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29-04-2026 Vol 19

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Congressional Black Caucus endorses former rival Rep. Adriano Espaillat over Black primary challenger

The CBC’s political wing is endorsing Espaillat after excluding him from the group almost a decade ago.

Abortion opponents warn Trump: Hold the line or risk midterms ‘devastation’

Amid concerns about the president's actions, abortion opponents are threatening to redirect or withhold campaign spending and withdraw their volunteer armies in the midterms. Amid concerns about the president's...

US freezes all visa processing for 75 countries, including Somalia, Russia, Iran

The State Department is pausing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries in an effort to crack down on applicants deemed likely to become a public charge.  The State Department is pausing immigrant visa...

Tim Scott postpones Senate Banking crypto vote

Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott is abandoning plans to hold a vote Thursday on landmark cryptocurrency legislation amid surprise new opposition from a leading crypto firm and uncertainty about...

White House mocks Tim Walz after he tells Minnesotans to keep filming ICE agents in glitchy prime-time address: ‘Just resign’

The audio glitched just seconds into the video, with delayed sound of Walz’s remarks about the ongoing presence of federal law enforcement in the North Star State playing over...

Washington Post columnist admits ‘woke’ politics hurt Democrats

Washington Post opinion columnist Shadi Hamid claims the Democratic Party is paying the price for constantly pushing "woke" politics as part of its agenda. Washington Post opinion columnist Shadi...

Trump WH slams LA City Council over suggestions it could use Olympics to stage ICE raids

The Trump admin hit back at the LA City Council on Wednesday after pols questioned the federal government’s involvement in the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games. The Trump admin...

JD Vance casts tie-breaking vote to block Senate war powers resolution restraining Trump in Venezuela

Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) had voted to advance the proposal last week but flipped Wednesday – amid pressure from Trump – when Senate Foreign Relations...

Republicans point fingers at Democrats, Biden at first Jan. 6 committee hearing

House Republicans used the first hearing of the new committee to investigate the Capitol attacks on Jan 6, 2021, to explore the Biden-era investigation into the pipe bombs left...

Embarrassing floor meltdown has House Republicans questioning their leaders

A group of pro-labor holdouts handed the GOP its latest setback and underscored the tough path for party-line legislation this year.