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Trump FDA pick repeatedly sidesteps Sanders’ universal healthcare demands in heated clash

Bernie Sanders pressed Trump FDA nominee Dr. Heidi Overton on whether healthcare is a human right, growing frustrated as she declined to give a yes-or-no answer.

EXCLUSIVE: DHS Secretary Mullin slams sanctuary politicians as attacks on ICE officers skyrocket

Assaults against ICE officers surged 1,649% since Trump took office, with DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin blaming sanctuary politicians and anti-ICE riots.

Dems shamed as DHS brings ICE shooting receipts after politician called ICE officers ‘liars with masks’

The Department of Homeland Security accused Democrats and media of spreading lies about the ICE shooting in Austin as protests erupted citywide.

4 GOP senators rebel against Trump on Iran war, vote with Dems to rein in authority

President Donald Trump dismissed midterm fears as Republicans defeated a Democratic war powers resolution despite surging gas and diesel prices.

James Copenhaver, man shot at Trump Butler rally, dies of complications from injuries: report

James Copenhaver, who was wounded in the 2024 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died, according to several reports.

Five questions hanging over Trump’s meeting with Xi

In today's issue: ▪ Xi’s state visit kicks off ▪ Judge strikes down media ban ▪ Debate over how to tackle diesel costs ▪ Forecasters shift races toward Democrats Chinese President Xi Jinping is meeting with President Trump today for high-stakes talks that could touch on several points of tension between their countries, including artificial intelligence...

Did we just hear the Iranian regime’s last speech at the UN?

When Masoud Pezeshkian stood before the United Nations, he spoke in the name of Iran. That was the first deception. The Islamic Republic — the Shia Caliphate — is not Iran. Khomeinist ideology has been imposed upon a civilization that long predates the order established in 1979. Yet Pezeshkian carried the same exhausted script: victimhood,...

The enemy within the judicial gates

Judges’ views on climate change are being influenced by an organization bragging that its purpose is to build and enable “a network of judges and scientists advancing climate science education for the judiciary.”

Are the Russians coming?

Winter is soon coming, and so too is a growing dread across Europe. It is dawning on European capitals that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s only conventional path to victory in Ukraine may lie through the Baltic States. Kyiv’s fortress Donbas in eastern Ukraine remains largely impenetrable. Despite Russian claims in advance of last week’s Duma elections that...

Beshear-Moore ticket? Democratic presidential hopefuls are pairing up

When Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) wanted to promote his new book this week, he invited Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) — one of his potential 2028 presidential rivals — to join him onstage and help moderate the event. On Tuesday night, the two governors appeared together before a Beltway crowd, with Moore giving Beshear...

Trump FDA pick tests Collins on abortion

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is in the middle of a fight over a Trump health nominee, presenting a key test of her commitment to being an abortion-rights Republican. Dr. Heidi Overton, President Trump's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will testify Thursday in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)...

China hawks seethe as Trump rolls out red carpet for Xi

China hawks on both sides of the aisle in the U.S. are seething as President Trump prepares to welcome the country’s President Xi Jinping for what is expected to be a lavish three-day state visit to Washington. Unlike with other world leaders, Trump is pulling out all the stops for his Chinese counterpart. Trump took...

Trump disapproval highest in second term amid economic woes: Emerson College

President Trump’s disapproval rating hits the highest mark it has during his second White House stint amid rising energy costs and economic woes, according to a new poll. In an Emerson College poll, Trump’s disapproval rating hit 58 percent, while 39 percent of respondents approved of Trump’s handling of his job as president. The disapproval...

Trump trade rules apply differently to China, Canada, and Xi, Carney

President Trump heads into his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week on the heels of waging a bruising trade war with Canada that has badly damaged relations with that country. It's a stark contrast from how he’s handled trade talks with China, a rival nation that many in Congress see as an enemy...

On Capitol Hill, the reporters run free. GOP senators are fine with it

President Trump has barred news outlets from the White House, and a prominent GOP congresswoman is making noise about restricting press access to parts of the Capitol. But Republicans in the Senate, where reporters have more direct access to lawmakers than anywhere in Washington, say they're content with the status quo.  Senate Majority Leader John...

Five crucial issues lawmakers want Trump to address with China

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a series of high-stakes meetings in Washington, marking the first official state visit by China’s leader in over a decade.  The meetings come at a fragile moment in relations between the U.S. and Beijing, which have spent the better part of the last two years embroiled...

Fed’s Barr says future interest rate hikes ‘likely’ needed to tame inflation

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said Wednesday the central bank will “likely” raise interest rates again to counter persistent inflation, after it did so last week for the first time in three-plus years. Barr, a member of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), said the unanimous decision to raise the benchmark interest rate by...

House has lame-duck impeachment dilemma with Hegseth

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story House has lame-duck impeachment dilemma with Hegseth The impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posed a dilemma for Republican leaders ahead of the midterms, but it could be Democrats in the bind afterward. © Mark...

Wright throws cold water on diesel export ban

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Wright throws cold water on diesel export ban Energy Secretary Chris Wright threw cold water at the idea of a full ban on diesel exports Wednesday. © Greg Nash “The blunt tool of banning diesel exports definitely doesn't work," Wright was quoted as saying...

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