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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...

The Memo: Looming House vote deepens Trump’s Epstein woes

The Jeffrey Epstein saga is bad and getting worse for President Trump. A House vote looms, likely next week, on whether the Department of Justice should release all the Epstein files in its possession. The measure might well pass. Passage in the House would not come close to guaranteeing the files would actually be released....

Hegseth announces operation ‘Southern Spear’ to quash ‘narco-terrorists’ 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday evening a new operation dubbed “Southern Spear” to quash “narco-terrorists” in the Western Hemisphere. Hegseth said the mission is being led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear and U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) to defend the “Homeland, removes narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere, and secures our Homeland from the drugs...

Pennsylvania abandons Northeast climate pact

Pennsylvania will no longer seek to be part of a regional climate agreement among states in the Northeast U.S. A recent budget deal ends the commonwealth's effort to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), according to a statement from state Senate Republicans. The initiative sets a cap on planet-warming emissions and requires power plants in the...

Another Trump critic faces mortgage fraud claims

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Swalwell blasts referral for alleged mortgage fraud The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has reportedly made a criminal referral for Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), sending information to the Justice Department accusing him of mortgage fraud. ©...

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