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Can Jack Schlossberg take internet trolling all the way to Congress?

You’d have thought that a scion of the Kennedy dynasty wouldn’t need much of a leg-up in life. But the New York Times just...

Appeals court blocks Trump’s rules to stop illegal immigrants from getting truck driver permits

A federal appeals court put on hold Thursday the Trump administration's new rules limiting commercial driver's licenses, saying the Transportation Department cut too many corners in rushing the regulation out the door.

Congress under pressure to lower skyrocketing health care costs

It took 43 days for Congress to reopen the government, and now lawmakers are going to try to negotiate a health care deal in less time than that.

Justice Department sues to block California House map in clash that could tip control of Congress

The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters last week, joining a court battle that could help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026.

Epstein files emerge as flashpoint in 2026 Republican primaries

Ed Gallrein is running hard on his loyalty to President Trump as he challenges Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, and it shows when the discussion veers into the Epstein files.

Ensure America’s skies don’t fall prey to congressional games of chicken 

The federal shutdown may be over, but its turbulence is far from behind us. Nowhere were the consequences more visible than in the skies. Delays slammed nearly every major U.S. airport, air traffic controller training ground to a halt, and long-term modernization projects were temporarily shelved when they were needed the most. As the dust […]

Democrats want school choice for themselves, not everyone else

Once again, Democrats have shown their lack of self-awareness, let alone self-respect, when it comes to their “do as I say, not as I do” mentality. The rotund and often angry Democratic governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker (whose net worth is estimated to be almost $4 billion), shouted about how awful school choice is at a […]

Newsom caves on illegal immigrant drivers licenses

Another month, another instance of California walking back a dangerous or destructive policy while smugly trying to assert some sort of moral superiority over the policy’s critics. California has revoked 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for nondomiciled immigrants (immigrants who are legally in the country but are not citizens or permanent residents). This comes after Transportation […]

Nevada’s top court revives state’s ‘fake electors’ case in Clark County

Nevada’s top court on Thursday evening revived the state’s criminal case against the six “fake electors” who falsely claimed President Trump won the state's 2020 presidential election. A fight over venue had tied the prosecution up for more than a year. Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford (D) filed his original case in Democratic-leaning Clark County, which includes Las...

Trump moves controversial nominee Ingrassia to GSA post

President Trump has tapped Paul Ingrassia to be deputy general counsel at the General Services Administration (GSA), less than a month after Ingrassia withdrew his nomination as head of the Office of Special Counsel over racist comments. "Paul Ingrassia is a very helpful addition to GSA and will successfully execute President Trump’s America First policies," a...

Graham says he’ll sue DOJ for $500K over phone records

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Thursday he will sue the Department of Justice (DOJ) for $500,000 over investigators obtaining his phone records during special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into President Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The Senate, in its proposal to reopen the government, included a provision allowing senators...

Mangione attorneys reject characterization of his mother’s statement

Defense attorneys representing Luigi Mangione on Thursday accused prosecutors and the New York Police Department's (NYPD) chief of detectives of not providing evidence of a purported statement made by Mangione's mother. In December 2024, Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said at a press conference that Mangione's mother allegedly told San Francisco police that the shooting...

Trump opens up more Arctic drilling

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump cuts protections for Arctic lands The Trump administration is restoring oil and gas drilling on millions of acres in the Arctic that had been blocked off by former President Biden, it announced Thursday. © U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP, File The administration issued...

Democrats pivot to affordability

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story Democrats pivot to affordability After failing to win an extension of ObamaCare’s enhanced subsidies in the government shutdown, Democrats are taking aim at broader health care costs, hoping to use it as a line of attack against Republicans. © Photo...

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