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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...

High power prices emerge as problem for Trump

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Rising power prices become political problem for Trump Rising power prices are becoming a political liability for Republicans as electricity costs outpace inflation. © AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast A recent Consumer Price Index report found electricity prices were rising at double the rate of inflation, having...

House Intel Democrats launch probe into Trump revocation of security clearances

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee on Monday launched a probe into the Trump administration’s decision to revoke 37 officials’ security clearances, and questioned the rationale behind listing them publicly. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard last month stripped clearances from a number of current and former intelligence officials who have ties to the Biden...

Google’s search engine dominance curbed

Presented by International Justice Mission {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Google faces new curbs on search dominance Google has avoided the worst-case scenario of being forced to sell off its Chrome browser, but legal experts say the court’s remedies to the Justice Department’s (DOJ) antitrust win could still loosen the company’s grip over...

Supreme Court ruling buttresses Trump immigration ramp-up

The Trump administration is escalating its immigration operations in Democratic cities in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling giving the government the ability to conduct immigration stops based on an individual’s ethnicity or whether they speak Spanish. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday morning announced “Operation Patriot 2.0” in Massachusetts and announced...

Murdochs reach deal on family trust; Lachlan keeps control

The Murdoch family has agreed to settle a yearslong dispute over the family's trust and control of the sprawling media empire it owns, the two sides announced on Monday. The deal will hand control of Fox and News Corp. to Lachlan Murdoch, effectively protecting its conservative viewpoint for decades to come. Prue, Liz and James Murdoch...

Hegseth, Caine visit Puerto Rico amid administration’s cartel fight

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine made a surprise trip to Puerto Rico on Monday, amid the Trump administration’s push to counter drug cartels in Latin America and the Caribbean Sea via the U.S. military. The visit — announced by Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón (R) in a social...

Congressional leaders want to avoid funding standof

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Congress looks to de-escalate shutdown standoff Congressional leaders are trying to de-escalate a standoff over the Sept. 30 government funding deadline, with both sides signaling they’d be open to a “clean” continuing resolution that would not...

Newsom walks tightrope on crime as he seeks to counter Trump

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is taking steps to address crime even as he emerges as a vocal critic of President Trump’s law-and-order crackdown, demonstrating how pressing the issue is for his party heading into 2028. Newsom criticized Trump’s decision to send the National Guard into Los Angeles earlier this year amid protests against Immigration...

Swalwell named top Democrat on new Jan. 6 panel

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) has been named the top Democrat on the new select subcommittee to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, according to a Monday statement from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). “I am pleased to appoint Congressman Eric Swalwell to serve as Ranking Member,” Jeffries said in the statement. “As the...

Fewer lives lost in traffic crashes in first half of year: Report

Traffic fatalities decreased by nearly 13% in the first half of the year, with ten states and the District of Columbia seeing decreases of more than 20%.

What to know about the sweeping immigration raid at the Hyundai EV plant in Georgia

The large-scale Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid at the Hyundai manufacturing plant in Georgia on Thursday has been touted by members of the Trump administration as the most ambitious enforcement action yet of President Trump’s tenure. But the raid — which saw hundreds of mostly South Korean citizens detained — has placed a strain...

Social media claims cost taxpayers $162M, IRS says. See the ‘tips’ to avoid

The IRS is warning taxpayers of two social media tax "tips" in particular.

Federal appeals court rules against states in challenge to Trump probationary employee firings

A federal appeals court panel on Monday ruled against Democratic attorneys general who sued the Trump administration over its mass firings of probationary employees, finding the states do not have standing to bring the legal challenge. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in a 2-1 decision vacated a lower court's decision that...

The FBI can’t afford to lower its standards

Waiving the long-standing requirement that new agents possess a college degree is not just lowering the bar — it risks damaging both the bureau’s effectiveness and reputation.

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