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House GOP adopts budget blueprint to tee up filibuster-proof defense funding, voter ID bill

House Republicans on Wednesday narrowly adopted their budget blueprint for a filibuster-proof bill containing up to $95 billion in defense funding, farm aid and election integrity measures.

COVID-inspired House bill would guarantee Americans in the hospital can see their clergy

Rep. Mike Flood is fighting for Americans in a hospital or nursing home to never again be barred from seeing clergy, as happened during COVID-19.

Apartment owners take Mamdani to court over ‘irrational’ rent freeze amid his crackdown on landlords

A group of landlords on Wednesday sued to block New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's historic rent freeze as they face the self-declared socialist's barrage of drastic changes to the city's rental sector that will formally recognize tenant unions and could ban credit checks on prospective renters.

Mamdani says NYC can’t arrest Netanyahu but the federal government should

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said late Tuesday that the city would not be able to execute an arrest warrant issued by the world's top war-crimes court for Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged the federal government to do so.

Kalshi goes all in on midterm election betting

Executives from the online prediction market Kalshi came to Washington on Wednesday to debut a new "Midterms Hub" for placing bets on the November elections.

Hegseth’s new testosterone standard for troops could undercut military’s transgender ban, judge says

A federal judge suggested Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new policy requiring troops to meet testosterone levels -- and delivering testosterone replacement therapy -- could undercut the rationale behind the department's restrictions on trans troops.

AOC, Buttigieg lead hypothetical 2028 Democrats in New Hampshire; Rubio closes gap with Vance

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has climbed into the pole position in the early jockeying for the 2028 New Hampshire Democratic primary sweepstakes.

House Republicans push $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump’s priorities

House Speaker Mike Johnson will try to advance a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over Democratic objections as a GOP priority before the midterm elections.

Special prosecutor drops all felony criminal charges against Louisiana Attorney General Murrill

A special prosecutor on Wednesday dismissed felony criminal charges against Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, who was indicted on accusations of threatening the jobs of New Orleans officials who fought a Republican-led overhaul of courts in the heavily Democratic city.

New Jersey admits that the voter fraud that doesn’t happen was happening

Democrats and liberal media have said that evidence of voter fraud, specifically fraud committed by noncitizens, is essentially nonexistent. Now, New Jersey’s Democratic governor has effectively killed that talking point. Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced on Tuesday that she had removed 6,600 voters from the state’s voter rolls. Those voters were nonresidents who applied for driver’s licenses and […]

Who is Jimothy, the short-spined raccoon taking over social media (and maybe your TV)

If it looks like a Jimothy and it walks like a Jimothy, it's probably a Jimothy.

Utilities, states sign Trump ratepayer pledge

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story White House expands electricity rate pledge The White House is expanding a voluntary pledge aimed at mitigating the electricity cost impacts of data centers to utilities and state governors. © AP Photo/George Walker IV, File A White House official confirmed to The Hill Wednesday...

Trump mulling military strikes on Mali militant group: Report

President Trump is mulling over launching military strikes on an al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing current and former U.S. officials familiar with the deliberations. The Post noted that there is disagreement among top U.S. officials about going forward with an attack, with the National Security Council's senior director for counterterrorism, Sebastian...

Turnover during second Trump term surpasses first: Analysis

The number of Senate-confirmed officials who have left their roles in the Trump administration is more than double the amount of departures at this point of President Trump’s first term, according to a new analysis from the Partnership for Public Service. Over the last 18 months, 27 such officials have left their posts, equating to...

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