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In emotional speech, Zohran Mamdani defends Muslim identity against ‘racist and baseless’ attacks

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, pledged Friday to further embrace his Muslim identity in response to growing attacks by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his surrogates that he characterized as "racist and baseless."

Trump says a Canadian ad misstated Ronald Reagan’s views on tariffs. Here are the facts and context

President Donald Trump pulled out of trade talks with Canada Thursday night, furious over what he called a "fake'' television ad from Ontario's provincial government that quoted former U.S. President Ronald Reagan from 38 years ago criticizing tariffs -- Trump's favorite economic tool.

Trump sanctions Colombian president as relations deteriorate

President Trump has sanctioned Colombia's president, two members of his family and members of his inner circle for alleged drug trafficking as relations between the two countries sour.

Ontario premier says anti-tariff ads will stop airing after early World Series games

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will run anti-tariff commercials that enraged President Trump during the first two games of the World Series before pulling the ads Monday in hopes of restarting trade talks.

RFK Jr. seeks to end ‘demonization’ of saturated fats

Americans will be advised to eat more butter, meat and other foods high in saturated fats under new government dietary guidelines expected as soon as this coming week.

Hakeem Jeffries finally endorses Zohran Mamdani in New York mayor’s race

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has endorsed Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani in New York City's mayoral race after facing weeks of questions about whether he would back the far-left candidate.

Trump mounts blitz to defend tariff plans ahead of ‘most important case ever’ at Supreme Court

President Trump is sharpening his focus on a Supreme Court fight that could upend his sweeping trade agenda, dubbing it a historic case and terminating Canadian trade talks over alleged interference in the litigation.

Lankford says he’d be ‘apoplectic’ if Biden was striking boats ‘with this level of insight’

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) questioned the Trump administration’s strikes on Venezuelan vessels without the approval of Congress. “The administration needs to give insight into Congress. That's part of it. If this was happening with this level of insight under the Biden administration, I'd be apoplectic,” Lankford said during a Thursday appearance on C-SPAN’s new “Ceasefire”...

Holmes Norton scammed in her home by fake cleaning crew, police say

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) was scammed Thursday by a group claiming to be a cleaning crew, according to authorities. Multiple people claiming to be HVAC workers reportedly visited the delegate's home and managed to charge her credit card. The case is being investigated as felony fraud, local outlets reported. Norton paid the individuals $4,362 in...

SNAP cliff roils shutdown debate

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Food stamp cliff is latest shutdown flashpoint The battle over food stamps has emerged as the latest flashpoint in the fierce partisan clash over government spending, The Hill’s Mike Lillis reports. © Nam Y. Huh, The Associated Press...

Meta, TikTok hit with EU complaint

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story EU finds Meta, TikTok breached tech rules The European Union (EU) found that both Meta and TikTok ran afoul of transparency rules in the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA). © iStock / Getty Images Plus The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, preliminarily found that Meta and TikTok...

Intel Democrats press Gabbard on Trump administration boat strikes

Leading Intelligence Committee Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of leaving them in the dark on strikes in the Caribbean that have killed more than 40 people, demanding information about the intelligence community’s role. The letter requests the legal justifications for the strikes, which has targeted a series of boats the Trump administration has claimed...

Wright wants to get data centers on the grid faster

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Wright pushes FERC to expedite data centers The Trump administration issued a proposal late Thursday would aim to help artificial intelligence (AI) data centers get connected to the electric grid more quickly. © AP Energy Secretary Chris Wright sent the proposal to the Federal...

Liberal Supreme Court justices decry nitrogen hypoxia executions: ‘Excruciating suffocation’

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor led the court’s other two liberal justices in penning a dissent that condemned the use of nitrogen hypoxia in executions.  Sotomayor — joined by Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Elena Kagan — wrote the dissent in response to the conservative majority’s Thursday decision to decline a stay of execution for...

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