Senator on Trump: "0 to a-hole in 3 sec" The GOP senator says Trump crossed a line by posting Sen. Tom Cotton's phone number over daylight saving time Salon · 16h ago
Take Voters' Economic Concerns Seriously, Republican Senator Warns As Midterm Polling Continues To Favor Democrats. Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana said that telling voters to "ignore their lying checkbooks" is a poor campaign strategy for the midterms. International Business Times · 19h ago
‘God Made Trump’ is just one of the president’s taxpayer-funded ads set to hit airwaves for midterm blitz The White House has defended the ad campaign as ‘educational’ and ‘unapologetically patriotic’ The Independent UK · Oct 3
Trump takes his taxpayer funded ads to the airwaves of hated rivals CNN and MS NOW The Trump administration has shelled out upwards of $2.87 million on the controversial ads The Independent UK · Oct 1
Lame-duck effort brewing to protect NIH grantmaking Senate appropriators from both parties are workshopping language that could be added to a spending bill to prevent the White House from exerting political influence on medical research grants. The provision would go into the Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill that lawmakers hope to pass before stopgap funding expires Dec. 11. The senators, led by Appropriations Chair… Roll Call · Oct 1
Kennedy's Iran Message to Trump: What a Nationwide Address Would Need to Cover Sen. John Kennedy urged Trump to focus on costs and explain the Iran war. Here's what he said and how gas prices and GOP polling shape the midterms. Latin Times · Sep 30
Daily Show shreds Trump over his taxpayer funded ads – and gets a Reflecting Pool jab in to do it Both Democrats and Republicans have criticized the ads, which have aired on multiple networks in recent days The Independent UK · Sep 30
A fake image of a Georgia mayor kissing a person went viral. Can US voters trust everything they see? Deepfakes and misinformation driven by artificial intelligence have become a point of deep concern for legislators, advocates and the public The Guardian - US · Sep 30
Senator Kennedy Says Jack Smith Makes Him 'Want to Throw Up' in Clash Over Republican Senators' Phone Records Jack Smith hearing explained. Learn what John Kennedy asked about the Speech or Debate Clause, how Smith replied, and why Dick Durbin stepped in. International Business Times UK · Sep 30
‘You make me want to throw up’: Republicans attack ex-special counsel Jack Smith at Senate hearing GOP senators lash out on Smith, who led criminal cases against Trump, with invective and inaccurate information The Guardian - US · Sep 29
Lawmakers cry foul over publicly funded Trump TV ads The White House is using Customs and Border Protection funding to run pro-Trump political advertisements, Democratic appropriators said Tuesday. The funding comes from last year’s massive GOP budget reconciliation law and was intended for CBP, said House Appropriations ranking member Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee ranking… Roll Call · Sep 29
Mounting GOP anger at Hegseth could hamper his $1.5T bid for military funds, report says Republicans unhappy with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over Iran war and Pentagon turmoil – and could block mammoth budget request as a result The Independent UK · Sep 29
Appropriators seek ways to curb Trump’s spending cancellations Senate appropriators began plotting ways to defend their power of the purse Monday after President Donald Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in appropriated funding without the approval of Congress. The so-called pocket rescission to claw back funding, announced Friday night, drew immediate condemnation from appropriators of both parties,… Roll Call · Sep 29
Senate laterals college sports bill to House, but forward progress uncertain The Senate on Monday approved sweeping bipartisan legislation to create the first federal framework governing college athletics amid an era of transfer chaos, skyrocketing costs and the growth of name, image and likeness. The final tally was 77-22, a rare bipartisan outcome on a major piece of legislation during a… Roll Call · Sep 28
Latin Times · Sep 28 A GOP Senator Just Told Trump to Explain the Iran War Sen. John Kennedy urged Trump to focus on costs and explain the Iran war. Here's what he said and how gas prices and GOP polling shape the midterms.
The Independent UK · Sep 28 Trump ignites outrage from political world by ‘stealing’ from taxpayers to fund ad campaign: ‘Completely illegal’ Experts rail against ‘corrupt’ use of public dollars for ‘political propaganda’ ahead of midterm elections
International Business Times UK · Sep 28 Trump Administration Spends About $319K on Campaign-Style Ad Paid for by US Taxpayers The Trump administration has spent about $319,000 on a government-funded television advert resembling a 2024 campaign video, drawing criticism from lawmakers over possible political promotion.
International Business Times UK · Sep 28 Trump Declares 'Final Battle' in Taxpayer-Funded Ad Shown During Two NFL Games Trump features in a US government-funded television advert aired during NFL broadcasts, prompting criticism over its campaign-style rhetoric and the use of taxpayer money before the midterm elections
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28 First Thing: ‘Counting window’ seen as high-risk time for Trump to cast doubt on midterm results Experts warn Republicans may try and sow distrust and claim ‘foreign interference’ in crucial hours after counting begins
Reason · Sep 28 Federal Courts Are Running a Surplus Charging for Public Records The Public Access to Court Electronic Records system rakes in about $145 million per year but only costs a fraction of that to operate.
We Got This Covered · Sep 27 GOP senator suggests ‘rule’ that no living politician should have a building named after them: ‘You can’t spend public money to promote yourself’ That sounds like a commonsense measure.
International Business Times UK · Sep 27 Trump's 'Love Me' Advert Costs Taxpayers at Least $443K as Raskin Questions Its Legality Tracked media spending on Trump's 'Love Me' advert reached at least $443,000 by 25 September. Jamie Raskin raised legal concerns, while the White House called the spot a public-service announcement.
The Guardian - US · Sep 27 Republican senator criticizes White House for taxpayer-funded Trump ads John Kennedy pushes back against such spending as pro-Trump ‘public service announcements’ air before midterms
The Times of India · Sep 25 Trump embraces Xi as peer, alarms partners and critics TOI correspondent from Washington: A 48-hour state visit to the United States by China’s President Xi Jinping yielded no immediate major breakthroughs but confirmed the broad impression, in visuals and much as words, that Washington now accepts China as a peer in a new G-2 formulation.
The Independent UK · Sep 24 Americans are panicked over AI and affordability. Don’t worry, the Senate is tackling college football ANALYSIS: Even some of the bill’s proponents admit the Senate shouldn’t be focused on college sports with everything that’s going on, Eric Garcia writes from Capitol Hill