Monday

09-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Politics

Swing district Republicans brace for political fallout if health care subsidies expire

For a critical sliver of the Republican majority, the impending expiration of what are called enhanced premium tax credits after Dec. 31 is a pressing concern as they potentially face headwinds...

DC pipe-bomb suspect Brian Cole Jr. has secret online life obsessing over ‘My Little Pony’

Brian Cole Jr., 30, was seemingly obsessed with the toys — marketed at young girls — creating art of plastic pony dolls, remixes of songs about them, and writing...

Trump gives green light to Nvidia to ship powerful AI chips to China despite national security fears

Allowing the shipments could signal a friendlier approach to China, after Trump and Xi brokered a truce in the two countries' trade and tech war in late October. Allowing the shipments...

RFK Jr., Duffy have pull-up competition at DCA while touting $1B bid to add mini-gyms and healthier food options at airports

Passengers at Ronald Reagan National Airport were given an unexpected surprise Monday when fitness buff Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got into a pull-up contest...

‘Criminal illegal alien’ mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew set to be released from ICE detention

Bruna Caroline Ferreira was detained by agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement while she was en route to pick up her son from school on Nov. 26. Bruna Caroline...

Firebrand Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches run for Senate

The controversial Democrat has her sights on the Senate seat held by Republican John Cornyn, who is running for reelection in the GOP-dominated state. The controversial Democrat has her sights...

Treasury Secretary Bessent predicts 3% GDP growth as Trump preps economy tour: ‘We’re fixing it’

"Democrats caused the affordability problem," Trump said at a White House roundtable event Monday. "They caused it — we're fixing it." "Democrats caused the affordability problem," Trump said at...

Gavin Newsom’s gross response to The Post’s ‘testicle-crushing’ pose coverage backfires – sparking wave of memes

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bizarre AI-generated response to The Post’s coverage of his “testicle-crushing” pose during an interview last week has spectacularly backfired. California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s bizarre AI-generated...

Alina Habba resigns as acting NJ US attorney

"Do not mistake compliance for surrender. This decision will not weaken the Justice Department, and it will not weaken me." "Do not mistake compliance for surrender. This decision will...

Supreme Court signals it will back Trump’s firing of independent federal agency board members

The court’s conservative majority suggested it would overturn a 90-year-old decision that has limited when presidents can fire agencies’ board members, or leave it with only its shell intact. The court’s...