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Hegseth hints major defense spending increase, reveals new details on Trump’s anti-narcoterrorism operations

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth reveals he personally authorized Trump administration's first strike on suspected drug vessel off Venezuela and watched the operation live.

Dr. Oz warns Walz to address alleged Somali Medicaid fraud or lose federal funding: ‘We’ll stop paying’

CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz gives Governor Tim Walz 60-day ultimatum to 'restore the integrity' of Minnesota's Medicaid program or face loss of federal funding.

America needs to restore high standards before our schools become completely worthless

America’s kids are paying a steep price for lower standards and less testing in...

Mamdani’s Israel-hating past shows he will surely undo Mayor Adams’ anti-BDS order

Hours after Mayor Eric Adams issued an executive order barring NYC government from discriminating...

Sunday shows preview: Hegseth in the hot seat as details emerge around drug boat strikes

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dealt with two controversies this week, as Democrats demand his resignation and Republicans leave his fate with President Trump. Hegseth came under fire after The Washington Post reported that he ordered the military to "kill everybody" on a drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean on Sept. 2, when survivors were seen...

The Republican Party needs to come to terms with its growing diversity

The Republican Party is diversifying its electorate, but must come to terms with the fact that it has a chunk of its electorate that does not want candidates who are children of immigrants, non-Christian and even non-white running for office.

Please don’t invade Venezuela

Mr. President, without careful thought and preparation, please do not invade Venezuela or continue this drug war without telling us why.

Schumer slams ‘unhinged’ Trump ’60 Minutes’ interview: ‘Maybe I should file a complaint’ 

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) suggested he should file a complaint with the federal government over the editing of an interview President Trump gave to "60 Minutes," which aired on Sunday night. "Maybe I should file a complaint with the FCC against the Trump White House for editing his unhinged 60 Minutes interview," Schumer wrote in a post...

Halloween terror plot Patel described never existed: Lawyer

A defense attorney in Michigan is pushing back on the FBI’s allegations that his client and a group of young men arrested on Friday were planning to carry out a violent attack over the Halloween weekend. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrests of multiple individuals on Friday that he said were plotting a “potential...

New Jersey, Virginia elections can make or break the Democrats’ future

Tomorrow, voters in New Jersey and Virginia will take up their quadrennial role as national political bellwethers.

Live updates: Courts want answers on SNAP funding lapse as shutdown nears longest ever

The Senate on Monday will return to Washington, where it will convene this afternoon on Day 34 of the government shutdown. Both Democrats and Republicans are looking for an off-ramp as the government's closure inches toward the longest in U.S. history. A group of moderate Senate Democrats have even been quietly gathering to plot how...

The purposeful misinterpretation of Bill Gate’s climate message to world leaders 

Bill Gates is correct to call for greater effort to alleviate human suffering. However, that neither requires nor justifies less effort to protect the atmosphere and the other environmental assets that support all life. 

Trump says he’s ‘not really’ considering Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine

President Trump said he’s “not really” considering providing Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles, after reports indicated the Pentagon gave the White House its approval to send the weapons. “No, not really,” Trump told reporters Sunday on Air Force One, when asked if he’s considering sending the missiles. “Could happen,” he added. “I could change, but at...

Europe means business

After years of managing crises that tested our foundations, across the European Union, there’s a renewed sense of purpose: Europe is back, and it means business. Last year’s European elections saw a political shift that demanded a return to basics. First, people desire economic stability. They want systems that work, and which they understand —...

All Democrats had to do was seem normal and competent. It was too much to ask.

Instead of the promised ruthless efficiency of obscure professionals, the Biden administration ended up being a murderers’ row of midwits and weirdos.

Democrats, GOP look for shutdown off-ramp

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Parties look for shutdown exit ▪ Dems shore up support in VA, NJ ▪ Takeaways from Trump's '60 minutes' intervew ▪ Heritage president draws conservative backlash Members of both parties are looking for a way to end the monthlong government shutdown after weeks...

How Democrats, GOP could end shutdown and save face

Voices in both parties say Democrats and Republicans alike are looking for a deal that would allow them to save face while ending a shutdown that’s causing increasing pain to Americans across the country. The difficulty is finding a sweet spot that reopens the government and allows both sides to walk away telling their bases...

8 Democrats sit at center of potential deal to end government shutdown this week

At least eight moderate Senate Democrats are meeting in hopes of finding a deal to end the monthlong government shutdown, but sources familiar with the closely held conversations say they will need strong assurances from the GOP before voting to reopen the government. The eight Democrats, who include Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) and Jon Ossoff...

Two-thirds of Americans say US is ‘pretty seriously’ on wrong track: Poll

Two-thirds of the American public say the country has gotten off on the wrong track, according to a new poll from ABC News, The Washington Post and Ipsos. The survey, conducted last week, shows 67 percent of respondents say the country has “gotten pretty seriously off on the wrong track” while 32 percent say things...

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