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Flight cuts to remain at only 6% after shutdown due to air traffic controllers returning to work  

The number of flight reductions at 40 airports throughout the country is expected to remain at only 6% instead of the 10% total that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced last week.  The reason for the shift is due to a larger number of air traffic controllers returning to work than previously expected, the Department of […]

Post-shutdown lines drawn over Obamacare abortion restrictions

The government shutdown may be over, but Republicans and Democrats are now divided over whether Obamacare subsidies should be subject to abortion funding restrictions if Congress agrees to extend them. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said last week that any bipartisan deal on subsidies would have to include language similar to the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funding […]

Bipartisan, anti-Trump group carrying 2025 momentum into midterm ‘affordability’ blitz

EXCLUSIVE — The Cost Coalition, a bipartisan group opposed to President Donald Trump‘s economic agenda, is looking to maintain momentum coming out of the 2025 elections with “targeted” affordability-focused investment campaigns for both House and Senate races during the 2026 cycle. The group was founded in May by Terry Holt, a longtime adviser to former […]

Boebert claims ‘no pressure’ to remove her name from Epstein petition

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) denied reports that her meeting at the White House on Wednesday was to pressure her to remove her name from a congressional petition that would necessitate a vote to release files related to disgraced financier, convicted sex offender, and alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The petition, initially proposed by Reps. Thomas […]

Rep. Burchett claims Democrats blocked motion to get Epstein files ‘straight to the floor’

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) claimed on Wednesday that Democrats blocked his motion to bring the Jeffrey Epstein files to the floor. The congressman made the revelation in a video posted to his social media as he was leaving the Capitol late Wednesday afternoon. “Just left the House floor and I tried to do a UC, […]

Trump rages at Democrats and the filibuster in signing bill to end government shutdown

President Donald Trump ended the government shutdown late Wednesday night, heaping a healthy dose of blame on Democrats for “inflicting massive harm” over the past 43 days. The House passed a short-term continuing resolution, previously approved by the Senate, to fund the government through the end of January earlier Wednesday evening. The bill was largely supported by […]

Johnson says House to vote on release of Epstein files next week

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said the House would vote on the release of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein next week. Democrats have pushed for the release of files related to Epstein after the issue emerged as a wedge between President Donald Trump and many of his supporters. A bipartisan bill […]

Appeals court overruled by Supreme Court on all its Trump cases weighs OBBB abortion challenge

The provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill preventing Medicaid reimbursements to abortion providers was at the center of arguments on Wednesday at a federal appeals court, which has regularly had its rulings in Trump policy cases halted by the Supreme Court. The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, all of whom were appointed to […]

WATCH LIVE: Trump signs government funding bill to end record-long shutdown

President Donald Trump is set to sign the government funding bill, ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The signing is scheduled to take place at 9:45 p.m. The House voted 222-209 in favor of the bill, its last hurdle before reaching the White House. While earning criticism on both sides of the aisle, […]

Epstein said he advised Russian UN ambassador on how to deal with Trump

The late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said in newly released emails that he advised Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations on how to deal with President Donald Trump. The plethora of Epstein emails released by House Democrats on Wednesday included many that showed his vast international connections. Among these were connections with the […]
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