• AMERICAN LEGION PARTNERSHIP: The American Legion and the Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) announced a partnership last week to advocate for the Veterans Member Business Loan Act, bipartisan legislation that would lift the federal cap on how much money credit unions can give to small businesses. Jason Stverak, DCUC’s chief advocacy officer, told the Washington Reporter that, “when the Defense Credit Union Council and The American Legion stand shoulder to shoulder, Congress should pay attention. This partnership represents millions of veterans and the financial institutions that serve them every day — and our message is simple: it is time for Congress to act.”
  • CRYPTO UPROAR: The New York Post published a bombshell report about a lobbying blitz from Barry Silbert, the crypto leader facing fraud allegations. The report quickly made the rounds on Capitol Hill, and the Washington Reporter will be following the ramifications on how the revelations will impact the broader regulation of crypto.
  • PBM PRESSURE: The House Judiciary Committee’s landmark investigation into CVS’s vertical integration is making waves in the health insurance industry. Terry Wilcox, the co-founder of Patients Rising, discussed the findings with the Washington Reporter, and she noted that “when one company controls the insurance, the pharmacy benefit, and the pharmacy counter, patients stop being customers and start being captives. This Judiciary Committee report shows how CVS used its power to block competition that would have given patients more choice, more transparency, and lower costs. That’s not a market failure — it’s a patient ripoff.” The Washington Reporter will be breaking more news on the ramifications of the CVS report later this week, with exclusive comments from Mark Cuban and a leading Republican Congressman on what comes next.
  • ENDORSEMENT SPREE: President Donald Trump went on his latest endorsement spree, backing Republicans Joe Mitchell in Iowa’s 2nd District, Michael Alfonso in Wisconsin’s 7th District, Ed Gallrein who is challenging Rep. Thomas Massie (R., Ky.), Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity in her campaign against Gov. Josh Shapiro (D., Pa.), Rep. Tom Tiffany in his campaign to flip Wisconsin’s open governor’s race, and a series of Indiana Republicans who are challenging Republican state senators who sided with Democrats in opposing a redrawing of Indiana’s congressional districts.
  • PAY TO SLAY CONTINUES: Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s State Department found that “the Palestinian Authority paid more than $200 million to terrorists and their families in 2025, the same year PA president Mahmoud Abbas claimed he ended the ‘pay-to-slay’ program,” the Washington Free Beacon’s Adam Kredo found in his latest bombshell story.