Wednesday

04-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Politics

DHS shutdown at the end of Friday inevitable as Sen. Thune admits lawmakers ‘not close’ to a deal

For the third time in three months, the federal government is hurtling towards another government shutdown, this time a partial one specific to programs under the Department of Homeland...

See the billionaires flooding Matt Mahan’s Gov campaign with cash – rivals says he’s owned by big tech

Silicon Valley billionaires, venture capitalists, and real estate executives dominate the crowd of early donors giving millions to Matt Mahan’s 2026 campaign for governor, according to newly filed state...

Rep. Elise Stefanik urges RFK Jr. to probe Mayor Mamdani’s Department of Health over anti-Israel group

Rep. Elise Stefanik is urging Trump Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to investigate Zohran Mamdani's Health Department, after staffers allegedly used taxpayers resources to launch...

How a little-known Maine ballot initiative could defang super PACs before the 2028 election

Politicians — from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) — have decried the potential corrupting force of unlimited donations from plutocrats and corporations. Politicians —...

Trump says Iran faces ‘very traumatic’ moment if no deal is struck ‘over the next month’

"We have to make a deal, otherwise it's going to be very traumatic, very traumatic," Trump told reporters at the White House — one day after he met privately...

Lee Zeldin says he’s trying to end ‘Obama switch’ that makes cars turn off at stoplights

"We are ending the federal government's push to get manufacturers to install that Obama switch, the almost universally despised start-stop feature," Zeldin said while announcing the repeal of the...

Trump and Lee Zeldin announce ‘largest deregulatory action in American history’

President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Thursday announced the repeal of a 2009 policy allowing the federal government to regulate the emissions of fossil fuels by declaring...

Congress expands probe of TeaOnHer app accused of letting men post nudes of exes

The powerful House Oversight Committee is expanding its probe into the company behind the defunct, controversial TeaOnHer app that let men dish on the women they've dated, which has...

GOP Sen. John Cornyn unveils ‘Defeat Sharia Law Act’ amid contoversy over sprawling Muslim-centered community

Texas Sen. John Cornyn is introducing new legislation aimed at making the enforcement of Islamic Sharia Law, and discrimination based on the fundamentalist Muslim code, a violation of the...

Josh Hawley demands congressional oversight of abortion pill over safety concerns

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is calling for a crackdown on the abortion pill Mifepristone. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is calling for a crackdown on the abortion pill Mifepristone.