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November 19, 2025
Politics
MTA drops $257M on new bus fleet in latest no-bid deal
The MTA green-lit a jaw-dropping $257 million bus buy Wednesday -- handing over the keys without soliciting bids from competitors. The MTA green-lit a jaw-dropping $257 million bus buy...
November 19, 2025
Congress
House Ethics Committee establishes panel to investigate Cory Mills
The House Ethics Committee launched a formal investigation Wednesday into myriad allegations against the embattled Rep. Cory Mills, with the House poised to vote on whether to censure the...
November 19, 2025
Health Care
RFK Jr. is battling a top aide on vaccines, again
The health secretary and his FDA chief, Marty Makary, can’t agree on how to proceed with vaccine safety studies. The health secretary and his FDA chief, Marty Makary, can’t...
November 19, 2025
Politics
House ethics panel launches probe of Rep. Cory Mills for alleged campaign finance violations, ‘dating violence’
The allegations cited by the committee also concerned whether Mills "improperly solicited and/or received gifts, including in connection with privately sponsored officially-connected travel" or "received special favors by virtue...
November 19, 2025
Congress
Congress plots path for Russia sanctions bill with Trump’s blessing
Lawmakers are quietly discussing how to quickly move new Russia sanctions legislation — this time with President Donald Trump’s blessing. “The president has now weighed in, in support of...
November 19, 2025
Congress
Mace moves to censure fellow Republican Mills
Rep. Nancy Mace is moving ahead with an effort to censure and strip a fellow Republican of his committee assignments in a rare intraparty escalation. The South Carolina Republican...
November 19, 2025
Politics
MBS releases US citizen jailed by Riyadh for tweets as US rolls out red carpet for Saudi visit
The announcement came moments after President Trump delivered a speech touting US-Saudi ties during a second day of public events in DC with visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin...
November 19, 2025
Congress
Republicans put pressure on Johnson to advance congressional stock trading ban bill
Two House Republicans vowed Wednesday to pressure Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leaders to advance a bill banning congressional stock trading in the coming weeks, not content to settle...
November 19, 2025
Congress
Bessent talks midterms ‘acid test,’ tariff rebates with House Republicans
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent chatted Wednesday with a group of House Republicans about how voters will judge the GOP’s tax and trade moves heading into the 2026 midterm elections,...
November 19, 2025
Politics
Ukraine launches US-made ATACMS missiles into Russia —for the first time
The Trump administration quietly allowed Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range weapons for attacks across the border into Russia. The Trump administration quietly allowed Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range weapons...