Michael Cohen, Trump’s former personal attorney, asked a federal judge to reduce his three-year prison term while claiming that Attorney General William Barr and the Justice Department are biased against him, CNN reports.
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is facing an explosion of internal anger among his members over the Senate’s changes to President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” Axios reports. Said Rep. Ralph Norman…
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) made the “agonizing” decision to vote for Senate Republicans’ version of the “big, beautiful” bill after winning key concessions on federal health and food-aid programs for…
Associated Press: “It was a surprising statement from Attorney General Pam Bondi as the Trump administration promises to release more files from its sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein: The…
“President Donald Trump’s administration cancelled a major contract to supply emergency kits for rape survivors in Congo as violence surged in the east this year, leaving thousands without access to…
CNN: “They say supplies have gone unordered, appointments go unscheduled, and medical staff fear that these conditions might not only encourage doctors and nurses now working in the over-strained system…
House Democrats launched a new interactive tool that it says shows Americans “just how much more they are paying for everyday goods under House Republicans’ control,” Fox Business reports. Save…
President Trump demanded that doctors scan his brain in the aftermath of his assassination attempt last summer, the Washington Post reports. Said Trump: “I want the film. It’s like an…
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) “told reporters he expected every single House Democrat to be at the Capitol to oppose the Senate-passed bill. The House was scheduled to be in recess…
What began as a deeply unpopular and hastily constructed piece of legislation somehow emerged from the U.S. Senate in even worse shape. Senate Republicans didn’t moderate the bill—they doubled down….
“An ally of President Donald Trump and former Department of Government Efficiency adviser James Fishback on Tuesday is launching a super PAC called FSD PAC designed to blunt Elon Musk’s…
Ty Pinkins, who was the Democratic Senate nominee in Mississippi last year, announced he’ll leave the party and run again in 2026 as an independent, SuperTalk Mississippi reports. Save to…
“Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the central bank would likely have already cut interest rates this year if not for the economic shock generated by President Trump’s…
“So tempting to escalate this. So, so tempting. But I will refrain for now.” — Elon Musk, on X, responding to President Trump’s threat of possibly deporting him. Save to…
“Zohran Mamdani appeared to easily secure victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday, defeating Andrew Cuomo 56 percent to 44 percent after ranked choice voting results were released…
“The Senate Republican tax bill speeding to passage includes the biggest reduction of funding for the federal safety net since at least the 1990s, targeting more than $1 trillion in…
“Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed a bizarre and sickening account Tuesday of how federal agents nabbed a cannibal illegal migrant who started to eat his own arms during a…
“Washington has not exactly won a reputation for fiscal discipline over the last few decades, as both Republicans and Democrats passed bills that have, bit by bit, degraded the nation’s…
New York Times: “After more than 24 hours in session and a climactic vote at the strike of noon, most senators have quickly fled the Capitol. Their cars were idling…
Annie Lowrey: “The ‘big, beautiful bill’ finances largesse for the rich with austerity for the poor. It will kill tens of thousands of Americans and impoverish millions more to grant…
The U.S. Senate voted to pass President Trump’s domestic agenda 51 to 50 after a 26-hour vote-a-rama and frenzied last-minute negotiations, Punchbowl News reports. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Thom Tillis…
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