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RFK Jr. refuses to let lawmakers blame him for the measles outbreak

Congressional lawmakers have repeatedly pinned the blame on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for recent measles outbreaks, but he told lawmakers Wednesday that the problem started long ago.

Gov. Tim Walz to release ‘Good Neighbors,’ inspired by ICE surge in Minnesota and the pushback

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is working on a book inspired in part by the massive immigration enforcement surge in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area earlier this year and by the extensive pushback of local residents.

Trump alleges Virginia pro-Democrat referendum vote was ‘rigged,’ lays blame on mail-in ballots

President Trump said Wednesday that Virginia's redistricting referendum was "rigged," saying Republicans were ahead in the voting against the Democratic-proposed map until a "massive mail in ballot drop" helped Democrats win.

The Energizer Bernie: America’s longest-lasting socialist isn’t done reshaping the Democratic Party

Sen. Bernard Sanders may be 84 but he's campaigning like a man decades younger as he looks to add to the ranks of "true progressives" willing to embrace his attack on what he sees as the dual-party oligarchy that controls Washington.

Map mayhem: Virginia vote set to gut Republican representation in Congress

In one of the most important congressional redistricting battles ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, voters in Virginia approved a new map that will eliminate nearly all of the state's Republican representation in the U.S. House after 2026.

U.S. weighs plan to send Afghans who helped with war effort from Qatar to a third country

The Trump administration is in discussions to potentially send more than 1,000 Afghans who assisted America's war effort and relatives of U.S. service members stuck in Qatar to a third country, the U.S. government and an advocacy group said. Congo is an option, the group said.

Supreme Court ponders deporting green card holders

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to make it easier to deport green card holders with criminal records who leave the country and try to reenter.

Appeals court blocks California’s No Vigilantes law forcing ICE to display names while on duty

A federal appeals court ruled against California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, putting on hold his state law that tried to force federal immigration officers to display their names on their uniforms while they are out enforcing laws.

All redistricting reformers are hypocrites

Hypocrisy was triumphant, as it usually is in arguments over redistricting, in Virginia this week, as voters approved a “fairness” constitutional amendment allowing the Democratic-majority legislature to enact a congressional districting plan which is expected to increase Democrats’ edge in its congressional delegation from 6-5 to 10-1. This is a state in which Vice President […]

The UK criminalizes being a Christian near hospitals

The United Kingdom gave up on protecting any real semblance of freedom years ago. It has become an authoritarian state, to the point that it will prosecute a Christian preacher for the crime of being too close to an abortion “safe access zone.” Clive Johnston, a 77-year-old preacher, is standing trial for allegedly violating a […]

House Democrat questions DOJ on possible Ghislaine Maxwell pardon

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) sent a Wednesday letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) strongly opposing the possibility of a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime partner and accomplice of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  “I am writing to express my disgust at the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) reported willingness to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell,” Krishnamoorthi...

Ceasefire in question after Iran seizes ships 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Ceasefire in question after Iran seizes ships Iran has attacked multiple ships in the Strait of Hormuz less than a day after President Trump extended the ceasefire indefinitely until Tehran agrees to negotiate a new deal....

Navy Secretary stepping down 13 months into job

Navy Secretary John Phelan is departing the administration after serving in the role for just over a year, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.  “On behalf of the Secretary of War and Deputy Secretary of War, we are grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service to the Department and the United States Navy,” Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief...

Rogan: Trump ‘called me a liberal’ at White House

Podcaster Joe Rogan on Tuesday said President Trump "called me a liberal" while at a White House event last week to hasten research on psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine. "The Joe Rogan Experience" guest Luis J. Gomez told Rogan that "people are pissed" about remarks Trump made during the event, where Trump signed an executive order...

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