after last multibillion-dollar effort only set up 7 EV charging stations: report

The Biden administration is preparing to spend another $5 billion on infrastructure projects nationwide, according to a new report, even after his last multibillion-dollar investment went bust, with only...

Oversight Chair plans meeting with Patel to plot take-down of ‘Deep State’

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chair James Comer (R-Ky.) plans to meet next week with Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s yet-to-be-confirmed pick to run the FBI, to discuss...

Trump says hush money sentence means Democrats have lost the ‘Witch Hunt’

Donald Trump framed Friday’s sentencing hearing as a win, saying the sentence that will leave him unpunished for his felony conviction in the Manhattan hush money case means the...

Donald Trump appears on screen as his Manhattan hush money sentencing begins

Donald Trump’s sentencing for his criminal conviction in the hush money case is now underway in Manhattan criminal court. Trump isn’t in the room, but instead is appearing virtually....