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Letitia James and an eye for an eye

LETITIA JAMES AND AN EYE FOR AN EYE. There’s no doubt Letitia James still wants to destroy Donald Trump. New York’s Democratic attorney general, who won office on a campaign pledge to pursue Trump, who filed a meritless lawsuit to destroy Trump’s business empire and with a sympathetic judge won a $454 million verdict, who cheered […]

Michael Goodwin: Trump bringing peace to the Middle East is the real prize

In hindsight, it was clear all along that President Trump didn’t have a snowball’s...

What to know about National Guard deployments in Memphis and other cities

Judges have stalled President Donald Trump's plans to deploy the National Guard in Chicago and in Portland, Oregon, but troops are now patrolling in Memphis, Tennessee, with the blessing of the state's governor.

Rafah crossing to reopen as Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal takes effect

The Rafah crossing will reopen to allow passage between Gaza and Egypt following Israel and Hamas's agreement to a peace deal and the first phase of a ceasefire. A European Union Border Assistance Missions (EUBAM) monitoring mission will resume its duties, according to a statement from Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto on Friday. The crossing will reopen...

Mamdani says political retribution ‘only thing’ Trump can deliver on

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D) described the indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James as political retribution, which he added is the "only thing" President Trump can deliver on. "Look, I think we've seen, whether it be with [former FBI Director] James Comey, whether it be with Attorney General James, that...

Trump’s Senate majority nightmare: A Collins-Murkowski tag team

Murkowski-Collins, working as a team, will have de facto control of the Senate.

As Chicago, Boston ops ramp up, ‘ICE is everywhere’: DHS sources

ICE operations like Patriot 2.0 and Midway Blitz are keeping the enforcement focus on cities led by Democrats.

What is the rare condition known as Type 1.5 diabetes?

Nearly 50 million people are living with Type 1.5 diabetes, says the World Health Organization.

Americans are eating more sugar as the world warms, study finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming in the U.S. is amping up the country's sweet tooth, a new study found. When the temperature rises, Americans — especially those with less money and education — drink lots more sugary beverages and a bit more frozen desserts. It amounts to more than 100 million pounds of added sugar...

Senate Democrats lay out framework for crypto market structure bill

A dozen Senate Democrats on Tuesday laid out the key principles they hope to see in a bill regulating the cryptocurrency market.  The framework, put forward by Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and other crypto-friendly Democrats, offers up their view on the central issues underpinning market structure...

Chicago mayor calls National Guard the ‘wrong solution’

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) said sending the National Guard to his city is the “wrong solution to a real problem” in a new opinion piece for The New York Times. “Lowering crime rates here does not require an occupation of our city by armed members of the National Guard, as the White House continues...

Newsom, Democrats troll Vance over post on Trump’s alleged Epstein note

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and other Democrats are trolling Vice President Vance over a post on President Trump’s alleged birthday note to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Back in July, Vance criticized what he called a “complete and utter bulls‑‑‑” Wall Street Journal report on a “bawdy” birthday note Trump allegedly wrote to Epstein...

Trump suggests ‘a little fight with the wife’ shouldn’t count in DC crime stats

President Trump on Monday suggested that “a little fight with the wife” should not count when it comes to Washington, D.C., crime statistics amid his crackdown in the nation’s capital. “Can you imagine our capital being the most violent city? But it was — it was really bad, into a totally safe zone. It's called...

Pentagon sets its sights on Puerto Rico in combatting cartels

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Pentagon sets its sights on Puerto Rico in combatting cartels Top Pentagon officials made a surprise trip to Puerto Rico on Monday amid the Trump administration’s push to counter drug cartels in Latin America and the...

Senate GOP tees up ‘nuclear option’ to end Democratic nominee blockade 

Senate Republicans on Monday formally got the ball rolling on their bid to invoke the so-called nuclear option and change the chamber’s rules in order to expeditiously confirm dozens of President Trump's stalled nominees in the coming weeks. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Monday started the process of making the rules change on...

Jeffries says GOP will ‘regret’ revisiting Jan. 6

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) warned Republicans on Monday that they’ll regret their decision to reexamine the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Jeffries said Democrats will use their participation in a newly launched GOP investigation of the rampage to highlight President Trump’s role in fomenting the violence that day. “Republicans will...

New York, Texas battle over abortion shield law

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story New York AG enters fight over abortion shield laws New York Attorney General Letitia James is now intervening in a lawsuit filed by the Texas attorney general over the Empire State’s abortion shield law. © AP The...

Chris Christie: RFK Jr. a ‘joke’

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Sunday called Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “joke” amid turmoil in Kennedy’s own department. “You looked at that appearance before Congress, and it just confirms what all of us around this table have known for decades: Robert F Kennedy Jr. is...

Billionaire Ken Griffin says Trump playing risky game with Fed

Count billionaire Ken Griffin as one of those in the business community questioning President Trump's hostility toward the Federal Reserve. Griffin, the founder and CEO of Citadel and a supporter of the president, criticized Trump's "interventions" in central bank policy in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Sunday. "While the U.S. benefits from a large stock of credibility accumulated...

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