Congressional Democrats are raising alarms over the Trump administration’s decision to deploy up to 600 military lawyers as temporary immigration judges. In a September 15 letter to the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), four senior House Democrats expressed “grave concern” over the administration’s plan to double the number of immigration judges […]
The Congressional Budget Office has delivered stark projections about the healthcare landscape, warning that millions of Americans could lose health insurance coverage and face significant premium increases if Congress fails to extend enhanced premium tax credits set to expire at the end of 2025. CBO estimates that without extending the premium tax […]
House Republicans released a stopgap funding bill Tuesday that would keep the federal government operating through November 21. House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole of Oklahoma introduced the “Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026,” a 91-page bill that would fund government agencies at current levels for seven additional weeks while Congress works to finalize full-year […]
A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing the government to halt Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges to the provision continue. The dispute centers on Section 71113 of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law by President Trump on July 4. This […]
Senate Republicans narrowly blocked a Democratic effort on Wednesday to mandate the public release of all Justice Department files related to the sex trafficking investigation of the late Jeffrey Epstein. The 51-49 vote fell largely along party lines, with Republican Senators Josh Hawley of Missouri and Rand Paul of Kentucky […]
According to UFC CEO Dana White the Ultimate Fighting Championship will stage a professional mixed martial arts event at the White House in 2026. “We had the meeting at the White House. It could not have gone better,” White announced via social media. “The White House fight is on. I will have more details […]
Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday issued a temporary administrative stay blocking a federal judge’s order that would have required the Trump administration to spend $4 billion in foreign aid funds approved by Congress. The one-page order from Roberts partially halts a September 3 ruling by U.S. District Judge Amir […]
Producer prices unexpectedly declined 0.1% in August, marking the first monthly decrease since April and significantly undershooting economist expectations of a 0.3% increase, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The annual producer inflation rate cooled to 2.6% from July’s downwardly revised 3.1%, providing welcome relief […]
Headlines this week have focused on the House Oversight Committee releasing Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous “birthday book,” a leather-bound album compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell for the convicted sex trafficker’s 50th birthday in 2003. The September 8 release showcased a crude drawing and sexually explicit message allegedly from Donald Trump to Epstein, […]
The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration’s request to lift restrictions on federal immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles, allowing agents to resume stops based on factors that lower courts had deemed likely unconstitutional. In a 6-3 decision, the Court stayed a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. […]
