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The Hill reports: Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), who have been among the leading voices in opposition, rolled out a resolution condemning “any acceptance of Presidential aircraft, or any other substantial gift, from a foreign government.” The aircraft is valued at roughly $400 million. “It really should go without saying, but no president should be accepting a …

Dead Pat Robertson’s CBN News reports: Today, as an outspoken congressman, he doesn’t mind mixing it up with the left. But being a conservative who happens to be Black can make it even more challenging. What has that journey been like? “I’ll tell you, you better have the courage of your convictions,” Donalds says. “You better know what you’re talking …

Politico reports: Chief Justice John Roberts described the rule of law as “endangered” and warned against “trashing the justices,” but speaking in Washington Monday he didn’t point fingers directly at President Donald Trump or his allies for publicly excoriating judges who’ve ruled against aspects of Trump’s agenda. “The notion that rule of law governs is the basic proposition,” Roberts said …

Politico reports: The Medicaid portions of the GOP megabill would lead to 10.3 million people losing coverage under the health safety net program and 7.6 million people going uninsured, according to estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Republicans released the partial estimates Tuesday less than a half hour before the House Energy and Commerce Committee is scheduled to mark …

The Hill reports: House Republicans are moving forward with plans to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by $4 trillion as part of a larger plan to advance President Trump’s tax agenda. The proposal, which was included in legislative text unveiled by the House Ways and Means Committee on Monday, is in line with House instructions outlined in a blueprint adopted …

NewsNation reports:  In a press briefing on Monday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed the Biden administration for the current issues at Newark, adding that he will be requesting an investigation by the Office of Inspector General into why a radar center that controls the airport’s airspace was moved to Philadelphia. Duffy announced that copper wires at Newark, JFK and LaGuardia …

Cleveland’s NBC affiliate reports: Cuyahoga County Public Library officials, in a police report obtained by 3News, accused a man of checking out 100 books on Jewish history, Black history and LGBTQ education last month before filming a book burning and posting the video on a social media site described by advocates as a hub for white supremacist, neo-Nazi and extremist …

The Associated Press reports: House Republicans unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill ” late Sunday, at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks. Tallying hundreds of pages, the legislation is touching off the biggest political fight over health care since Republicans tried to …

Mediaite reports: Trump went on a social media tear today, posting a blizzard of ancient brags, including his 99% approval rating from CPAC 2025. Trump threw up a slew of posts to his Truth Social app, several of which were screenshots of news from his first 100 days in office, including his approval rating at CPAC 2025 back in February. …

The Washington Post reports: Federal judges say unsolicited pizza deliveries to jurists’ homes that began in February may number in the hundreds across at least seven states, prompting increased security concerns and a demand from a Senate leader for a Justice Department investigation. Many of the deliveries have gone to judges presiding over lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s policies. The …

CNN reports: After months of contending with the Trump administration’s multi-pronged effort to downsize the federal workforce, government employees are now facing the possibility of another major change that could push even more of them out the door. House Republicans are looking to make several big adjustments to federal workers’ retirement benefits to help pay for the party’s sweeping tax …

NBC News reports: Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., dodged multiple questions on Sunday about whether he would support suspending habeas corpus for undocumented immigrants in the country, ultimately saying he did not think the issue would come before Congress. His comments during an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” came after top White House adviser Stephen Miller told reporters on …

The Guardian reports: The former special counsel prosecutor Jay Bratt is scheduled to appear before the Republican-led House judiciary committee next week as it attempts to find instances of politicization in the federal criminal cases brought against Donald Trump, according to three people familiar with the matter. Bratt’s appearance is the first known instance of a special counsel prosecutor being …

Mediaite reports: Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate were permitted to leave Romania not long after Trump envoy Ric Grennell broached the case in discussions with Romanian officials. The MAGA influencer earned effusive and starstruck praise from top Trump adviser and attorney Alina Habba prior to his release. This week, a Tate-affiliated X/Twitter account posted a hype video in …

NBC News reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said definitively on Friday that she will not enter the U.S. Senate race, as Republicans eye Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff’s seat in the battleground state of Georgia as a crucial pickup to expand their three-seat majority next year. Greene’s announcement comes a day after another Trump ally, Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., announced …

The Daily Beast reports: Roger Stone has called Arizona’s Democratic Senator Mark Kelly a traitor who deserves to die for questioning the president. Stone accused the Navy veteran, former astronaut, and current Democratic Senator of treason and called for his execution. The crime? Questioning Trump’s crypto connections. Last week, Kelly co-sponsored the End Crypto Corruption Act, a Senate bill that …

New York City’s PIX11 reports: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested for allegedly trespassing at an ICE facility in New Jersey on Friday afternoon, according to Alina Habba, the Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. “The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE …

“Grateful to receive the endorsement of the Ohio Republican Party by a historic 60-3 margin. We’re laser focused on growing our Republican voter base & delivering a decisive victory in ‘26. This isn’t about left vs. right. It’s up vs. down. We’ll work hard to earn every last vote.” – Vivek Ramaswamy, posting to X.  According to MAGA outlets, Ohio …

The Daily Mail reports: Republican lawmakers and right leaning media figures fell for a cropped selfie that appeared to show the head of USA Fencing flipping his middle finger before appearing before a hearing on men competing in women’s sports. Republicans on the House Oversight Committee printed out a version of his cropped Instagram image where it looked like he …

“Grand slam, home run, hat trick pick.  I am beyond pleased with President Trump’s decision to make Jeanine Pirro the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. “She is exactly the right person at the right time to take on this responsibility. She brings to the table wide and deep legal experience combined with a passion for justice and …