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2025 showdown: This Republican woman may become nation’s first Black female governor

Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears of Virginia could make history next year as the nation's first Black woman to win election as a governor and as the state's first female governor.

Were undercover sources from other DOJ agencies present on Jan. 6? Grassley, Johnson demand answers

EXCLUSIVE: Senate Republicans demand answers on whether confidential human sources from DOJ agencies beyond the FBI were used on Jan. 6, 2021, while also questioning IG Horowitz's review of records.

Senate clears government funding extension, averting shutdown with no time to spare

The Senate early Saturday passed legislation to extend government funding through March 14, barely averting a shutdown with a vote coming just after the midnight deadline.

Senate passes bill to stop shutdown, sending it to President Biden’s desk

Congress managed to pass a short-term spending bill through both chambers after going through three different versions of it.

Brief government shutdown ushered in before Christmas as Senate works to advance House bill

Congress did not manage to send a spending bill to President Biden's desk before the pre-Christmas deadline.

Biden administration withdraws proposed regulations on transgender athletes, student debt

The Biden administration on Friday withdrew a pending regulation governing transgender athletes, abandoning an effort to provide some protections for transgender students that the incoming Trump administration has said it opposes. The administration also withdrew a proposal to cancel student debt for roughly 38 million Americans, which the Education Department said was due to “operational...

ACA enrollment marks another record year

Presented by PBM Accountability Project — 16.6 million people signed up for health coverage {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story ObamaCare signups hit record again The Biden administration is touting a record 16.6 million people who signed up for health coverage that starts Jan. 1. © Getty The Centers for Medicare and...

Democrat accuses Musk of tanking spending bill over China restrictions

The top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee accused Elon Musk of tanking a bipartisan spending bill because it included a provision that could limit his businesses' ability to operate in China. In a Friday letter to congressional leaders, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) claimed Musk derailed the deal that would have avoided a government shutdown...

Camp Lejeune victims dealt setback in Congress

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Congress fails to advance Camp Lejeune bill Proposed legislation would have tweaked a previous law to fix technical issues that are preventing veterans from receiving claims in court related to toxic water exposure. © AP Many...

Musk’s primary threat

Presented by CCA, TIA, WIA, and Ericsson — {beacon} Technology Technology PRESENTED BY The Big Story Republicans shrug as Elon Musk takes aim in primaries House Republicans are largely brushing aside Elon Musk’s threats to unseat members who supported the initial government funding measure he helped torpedo this week. © Brandon Bell,...

Steve Bannon supports increasing taxes on the wealthy

President-elect Trump’s onetime White House adviser Steve Bannon said in an interview that he supports increasing taxes on the wealthy and corporations. "I’m for a dramatic increase in corporate taxes. We have to increase taxes on the wealthy. For getting our guys’s taxes cut, we’ve got to cut spending, which they’re gonna resist. Where does...

Trump sues over required sale of border wall material

President-elect Trump is asking a court to intervene in alleged sales of border wall materials, accusing the Biden administration of selling off the materials after it was required to do so by Congress. The new filing from the Trump team relies on reporting from the conservative Daily Wire, which said the Biden administration has been...

House GOP eyes plan C that cuts Trump debt ceiling demand

House Republicans are eyeing a new spending proposal that would tee up votes on three separate measures: to fund the government, appropriate disaster relief and allocate farm assistance, three sources told The Hill. But in a shift from previous strategy — and in a break from President-elect Trump’s request — the new plan does not include...

Support for quick end to Russia-Ukraine war grows in US: Gallup

Americans' desire to speed up the end of the Russia-Ukraine war has ticked up, a new Gallup survey found. The poll revealed that half of Americans now desire a quick end to the more than 2-year long war even if it means Ukraine does not recover all its territory, an increase of 7 percentage points...

Ohio governor outlaws electronic trackers without consent

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) prohibited state residents from tracking another person without their consent, signing the bill into law Thursday. S.B. 100 is set to take effect in March and makes it illegal for people from using GPS trackers, apps, AirTags or other measures to follow people’s locations. The only exception allows parents to...

A pragmatic antitrust vision for the new administration

By carefully selecting cases and strategy, his second administration can achieve a pragmatic, pro-innovation and pro-consumer antitrust policy.

Watch live: White House holds press briefing as shutdown threat looms

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will brief reporters Friday afternoon as the threat of a government shutdown ahead of the holidays inches closer. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) signaled early Friday that House Republicans would vote on a third iteration of a spending package, which would fund the government through March. Two previous versions fell...

Would the US Postal Service stop during a shutdown?

The post office is not funded by taxpayer dollars.

Online privacy and data integrity — a crisis of trust 

This is a precarious situation in the age of AI — where disinformation becomes undistinguishable from genuine information.  

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