A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Monday from blocking federal funding for the Gateway Tunnel project, ruling that its move to do so last year was arbitrary and capricious. U.S. District Court Judge Jeannette Vargas’s decision surrounds the $16 billion Gateway Tunnel plan to build two new rail tunnels underneath the Hudson River […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he is confident a bipartisan housing package will become law even if President Donald Trump never signs it, arguing the White House and congressional Republicans are pursuing parallel tracks to advance the president’s election priorities. In an interview with USA Today published Monday, Johnson said he met with Trump […]
A spate of health scares in Washington has raised a central question about public office: How transparent do elected officials need to be with their constituents? Recent medical episodes involving lawmakers have thrust the issue of health disclosure into the spotlight, simultaneously sparking a debate about personal privacy and the public’s right to know. Rep. […]
Dozens of Ukrainian drones rattled Russia’s Moscow region overnight Monday into Tuesday morning, delivering another key military blow to Russia’s capital city. It was the latest drone strike orchestrated by Ukraine, which has inflicted significant damage on Russia in recent weeks, hitting the capital city on multiple occasions, disrupting communication networks and energy infrastructure. Tuesday’s […]
President Donald Trump has had several triumphant days at the Supreme Court since returning to the White House last year, but Monday was a day of black eyes for the commander in chief at the high court. On the Supreme Court’s penultimate day of its term, the justices handed down opinions in four cases and […]
Rep. Summer Lee’s (D-PA) House allies support whatever she wants to do in 2028. If that includes a primary challenge to Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), all the better. Lee sparked speculation that she could be seeking higher aspirations last week after she posted that “2028 can’t come fast enough for PA.” When asked by the […]
Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) will find out his opponent on Tuesday from a contentious Colorado primary that has reopened some of the Democratic Party’s old political wounds. State Rep. Manny Rutinel, a Hispanic progressive, takes on former state Rep. Shannon Bird, a white moderate, in a race that has been shaped by who is best […]
Anti-abortion groups are urging the White House and congressional Republicans to permanently block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid reimbursements before a temporary funding prohibition expires Saturday. President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on Independence Day last year, temporarily preventing Planned Parenthood from receiving roughly $800 million in annual Medicaid […]
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is once again facing fierce backlash from President Donald Trump’s political base after joining Chief Justice John Roberts and the court’s three liberal justices on Monday in a ruling that dealt a setback to Republican efforts to prevent states from counting mail-in ballots that arrive days or weeks after […]
Deportations of illegal immigrants in the United States have substantially increased compared to totals from 2025. That was one of the achievements Department of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin discussed during an interview over the weekend about his first 100 days on the job. He touted the increase in deportation numbers while explaining how DHS has […]
