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Trump says Xi agreed US became a ‘declining nation’ during Biden years

President Donald Trump turns Xi Jinping's apparent swipe at Western decline into an attack on Biden, saying the U.S. "suffered immeasurably" under the prior administration.

US moving to indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro: source

A source says the U.S. is moving to indict former Cuban president Raúl Castro, 94, the younger brother of longtime leader Fidel Castro.

Trump derangement syndrome: San Francisco can’t let baseball be baseball

San Francisco is having a civic nervous breakdown because the brother of President Donald...

Trump’s Medicaid-fraud crackdown aims to protect those who truly need help

New York spends the most per capita of any state on Medicaid, yet conducts...

The ‘Great Train Robbery’ sequel

California is putting together a new version of the 1903 movie “The Great Train...

Do gas tax holidays actually bring relief at the pump?

Trump wants to suspend the federal gas tax, but state-level gas tax breaks could have a bigger impact at the pump, says one expert.

Ratcliffe meets with Cuban officials as CIA warns negotiation window ‘will not stay open indefinitely’

CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a trip to Cuba Thursday to meet with officials amid negotiations that have followed President Trump’s public musings that he may invade the island nation. A CIA official also stressed Thursday that the window for negotiations may have a timeline, adding that “the Cubans should have no illusions that the...

McMaster calls on South Carolina lawmakers to return for redistricting special session

The governor of South Carolina announced a special legislative session on Thursday to push through a new congressional map that would effectively eliminate the state’s singular Democratic House seat. The move is the latest in a widespread redistricting effort from both parties ahead of the November midterm elections. Republican Gov. Henry McMaster issued an executive...

Comey says he ‘never’ considered asking Biden for preemptive pardon

Former FBI Director James Comey said Thursday that he “never” considered asking former President Biden for a preemptive pardon before President Trump returned to office last year and wouldn’t have accepted one if given. “I don’t know,” Comey responded after CNN’s Kasie Hunt asked him whether he thought Biden might have granted him one if...

Senate panel clears crypto bill

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Senate panel advances crypto bill with bipartisan support A cryptocurrency regulation bill advanced out of the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, clearing a key hurdle with the support of a pair of Democrats following a last-minute bipartisan push. © Greg Nash The Senate panel voted 15-9 to send...

House Ethics panel investigates sexual harassment claims against Chuck Edwards 

The House Ethics Committee announced Thursday it is investigating claims of sexual harassment made against Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.).  The committee said in a statement it is “reviewing allegations” that Edwards “may have created or fostered a hostile work environment and engaged in sexual harassment” in violation of the House’s code of conduct. The announcement...

Trump and Xi’s initial meeting reveals dueling priorities

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping brought dueling priorities to their high-stakes summit in Beijing, with Xi pressing Trump on Taiwan while Trump focused on trade, business and farmers. Trump showed up with nearly 20 top executives from companies like Tesla and SpaceX, Nvidia, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Boeing and GE Aerospace, among others. He told Xi...

SCOTUS preserves abortion pill access — for now 

Presented by Lilly {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story SCOTUS preserves abortion pill access — for now The Supreme Court on Thursday ensured the abortion pill mifepristone will continue to be available through the mail without an in-person appointment with a clinician while a lawsuit is argued. © Natalie Behring/Getty Images The justices halted a...

Additional money for Iran conflict faces challenges, GOP senators warn

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Additional money for Iran conflict faces challenges, GOP senators warn Republican senators are saying that any request from President Trump for tens of billions of dollars to pay for the Iran war will have a tough...

Fetterman: Democratic base becoming ‘increasingly anti-American’

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday accused the Democratic base of becoming "increasingly anti-American" amid calls against U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, Iran and Cuba. Reason magazine's Nick Gillespie, asked Fetterman on the "Reason Interview" podcast about what the senator thinks of his politics now, having backed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a democratic socialist, in...

Supreme Court preserves abortion pill access over Alito, Thomas dissents 

Abortion pills can remain available through the mail for the immediate future after the Supreme Court on Thursday paused a lower court ruling that would have blocked access while a lawsuit proceeds. The justices halted a May 1 order from the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that reinstated a requirement that women must visit a...

Ohio GOP congressman sues ex-wife over abuse allegations

Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) on Wednesday filed a defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), for accusing him of physically abusing her. Miller and Emily Moreno filed for divorce in August 2024 and have been engaged in a custody battle over their young daughter. Since then, Miller claims...

Kash Patel took ‘VIP snorkel’ during Pearl Harbor trip: Report

FBI Director Kash Patel reportedly took a “VIP” snorkeling trip around the USS Arizona during a visit to Pearl Harbor last summer, according to The Associated Press. The outlet reported Thursday that Patel made a previously undisclosed trip to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam last summer, citing government emails shared with AP.  The war memorial site...

Centcom office focused on reducing civilian deaths cut from 10 employees to one

U.S. Central Command head Adm. Brad Cooper on Thursday confirmed that the office focused on civilian-harm reduction for the military arm was cut from 10 employees to one, a revelation that follows a deadly bombing of an Iranian school at the start of America’s war against Tehran. Cooper, the top U.S. military leader in the...

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