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Trump Terminates Trade Negotiations With Canada
“President Trump said late Thursday he was terminating trade negotiations with Canada, contending the country ran an advertisement featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs,” the Wall Street Journal reports….
Trump Will Not Seek Authorization for Cartel Strikes
“President Trump said on Thursday that he would bypass Congress rather than seek its approval to carry out military strikes against drug cartels that traffic narcotics to the United States,…
House Republicans Flip Trend in Fundraising
“The House Republican campaign arm has a $720,310 edge against its Democratic counterpart in year-to-date fundraising, its first off-year lead since 2015,” Axios reports. “The GOP lead is small. But…
Graham Platner Reshuffles Campaign
“Graham Platner is shaking up his campaign amid a swirl of controversy, bringing in a longtime friend to function as his Maine Senate campaign’s new manager, hiring a compliance firm…
Senate GOP Won’t Hold Hearings on Boat Attacks
Senate Foreign Relations Chair James Risch (R-ID) has no plans “at this time” to hold an oversight hearing on the Trump administration’s deadly strikes on vessels off the coast of…
Trump Opens Pristine Alaska Wilderness to Drilling
“The Trump administration on Thursday announced a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest remaining tracts of pristine wilderness in…
Adam Schiff Criminal Probe Has Stalled
“The federal mortgage fraud investigation against Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff, one of President Donald Trump’s chief political foes, has stalled,“ NBC News reports. “After months of investigating, the federal prosecutors…
Cuomo Suggests Mamdani Would Cheer Terrorist Attack
“Andrew Cuomo suggested Thursday that his main rival in the race for New York City mayor would cheer if the 9/11 attacks happened again — a serious escalation in the…
White House Movie Theater Torn Down Too
“Photos taken on Thursday appeared to show that the Trump administration has not only torn down the East Wing, but the East Colonnade, which included a movie theater that has…
Senate Blocks Bills to Pay Federal Workers
“The Senate blocked a bill Thursday to pay federal employees who have been required to keep working during the shutdown,” the Washington Post reports. “The bill, which failed to advance…
Prosecutors Found Case Against Letitia James Flimsy
“Prosecutors who investigated New York Attorney General Letitia James for possible mortgage fraud found evidence that would appear to undercut some of the allegations in the indictment of James secured…
Trump Warns Israel Over West Bank
President Trump told Time that if Israel annexed the West Bank, it “would lose all of its support from the United States.” Save to Favorites
Trump Invites Democrats to ‘Rose Garden Club’
President Trump invited Senate Democrats to a “Rose Garden Club” dinner with himself — but only after the government is reopened, Punchbowl News reports. “At a closed-door meeting on Wednesday,…
2026 Senate Overview
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The Restaurant for Power Brokers
Barack Obama, Joe Biden and three Trump cabinet secretaries — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Energy Secretary Chris Wright — all dined at Cafe Milano in…
Trump Backs Away from Sending Troops to San Francisco
“President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco after speaking to the mayor,” the AP reports. “Trump posted on social…
Jeffries Teases Endorsement of Mamdani
“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries teased a public endorsement in the hotly contested New York City mayor’s race in coming days, praising Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani’s commitment to leaving the…
2028 Candidates Head to New Jersey and Virginia
“The next stop on the 2028 campaign trail: New Jersey and Virginia,” Politico reports. “Ambitious Democrats are barnstorming the Garden State and Old Dominion to support their party’s gubernatorial nominees…
Measles Oubreak Spreads
“The nation’s second-largest measles outbreak this year is spreading beyond its epicenter along the Utah-Arizona border,” NBC News reports. Save to Favorites
Man Arrested for Playing Darth Vader Theme Music
A man was arrested for playing Darth Vader’s theme music, “The Imperial March,” behind National Guard troops walking through Washington, D.C. Save to Favorites


