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Japan announces $10 billion in subsidies for oil-strapped Southeast Asia

Japan announced on Wednesday that it would provide $10 billion in financial aid to Southeast Asian countries hit hardest by a surge in oil prices. Southeast Asian countries have been the worst hit by disruptions to global oil supplies due to Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, with Bangladesh the first to face the […]

What to know about the Freedom 250 UFC fight on the White House lawn

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the UFC will construct a 4,500-seat venue ahead of the mixed martial arts cage match in front of the White House that will take place this summer. The UFC Freedom 250 fight on the White House’s South Lawn will be one event among many that the Trump administration […]

Paramount CEO to skip Senate hearing on pending WBD merger for personal reason

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison intends to skip a planned Senate hearing on the entertainment company’s pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to attend a family member’s funeral instead. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), ranking member of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, asked the executive to attend the Wednesday afternoon hearing […]

Thune urges DOJ to wrap up Powell investigation ahead of Warsh confirmation

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is pushing the Trump administration to “wrap up” its investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, amid an ongoing Justice Department probe.  “I think it’s in everybody’s best interest to wrap up the investigation,” Thune said Wednesday. “I’ve said that before, it would be better if it winds down.” […]

House advances legal protections for Haitian migrants over GOP objections

Legislation that would restore temporary legal status for Haitian migrants advanced in the House on Wednesday after a handful of Republicans helped Democrats in a largely party-line vote. The bill, spearheaded by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and other House Democrats, cleared a procedural vote with the help of several Republicans who moved to reverse the […]

Democrats may move to expel Cory Mills if GOP targets Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick: Pete Aguilar

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA) said Wednesday that the party may move to expel Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) if House Republicans go after Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL). Mills and Cherfilus-McCormick are awaiting the results of the House Ethics Committee’s respective investigations into their alleged misconduct. The Republican is facing scrutiny related to allegations […]

Kentucky General Assembly overrides almost all of Andy Beshear’s vetoes in last week of session

Gov. Andy Beshear‘s (D-KY) legislative policy input has been halted by the Republican supermajority in the general assembly, as the Kentucky state legislature overrode almost all of the Democratic governor’s 2026 session vetoes. The Kentucky Senate and House supermajorities voted this week to override almost all of Beshear’s legislative vetoes, totaling over two dozen, showing […]

Jeanine Pirro accused of trying to ‘circumvent’ Jerome Powell investigation through unprompted Fed ‘tour’

Federal prosecutors working under U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro attempted to “circumvent” court limits on their investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell by making an unannounced visit to the Fed construction site and requesting a “tour,” lawyers for the central bank said Tuesday. According to an email reviewed by the Washington Examiner, outside counsel Robert […]

Trump administration tells court its tariff refund system will launch Monday

The Trump administration told a federal court this week that it plans to launch its system for issuing tariff refunds on Monday, two months after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. Officials at Customs and Border Protection told Judge Richard Eaton, of the U.S. Court of International Trade, that they […]

Democrats push anti-Trump messaging bills with little hope of passing

Over the past several months, Democrats have rolled out a series of messaging bills aimed squarely at targeting President Donald Trump and his policies, underscoring their strategy heading into the 2026 midterm elections. However, the legislation included in the push, which spans issues from war powers to impeachment, has a near-zero chance of passing.   War […]
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