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Janelle Stelson hauls in over $2.1M in Q1 in House race against Rep Scott Perry 

Democrat Janelle Stelson’s campaign announced on Monday that the former broadcast journalist hauled in over $2.1 million in the first quarter of fundraising this year as she eyes a rematch against Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) this November, according to figures first shared with The Hill.  Stelson’s campaign said it has received contributions from 9,000 unique donors; she starts off the second...

How Trump’s made-up emergencies could subvert the midterm elections 

The real national emergency is the prospect that Trump, his administration and his supporters will declare an electoral emergency and either rig or try to overturn the midterm results. The history of midterm elections and Trump’s tanking poll numbers are motivation. 

Forty years after Batson, racial bias in jury selection persists

Will the constitutional promise of equal protection under the law be meaningfully enforced, or quietly set aside?

Trump’s Strait of Hormuz gambit approaches zero hour

In today’s issue: President Trump’s threatened blockade on the Strait of Hormuz is set to come into force at 10 a.m. EDT on Monday, a maneuver meant to disrupt Iran’s chokehold on the crucial corridor for global energy trade. Trump announced the plan on Sunday, after no agreement was reached during talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, the day before, the first direct...

Journalists keep burning leakers

Once or twice might be bad luck. More than that, however, and it begins to look like a trend.

Sudden GOP infighting explodes over bipartisan immigration reform bill

Sudden outrage over a long-shot bipartisan immigration reform bill sparked a public battle among House Republicans, fueled by an onslaught of online activists, that’s putting GOP divides over immigration policy squarely into the spotlight. The bill in question, the Dignity Act, is not new and has little chance of getting a vote in this Congress....

Fans express outrage as US World Cup ticket prices soar  

It will be more expensive than ever to attend World Cup matches held in the United States this summer, a trend that has soccer fans in the U.S. and around the world frustrated about who will have access to watch historic clashes on the pitch in person.   The record-breaking prices are a clear representation of soccer’s growing popularity in North America and are being seen as a...

This Week on the Hill: 6 big fights Congress faces as it returns

Lawmakers are returning to Washington after a two-week recess to a packed and politically fraught agenda. The weekend saw a growing wave of bipartisan calls for Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to resign from Congress amid sexual assault allegations, which he has denied. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said she would file a motion to expel...

Pope Leo says he’s unafraid of the Trump admin after president calls him ‘terrible’ on foreign policy

Pope Leo XIV fires back at President Trump, saying his calls for peace are rooted in the Gospel and should not be treated as a political argument.

Melania Trump’s Epstein remarks turn up the heat on DOJ, Acting AG Todd Blanche to do more

Melania Trump's appeal for Congress to hear from Jeffrey Epstein survivors is adding pressure on the DOJ and its new acting director as lawmakers and alleged victims demand more action.

US military conducts more deadly strikes against vessels of alleged ‘narco-terrorists’

SOUTHCOM says two deadly strikes targeted vessels on known narcotrafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific, killing five alleged narcoterrorists.

NYC Council push to crush package-delivery contractors is another progressive bid to turn back the clock

Councilwoman Tiffany Cabán’s bill, Intro 518, could hike customer bills by $664 annually.

Snubbed by Trump, GOP candidates fighting for re-election act like they have his backing anyway

Republican incumbents facing primary challenges are leaning into Trump imagery in campaign ads, even when the president has endorsed their rivals.

The AI you use every day is biased — and it’s quietly shaping your worldview, new report says

AI models show a center-left ideological bias across the spectrum, according to an America First Policy Institute report on AI transparency and safety.

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