Monday

13-10-2025 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Laken Riley Act gains steam — with Democrats

Some in the party’s ranks are moving in step with the electorate after last year’s political setbacks.

Republican governors head to Mar-a-Lago

The march through Mar-a-Lago (aka the “Winter White House”) continues this week with a dinner for Republican governors on Thursday, according to two people familiar with the plans. It...

Feds say they uncovered ‘additional criminal conduct’ by NYC Mayor Eric Adams in historic federal case

The shocking new claims — made with no further explanation — came Monday in a late-night filing in which prosecutors in the Southern District of New York say their...

Biden FDA moves forward with rule to lower nicotine in cigarettes, a ‘gift’ to cartels, critic says

Opponents argue that the change could cause current smokers to use more cigarettes to compensate for the lower nicotine levels, negatively impacting their health, and that the plan could...

Trump warns Hamas ‘all hell will break out’ if it doesn’t release hostages before he takes office

“It will not be good for Hamas, and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone,” the president-elect warned during a press conference in Mar-a-Lago Tuesday. “It will not...

Sen. Warren harps on Hegseth’s Christian tattoo, worries he may be insider threat as she rails against his anti-woke push

Sen. Elizabeth Warren insinuated that there are concerns that Army veteran Pete Hegseth could be an "insider threat" due to his Christian tattoo and seethed over his crusade against...

China is everywhere all at once

The recent hack of U.S. telecommunications systems is one of the most serious cyberattacks in the nation’s history and is an ongoing open national security threat, lawmakers are warning.

This week’s cyber hearings are next year’s battles

Congress is back from its post-election hibernation and lawmakers are cramming in at least one more cyber push this lame duck session.

Senate power shift reshapes cyber policy 

A seismic transition in Senate cybersecurity oversight looms as key committees fall under new Republican control.

The cyber succession flare-up

A recent White House order to codify succession plans atop the Office of the National Cyber Director is raising hackles in Trump world.