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Progressive Manny Rutinel wins primary in battleground Colorado House district

Progressive state Rep. Manny Rutinel will take on GOP Rep. Gabe Evans this fall, setting up a contentious general election in one of Democrats’ top pickup targets — and...

State Department announces ‘total compliance’ from Venezuelan government in relief efforts after Maduro arrest

The Trump administration says it has total support from Venezuela's interim government as it delivers $150 million in humanitarian earthquake relief.

Progressive momentum hits speed bump as veteran Democrat fends off challenger in Colorado

John Hickenlooper defeated progressive challenger Julie Gonzales in Colorado's Democratic Senate primary, marking a setback for the party's far-left wave.

Trump-backed incumbent survives right-wing primary challenge after endorsement drama in Colorado

Rep. Jeff Hurd defeated Ron Hanks in Colorado's GOP primary after Trump re-issued his endorsement, setting up a competitive November midterm race.

Conservative firebrand cruises to primary win despite clash with Trump

Lauren Boebert wins her Republican primary despite clashes with Trump, positioning herself as the last standing member of the GOP rebel group.

NPR reporter explains retracted story on Alito’s retirement 

NPR journalist Nina Totenberg on Tuesday discussed the events leading up to a story from the outlet about Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito retiring that was later retracted. NPR said in an editor’s note Tuesday that it had put out a report that day about Alito retiring, adding that “neither Alito nor the court's public...

Trump administration lifts limits on Anthropic’s new AI models

The Trump administration lifted Tuesday the restrictions placed on Anthropic's new Fable and Mythos models, restoring access just over two weeks since the export controls on the artificial intelligence models were put in place.  Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced the decision on X, writing the agency has "worked closely with Anthropic to analyze and approve Fable 5...

Trump discloses more than $500 million from crypto sale

President Trump raked in more than $500 million from his cryptocurrency venture he co-founded with his sons, according to his financial disclosures released on Tuesday. Trump and his sons launched the crypto venture known as World Liberty Financial in the fall of 2024 as the then-presidential candidate embraced the crypto industry during his campaign. World...

Jackson rebukes Thomas over his birthright citizenship dissent

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson admonished fellow Justice Clarence Thomas for his dissent to the high court’s decision upholding birthright citizenship on Tuesday. In a 20-page concurring opinion, Jackson accused Thomas of applying a “narrow vision” of the 14th Amendment in dissenting from the six-justice majority. “Despite his longstanding endorsement of a ‘colorblind’ Constitution, Justice...

5 takeaways from Supreme Court’s landmark decision day

The Supreme Court’s final opinion day was full of landmark decisions, in a term marked by them. The justices handed down major rulings that rejected a core facet of President Trump’s immigration agenda, upheld statewide bans on transgender athletes in sports and dismantled a federal law enacted in the wake of the Watergate scandal that capped...

White House upends AI model release

{beacon} View Online Technology Technology   The Big Story White House halts new AI models, spurring confusion The Trump administration's request for OpenAI to delay the release of its new models is sparking more confusion over White House AI policy and keeping private firms on edge. © AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool The unprecedented reach...

Medicare (temporarily) covers GLP-1s starting tomorrow

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Health Care   The Big Story Temporary Medicare GLP-1 coverage begins tomorrow The Trump administration’s temporary program to cover GLP-1 medications for obesity starts tomorrow and runs through 2027, but we still don’t know for sure how much it will cost taxpayers. © Adobe Stock Medicare is prohibited by law from covering weight-loss drugs but the...

Lara Trump: Not enough ‘reasonable’ Democrats like Fetterman to save party from socialist takeover

President Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, said not enough “reasonable” Democrats like Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) are there to save the Democratic Party from a takeover by socialists. “Look at what's happening. Look at these socialists winning primaries across America. That is very serious. So, I do think that there are a few, at least, reasonable...

Trump administration cancels millions of dollars in teen pregnancy prevention grants

The Trump administration has terminated millions of dollars in teen pregnancy prevention grants that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said were no longer aligned with the agency’s priorities.  HHS cut 53 grants worth about $67 million two years before they were set to expire. The cuts hit university, community and public health...

House sinks Tlaib’s Lebanon war powers resolution 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story House sinks Tlaib's Lebanon war powers resolution The House sunk Rep. Rashida Tlaib's (D-Mich.) war powers resolution on Tuesday to direct President Trump to remove U.S. troops from hostilities in Lebanon. © AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib The...

AI, deepfakes used in 12 percent of successful scams: Survey

A new report released on Tuesday found that 12 percent of successful scams last year involved artificial intelligence or deepfakes.  The analysis, which was conducted jointly by Gallup and the Stop Scams Alliance, acknowledged that this reported number could be lower than the reality, as the use of AI or deepfakes can be difficult to...

House adopts Massie resolution to release records on lawmaker sexual misconduct monetary settlements

The House on Tuesday adopted a resolution from Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) that would direct the House Ethics Committee to preserve and release records related to monetary settlements paid out by lawmakers in connection with cases of sexual misconduct. The vote was near-unanimous, with 420 lawmakers voting in favor and one Republican voting "present." Massie...

The Memo: MAGA winces as Supreme Court quashes anti-birthright citizenship push

The Supreme Court blunted the Trump administration’s offensive on immigration on Tuesday with a ruling affirming that almost everyone born in the United States is an American citizen. The ruling, underscoring the concept known as ‘birthright citizenship,’ was a major defeat for a president who has sought not only to curb numbers on illegal immigration...

Avila Chevalier says she’ll check with community before voting for Jeffries as Speaker

Darializa Avila Chevalier on Saturday said she would need to check with the community before backing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) for the speakership if Democrats regain the majority. The democratic socialist, who defeated incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) by winning her primary last week, said she has close ties to New York’s 13th...

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