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The British are coming – and this time they mean business 

This week, the largest British trade delegation ever to land on American soil, with leaders representing 230 companies, touches down in Los Angeles for “Greater Together LA,” a summit dedicated to growing trade and investment with America.  ...

Ousted senator has no regrets about voting to convict Trump

Sen. Bill Cassidy said his 2021 vote to convict President Trump on a House impeachment charge of inciting the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol may have ended his political career, but he has no regrets.

Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead federal land agency as drilling and mining expand

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands on Monday, as the administration pushes ahead with more mining and drilling while reversing conservation plans.

Paxton investigation Southern Poverty Law Center in Texas

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Monday opened an investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) over its alleged funding of extremist groups it claimed to oppose. Last month, a federal grand jury in Montgomery, Ala., indicted the SPLC on six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud and one count...

Tillis urges GOP colleagues to hold budget bill over White House ballroom funding

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is urging his Senate Republican colleagues to delay action on a budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029, in part because he said a proposal to spend $1 billion on the White House ballroom is “a major policy problem.” He threatened to vote no on the budget reconciliation...

Trump defends economic policies, casts aside ‘fake inflation’ amid Iran war

President Trump defended his administration’s economic policies at an event in Las Vegas on Thursday amid rising energy costs resulting from the U.S.’s conflict with Iran. Trump cast doubt on a recent Labor Department report that showed a 0.9-point hike in inflation last month. This was the highest consumer price spike in nearly four years,...

Democrats hang on to New Jersey House seat left open by Sherrill

Democrat Analilia Mejia has won a House seat in New Jersey, according to Decision Desk HQ, succeeding now-Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) and notching a win for progressives.  Mejia, a top aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) 2020 presidential campaign, defeated Republican Joe Hathaway in the Thursday special election for the Garden State’s 11th Congressional District,...

Senate OKs CRA reversing Biden mining block

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Senate OKs CRA reversing Biden mining block The Senate on Thursday voted to repeal Biden-era protections for a contentious wilderness area in Minnesota, sending the question to President Trump’s desk. © Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images The Senate voted 50-49 to overturn a Biden-era move...

Trump on public hearings with Epstein survivors: ‘I’m OK with that’

President Trump signaled Thursday that he was open to the possibility of Congress holding public hearings with survivors of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I’m OK with it,” he told reporters Thursday before departing the White House en route to Las Vegas for a roundtable promoting his "no tax on tips" policy. “I think...

Rogan again slams US war with Iran: ‘All of it’s terrifying’

Podcaster Joe Rogan is not letting up on his criticism of the joint U.S.-Israel conflict in Iran, commenting during his show on Thursday that he found the situation “terrifying.” “It’s f---ing terrifying,” Rogan responded after actor David Cross asked about his opinion on the war. “All of it’s terrifying. Any time you’re involved with —...

Gen George’s ouster looms large over Driscoll hearing

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Gen George's ouster looms large over Driscoll hearing Lawmakers from both sides questioned Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and the Army’s acting chief of staff, Gen. Christopher LaNeve, over the removal of the Army’s well-respected chief of...

RFK Jr. grilled over vaccines, MAHA in back-to-back hearings: Key takeaways

House members got their first opportunity Thursday to grill Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as he kicked off a marathon series of seven congressional hearings in seven days with back-to-back hearings in the Ways and Means and Appropriations Committees. In the two appearances, his first before Congress in 2026, Kennedy defended his record in leading the nation’s health agency as Democrats sought to...

Jeffries says he’s ‘deeply skeptical’ of FISA extension without new privacy protections

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) suggested on Thursday that he’s ready to oppose an extension of the government’s warrantless surveillance powers unless it contains new privacy guardrails. Jeffries stopped short of saying he’ll oppose a clean extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which GOP leaders in Congress and the...

AI tensions boil over

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Tensions over AI reach new high after violent attacks Two violent attacks against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and a city council member are prompting new fears over whether the debate around the technology has turned dangerous. © Greg Nash Tensions reached a new high this week as technology leaders in...

Graham on Israel-Lebanon ceasefire: ‘Last thing’ US needs is to ‘throw Hezbollah a lifeline’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) responded on Thursday to the new short-term ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon. “While I appreciate every effort to bring peace through diplomacy in the Middle East, particularly in Lebanon, we have to be realistic about the situation on the ground,” the GOP senator wrote on the social platform X. “The...

First candidate announces run for Wisconsin high court 

Clark County Circuit Court Judge Lyndsey Brunette became the first candidate to announce a run for a spot on the Wisconsin Supreme Court — an announcement that came just one week after the Badger State held a contest for another seat on the high court.  “Today, on the bench, I make sure the law is...

Live results: Mejia, Hathaway duke it out to replace Sherrill in New Jersey House special election

Democrat Analilia Mejia is facing off against Republican Joe Hathaway in a Thursday special election to fill the House seat left open by New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill. Mejia's surprise primary victory earlier this year marked another win for progressives. She is widely expected to defeat Hathaway on Thursday. Polls close at 8 p.m. EDT....

Senate votes to repeal Biden-era wilderness protections in Minnesota, sending bill to Trump’s desk

The Senate on Thursday voted to repeal Biden-era protections for a contentious wilderness area in Minnesota, sending the question to President Trump’s desk. The Senate voted 50-49 to overturn a Biden-era move to block mining in an area around Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Trump is likely to sign the measure, which has already passed the House,...

More young men than women say religion is important to them: Gallup

Young men are more concerned with religion than women in the same age group, according to new polling data from Gallup released Thursday.  The survey found that 42 percent of adult men between 18 and 29 years old indicated that religion is “very important” in their lives during telephone surveys conducted between 2024 and 2025....

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