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Dems reject Trump’s top spy pick after demanding replacement, leaving counter-terror tool in air

Jay Clayton's party-line confirmation as DNI has yet to break the partisan logjam over Section 702 FISA reauthorization in the U.S. Senate.

Polls close in Georgia as voters decide successor in special election

Gov. Larry Rhoden faces outsider Toby Doeden in South Dakota's first-ever gubernatorial runoff while Georgia Democrats vie to replace Rep. David Scott.

Experts scorch Mamdani’s grocery plan as an ‘illusion’ that will have taxpayers footing the bill

Economists question whether Zohran Mamdani's municipal grocery stores can deliver 30% savings or simply shift costs from shoppers to taxpayers.

Looney anti-Israel conspiracy theorists find fresh fodder in US defense bill

The NDAA provision has united some of the most fervent anti-Israel conspiracy theorists on...

A bike-lane offer New Yorkers can’t refuse

At least one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s charter-reform proposals is just another reminder that...

Is a Democrat-majority Senate a good bet in the midterms?

The polling points to a nail-biter of an election night.

Cassidy on Trump meeting: ‘I’m not gonna be bullied into silence’

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) says he won’t “be bullied into silence” after he got into a shouting match with President Trump during a meeting at the Capitol Wednesday, where the two men clashed heatedly over Cassidy’s vote the day before for a resolution to curtail Trump’s authority as commander-in-chief. “I’m not going to be bullied...

On the Ballot: Trump’s primary power holds strong — for now

President Trump’s kingmaker status is holding strong more than halfway through this year's primary cycle, with an almost blemish-free scorecard for his endorsees. Trump’s endorsement record has been in part a successful revenge tour, as he has helped to oust several Capitol Hill incumbents who have long drawn his ire. And despite two notable setbacks last month,...

Welcome to ‘Xizang’: China is quietly, permanently trying to erase Tibet

China is not merely policing dissent or curbing religious practice, but attempting something more permanent.

Former DNC chair’s PAC focused on rural voters makes first midterms endorsements

Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison’s political group focused on turning out rural voters, Dirt Road Democrats PAC, is making its first slate of endorsements as the midterms ramp up. Harrison told The Hill in an exclusive interview that the political group would be backing the Senate bids of former Gov. Roy Cooper (D) in...

Two heat domes will combine to form big US heatwave next week

The heatwave is expected to bring several days with heat index values between 100 and 110 from the Gulf Coast to the Southern Great Lakes.

Trump offers aid after ‘massive’ Venezuela earthquakes: ‘Early reports are not good’

President Trump late Wednesday offered assistance to Venezuela after two earthquakes hit the South American country. “The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The U.S.A. stands ready, willing, and able to help!”...

Congress caved on ICE funding, but can still act to protect detained children

Eliminating Flores would remove one of the last safeguards standing between children and indefinite, unchecked government detention.

TSA seizes over 300 drones at World Cup events

On matchdays, drones are prohibited within a three-mile radius of stadiums.

Senate GOP gets back in line with Trump over the Iran war

The Senate late Wednesday night in a 47-50-1 vote opted not to rebuke the Trump administration a second time over its military conflict in Iran, as leaders convinced some Republican swing votes that doing so would harm the negotiations to end the war. The resolution would have been Congress’ way to reassert its power to...

Data Center Controversy Unseats Powerful Utah Lawmaker

A massive data center project in Box Elder County, Utah helped bring down the Beehive State’s Senate President, who lost his GOP primary on Tuesday after his support for the controversial development fueled voter backlash. Stuart Adams, one of Utah’s most powerful politicians and the longest-serving president of the state Senate in its history, lost to challenger...

President Trump kicks off Great American State Fair, sticks to script with speech

President Trump stuck to script when he kicked off the Great American State Fair on the National Mall on Wednesday as a part of the country’s 250th anniversary. “Tonight, as we stand on the edge of our 250th year of independence, I am thrilled to declare that America is back,” Trump told a crowd of...

Cassidy Receives Iran Briefing at White House after Clashing with Trump

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) received a briefing about the Iran conflict from Vice President JD Vance and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff at the White House Wednesday afternoon after the senator clashed heatedly with President Trump at a meeting earlier in the day. “I want to thank Vice President Vance and Special Envoy Witkoff for the...

Postmaster General Confirms Plan to Hold Back Mail Ballots in States that won’t Share Voter Data

Postmaster General David Steiner told lawmakers Wednesday that the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver mail-in ballots in states that refuse to provide sensitive voter data to the federal government, in line with a proposed rule from the Trump administration. Steiner defended the measure at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing,...

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