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10-03-2026 Vol 19

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House GOP stopgap funding bill expected to avert pay cuts to doctors, extend telehealth access

A stopgap measure to keep the government funded through the end of September is expected to include measures to avert cuts in pay for doctors treating Medicare patients and...

State Department to deploy AI-powered ‘catch and revoke’ tools against Hamas sympathizers: report

The State Department is reportedly embarking on an artificial intelligence-powered initiative to spot foreigners in the US who are sympathetic to Hamas or other terror organizations and revoke their...

AOC, other Dem congresswomen roasted over cringey ‘Choose your fighter’ TikTok

“Democrats Not Be Cringe Challenge,” the Trump administration’s Rapid Response account wrote on X. “Level: Impossible.” “Democrats Not Be Cringe Challenge,” the Trump administration’s Rapid Response account wrote on...

Trump tells stranded astronauts ‘we’re coming up to get you,’ teases SpaceX mission ‘in two weeks’

"Biden left them up there," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "We have two astronauts that are stuck in space. I have asked Elon, I said, 'Do me...

Veterans cuts spark GOP backlash on Capitol Hill

"We don't need to be reading memos in the paper about 20 percent cut at the VA," Sen. Lindsey Graham said.

Why federal agency spending has outpaced inflation — despite headcounts dropping

Washington is spending more of your money than ever -- far above the rate of price increases over the past quarter-century. Washington is spending more of your money than...

FEMA fired three supervisors following probe into crew told to avoid Trump-supporting homes hit by Hurricane Milton

FEMA acting administrator Cameron Hamilton axed the supervisors -- but said his investigation "found no evidence this was a systemic problem, nor that it was directed by agency or...

Trump signs one-month pause on tariffs against Canada, Mexico as prez pushes northern neighbors to crack down on flow of migrants, fentanyl

The partial rollback follows discussions Trump had with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday. The partial rollback follows discussions Trump had...

Chavez-DeRemer on verge of confirmation to run Labor Department

Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s bid to lead the Labor Department cleared a key procedural hurdle on Thursday — the last major step before a confirmation vote on the Senate floor. The...

Gavin Newsom splits with Dems on trans athletes in women’s sports while seeking advice from MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk

"Trans kids and their families should be celebrated - not targeted by the state! They are heroes," the liberal governor said in 2022 in response to a Texas directive...