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Marc Short, a former aide to ex-vice president Mike Pence, predicted earlier this week that Democrats' recent election victories could be a harbinger ahead of the 2026 midterms, suggesting Americans prefer divided government. "I think it’s going to be a really steep climb, Dasha. The reality is that Americans like divided government. They don’t want...

The Trump administration is preparing to implement a "game two" plan to replace the tariffs currently under Supreme Court scrutiny, which will rely on multiple statutory authorities and ultimately succeed in replacing the existing tariffs.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed Saturday that two U.S. service members and one civilian were killed, and several others injured, after a gunman tied to ISIS launched an ambush. "On Dec. 13, two U.S. service members and one U.S. civilian were killed, and three service members were injured, as a result of an ambush by...

People may pretend otherwise, but the far-right activist does have the president’s ear. 

The Senate this week failed to pass dueling bills from Republicans and Democrats to address a looming spike in health insurance costs for people who buy Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans. The result was expected. Now, without a last-ditch bipartisan miracle, enhanced subsidies will expire Jan. 1, exacerbating already high premiums for the 22 million...

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Friday targeted four states for refusing to turn over voter data and issued a complaint against Georgia's Fulton County for information related to the 2020 presidential election. The Trump administration's lawsuit against Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts and Nevada accused the states of withholding private data about registered voters, including citizenship status....

Congress has the power to make obesity treatment and weight management accessible to the communities that need it. 

(The Associated Press) — Comedy icon Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday, hitting the century mark some six decades after he sang and danced with Julie Andrews in “Mary Poppins” and starred in his self-titled sitcom. “The funniest thing is, it’s not enough,” Van Dyke said in an interview with ABC News at his Malibu, California...

The release of Jeffrey Epstein's files has led to the public humiliation and condemnation of various individuals, raising questions about the implications of such transparency and the potential erosion of long-standing protections for grand jury and sealed material.

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield (D) on Friday led a group of 18 Democratic states in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over President Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa application fee. Collectively, the attorneys general argued that the new price tag attached to foreign visas will pose a barrier to U.S. employers seeking to hire...

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in Germany over the weekend — the next step in peace talks to end Kyiv's nearly four-year war with Russia. A White House official on Saturday confirmed the upcoming meeting in Berlin to The Hill's sister network NewsNation....

D.C. deserves a justice system that stands up to slumlords, senior scammers, wage theft and junk fees without fear or favor.

Tens of millions of Social Security and Supplemental Security beneficiaries will soon receive their first, slightly larger check of the new year, thanks to the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) on Friday pressed former President Clinton and Hillary Clinton to appear for depositions in his probe of Jeffrey Epstein, citing their time spent with the late disgraced financier. “It has been more than four months since Bill and Hillary Clinton were subpoenaed to sit for depositions related to...