Category: Politics
December 09, 2025
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...
December 09, 2025
Politics
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...
December 09, 2025
Politics
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...
December 08, 2025
Politics
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...
December 08, 2025
Politics
‘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...
December 08, 2025
Politics
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...
December 08, 2025
Politics
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...
December 08, 2025
Politics
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...
December 08, 2025
Politics
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...
December 08, 2025
Politics
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...