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Senate December 18

DOJ faces Friday deadline to release Epstein files as lawmakers push for transparency

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., warned that there would be legal consequences if the documents were not released, but Republicans are confident that the DOJ will comply.

Health December 18

HHS unleashes sweeping crackdown on child ‘sex-rejecting procedures,’ threatens hospital, Medicaid funding

HHS proposes blocking Medicare and Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures on patients under 18, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calling such treatments malpractice.

Senate December 17

Federal employees in the hot seat as GOP senator pushes transparency proposal: 'Historic opportunity'

Sen. Joni Ernst introduced her Where’s WALDO Act aimed at compelling the government to build a public directory listing every federal worker’s name, salary, duties and more.

FCC December 17

FCC scrubs own reference to 'independent' agency from website after Dem's testy exchange with chairman

The FCC quietly removed the word "independent" from its website after Chairman Brendan Carr sparred with Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., during a tense hearing.

Senate December 17

Senate GOP moves 97 Trump nominees closer to historic milestone

Senate Republicans teed up another massive batch of President Donald Trump's nominees for confirmation as they sprint to finish out a busy year in the upper chamber.

U.S. Defense & Military Politics December 17

Defense bill bans males from women's sports at military academies

The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act will ban biological males from women's sports at U.S. military academies after passing the Senate 77-20.

Congress December 17

Poll shock: Democrats’ congressional approval sinks to all-time low

Democrats in Congress hit historic low 18% approval rating in new Quinnipiac poll, the worst since 2009, as party prepares for crucial midterm elections.

Media December 17

FCC Chair Brendan Carr accused of presiding over censorship, told to resign in tense hearing exchange

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr defended his enforcement actions while Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., accused him of running a "Federal Censorship Commission" during a heated Senate exchange.

Senate December 17

Senate Republicans block Schiff effort to force release of Caribbean strike footage

Democratic California Sen. Adam Schiff's legislation would have required that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth release the footage first to Congress, then to the public.

VIDEO December 17

Four House GOP lawmakers join Dems to push ACA vote

Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the GOP lawmakers who joined Democrats to force a House vote on expiring Obamacare tax subsidies on ‘America Reports.’

Senate December 17

Senate sends $901B defense bill to Trump after clashes over boat strike, DC airspace

Despite possible hiccups, the Senate coalesced around the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026, marking one of the final legislative hurdles the upper chamber had to overcome for the year.