Newsletter Archive

February 2026

Shutdown Ends, but DHS Funding Fight Is Just Getting Started

Good evening from New York City, where temperatures finally - but only briefly - climbed back up to the freezing mark and the mounds of discolored snow and ice left from last week's big storm are slowly but surely turning into streams of…

Deal to End Shutdown Hangs in Limbo

Good evening. A couple of prognosticating rodents today predicted we'll have six more weeks of winter. We predict we'll have at least one more day of a partial government shutdown. And we don't need a groundhog to tell you that the Kennedy…

January 2026

Dems, White House Strike Deal Ahead of Shutdown Deadline

Good evening. President Trump's border czar today promised a safer, more targeted approach as he takes over immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis. "President Trump and I along with others in the administration have recognized…

Democrats Lay Out Their Demands for ICE as Partial Shutdown Looms

Good evening. With a partial government shutdown looming in just a couple of days, Democrats today laid out their demands for reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement as lawmakers try to find a way to resolve intractable differences…

Senate Scrambles to Stave Off a Shutdown Amid DHS Funding Fight

Happy Tuesday. President Trump visited Iowa today to trumpet his affordability agenda and tout what he calls the greatest first year of any administration in American history. Back in D.C., the Senate was struggling to find a way to avoid…

Fury Over ICE Shooting in Minnesota Raises Shutdown Risk

Good evening. Much of the country is still recovering tonight after being walloped by the massive snowstorm this weekend. Senate plans to fund much of the government through September also suffered a gut punch this weekend after the deadly…

FEMA Pauses Cutting Disaster Workers Ahead of Major Snowstorm

Happy Friday! The monster storm expected to blanket some two-thirds of the U.S. population with snow and ice over the next few days has already led at least 15 states to declare emergencies to help mobilize response efforts. At least 172…

Trump Unveils ‘Great Healthcare Plan’ With Few Specifics

Happy Thursday! President Trump apparently got his long-coveted Nobel Peace Prize today. Well, it wasn't actually his prize. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she presented Trump with the medal she won when she met…

Trump Touts His ‘Economic Boom,’ Lashes Out at Fed and Others

Good evening. On this date five years ago, a week after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, President Trump became the only president ever to be impeached twice by the House, this time on a charge of "incitement of insurrection."…

Trump Admin Sparks Firestorm by Investigating Fed Chair Powell

Happy Monday! President Trump is scheduled to deliver an address at the Detroit Economic Club tomorrow as he looks to shore up sliding approval ratings for his handling of the economy. But his administration continues to upend the…

Job Growth Tumbles in Trump’s First Year

Good evening. The December jobs report released by the government today showed another month of subdued gains, capping a year that saw a dramatic cooling in the labor market. What does that all mean for 2026? We've got some details.

House Passes 3-Year Extension of Obamacare Subsidies

Good Thursday evening. Tensions remain high in Minnesota as protests continue over the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. Emotions are running hot in Washington, D.C., too, as the Senate today delivered a rare - albeit largely…

Trump Says He Will Control Venezuela Oil Money

Anger and tensions are once again running high in Minneapolis after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a 37-year-old woman - a U.S. citizen named Renee Nicole Good - in her car against the backdrop of a Trump…