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02-05-2026 Vol 19

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Pharma exec collapses near Trump at White House obesity-drug event

"Are you OK? Gordon, you OK?" asked Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks at the man began to collapse. "Are you OK? Gordon, you OK?" asked Eli Lilly CEO David...

Zohran Mamdani ally Linda Sarsour, NYC DSA pol threaten to root out pro-Israel ‘corporate Democrats’

Zohran Mamdani ally Linda Sarsour and Alexa Aviles called for the ouster of Israel-supporting “corporate Democrats” in fiery remarks at the SOMOS political conference. Zohran Mamdani ally Linda Sarsour...

House Dems summon Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to answer questions about ‘long-standing’ friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee asked Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles III, come before Congress to answer questions about his friendship with...

GOP makes new funding offer, opens door to reversing mass firings

Republicans made a new offer to Senate Democrats Thursday in hopes of cutting a deal that would end the 37-day government shutdown and advance a package of three full-year...

Pelosi is out. Expect heavy campaigning in CA — and cues for senior Dems in DC to follow suit.

The former speaker’s announcement comes as she faces a tougher-than-expected group of primary challengers.

Rep. Riley Moore pushes resolution condemning slaughter of Nigerian Christians after Trump threatens to go in ‘guns a-blazing’

More than 7,000 Christians were massacred in the West African nation nation in the first 220 days of 2025. More than 7,000 Christians were massacred in the West African...

Trump to announce lower prices for weight-loss drugs, expanded Medicare eligibility

Denmark-based Novo Nordisk, which makes Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy; and Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly, which makes Zepbound, will agree to sell their drugs to Medicare at a lower "most favored...

Trump relishes ‘evil, corrupt’ Nancy Pelosi’s retirement: ‘Great thing for America’

President Trump was delighted by the news that his longtime adversary, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is retiring at the end of her term in January 2027. President Trump...

Ex-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 85, to retire from Congress after nearly 40-year career

WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she won't seek reelection at the end of her current term, ending a roughly four-decade career in Congress for the...

Capitol agenda: Shutdown endgame gets real

The Senate is grinding toward an end to the shutdown — and there are new signs for optimism this week. A swing group of Democrats is signaling they could...