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-AOC slapped with ethics complaint over ‘troubling expenses’ made to dance company
-US judge orders Trump administration to pay ‘unlawfully’ restricted USAID funds
–The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the House voting to avoid a government shutdown today
11th hour plea
Vice President JD Vance told House Republicans that putting a government funding bill up for a vote today was critical to President Donald Trump keeping the lights on for his border security goals and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Two lawmakers present at the closed-door meeting on Tuesday morning said DOGE and the border were part of Vance’s pitch to Republicans who were still undecided about the bill.
One lawmaker said Vance also signaled that future federal spending cuts could be on the table at a later date, a similar pitch House Freedom Caucus leaders have been making to fellow fiscal conservatives…Read more
Speaker Mike Johnson welcomed Vice President JD Vance to House Republicans’ conference meeting today (Getty/AP)
White House
TRUMP VS COURTS: Who is Judge Amir Ali? The Biden-appointed federal judge at the center of Trump’s USAID battle
‘BACK TO BASICS’: Top Trump agency scraps memos pushing ‘equity initiatives’
‘SWIFT AND UNRELENTING’: Trump’s top accomplishments 50 days into his return to the Oval Office
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 7, 2025. US job growth steadied last month while the unemployment rate rose, a mixed snapshot of a job market hanging in the balance of quickly changing government policy. (Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
‘PSYCHICAL PHENOMENON’: Trump energy chief declares climate change a ‘global physical phenomenon’ amid reversal of Biden-era policies
‘GREAT AMERICAN’: Trump says he will buy a Tesla to support Elon Musk and his ‘baby’
World Stage
BIG CHANGE$: China ‘ripping off’ American businesses — but the DOJ can fight them, GOP lawmaker says
GOING BACK TO RUSSIA: Trump envoy heading to Russia for second time later this week, source says
Steve Witkoff, White House special envoy for the Middle East, center, accompanied by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaks with reporters at the White House in Washington on Thursday, March 6. (AP/Ben Curtis)
‘COMMUNIST REGIME’: Romania’s now-barred presidential frontrunner Călin Georgescu claims he is facing Trump-like charges
FIRST ON FOX: U.S. continues to share data to protect Ukrainians against Russian strikes, despite intel pause: sources
LAND LINE: Dem seeks to halt Trump from ‘invading’ Greenland, Canada and Panama
Capitol Hill
SCOOP: Key House Freedom Caucus member ‘seriously considering’ run for governor in 2026
‘DEFENDING FREEDOM’: Mark Kelly accuses Trump of ‘trying to weaken Ukraine’s hand,’ responds to Elon Musk branding him a ‘traitor’
HEATING UP: GOP lawmakers take crucial step to ‘unlock’ American energy to reverse Biden-era ‘disaster’
‘RACIST AND DEROGATORY’: House Dem pushes to censure Boebert over TV interview about Al Green
FLIP FLOP: Video of Dems railing against past shutdowns unveiled by GOP
‘HE SHOULD BE PRIMARIED’: Trump pledges to ‘lead the charge’ against Rep. Massie, likens him to Liz Cheney
Left: US President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025; Right: Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) (L) attends the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC (Left: WIN MCNAMEE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images; Right: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
BAD DOGE: Dems threatening government shutdown over Elon Musk hate, Republicans say
NOT PLAYING GAMES: Risch, GOP lawmakers demand Olympic committee comply with Trump order to ban trans athletes in women’s sports
Across America
MAGA FOR MEDICAID?: Trump voter dons MAGA hat in warning to House Republicans against Medicaid cuts
‘ABSOLUTE BULLS—‘: Newsom’s ‘unfair’ remark on girls’ sports belies record as governor
CHIPS ACT: Kamala Harris roasted for trying to tie love of Doritos to Big Tech innovation during AI conference
MAJOR ENDORSEMENT: Top conservative group aligns with Trump as it makes major endorsement in high-profile race
PULLING THE PLUG: DOGE and agencies cancel 200,000 federal government credit cards
DOGE IN THE DISTRICT: GOP spending bill would force DC to cut $1B from city government, officials say
‘UNUSUAL SECRECY’: Judge rules DOGE likely subject to public records requests, says department operating in ‘unusual secrecy’
‘JUST THE BEGINNING’: Abbey Gate terrorist, human smuggling ring leaders, cartel bosses among Bondi DOJ’s first-month successes
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference regarding immigration enforcement at the Justice Department, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (AP)
SACRAMENTO SWEEPS: Former Rep. Katie Porter joins crowded California governor’s race
FOLLOW THE MONEY: ‘He cannot buy an election here in Wisconsin’: Sanders slams Musk in state Trump won by less than 1%
NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERN: Rubio reserves the right to revoke green card or visa of anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil
NON-ESSENTIAL’: Pentagon gives civilian employees a $1 limit on their travel credit cards
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