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Trump’s immigration crackdown looms over Minnesota’s bruising Senate primary

In the streets surrounding a drab federal office complex next to the Minneapolis airport, the beleaguered resistance to President Donald Trump found its footing.

Trump needs to find a way out of Iran war, even if it is a ‘bad deal,’ Dem Sen. Murphy says

Sen. Chris Murphy said Sunday he would support a "bad deal" to end the U.S. war against Iran because Americans are suffering from the conflict and the price to reopen the Strait of Hormuz "increases by the day."

Cassidy says there are ‘positive things’ to say about newly minted AG Blanche

Sen. Bill Cassidy said Sunday he is optimistic that Todd Blanche will serve admirably as U.S. attorney general after his swing vote salvaged his embattled nomination.

El-Sayed spoke with Obama as Michigan Democrats look to unite after a bitter Senate primary

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, said Sunday he has spoken with Barack Obama and hopes the former president campaigns with him as the party tries to unite after a bitter primary that exposed deep rifts between its progressive and moderate wings.

El-Sayed stresses Democratic unity in Michigan Senate race, aims to hold Trump ‘accountable’

Michigan's Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, on Sunday said the party has its differences but stands united in its desire to combat the "moral rot" at the Trump administration and corporate interests.

FOR INSIDERS | Why birthright citizenship could be the right’s new Roe 

Hard-line immigration restrictionists who were profoundly disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision last week upholding birthright citizenship as a constitutional right are seeing the decision as akin to what Roe v. Wade was for the anti-abortion movement. Activists and lawmakers are planning for a long-term effort to eventually reverse the decision. They are eyeing options...

America is already locking up toothpaste, and the mass layoffs have barely started

I was recently in Kansas City. My Uber driver was Jesse — sharp, easy to talk to. He mentioned, almost offhandedly, that his girlfriend's mother and a close friend had just moved in with them. Between housing costs and gas prices, the math had stopped adding up for him. Jesse drives people for a living....

Trump touches down in Turkey for NATO summit

President Trump touched down in Turkey on Tuesday for the NATO summit in the country’s capital city of Ankara this week.  Trump was greeted by Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the tarmac before greeting Turkish soldiers present for his arrival.  U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker and Joint...

Watch live: Trump, Erdoğan give remarks as NATO summit begins

President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will give remarks from Ankara on Tuesday, ahead of the highly anticipated NATO summit. Trump’s trip to the forum comes as his administration has floated the idea of pulling the U.S. out of the organization. He has also faced growing pushback from the GOP — and Israel...

Americans’ concerns about AI outweigh excitement nearly threefold: Poll

Americans are nearly three times as likely to be concerned rather than excited about the growing footprint of artificial intelligence in society, according to a new biweekly survey about the public’s sentiment on the advancing technology. The “Americans on AI” poll, first shared with The Hill by the new nonprofit Athena Insights, found the majority...

Michael Cohen says he reconciled with Trump

President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen on Monday said he and the president have reconciled after he turned on his former boss. Cohen joined John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby for Friday’s "Cats & Cosby Show" on 77 WABC to talk about the president and said the "far left ... brought back the relationship" roughly...

Poll: Majority of Maine voters would want Platner to drop out after another scandal

A new poll from Monday shows that a majority of Maine voters say they want Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) to drop out if another scandal surfaces. Wedgewood Polls found in its latest survey on the Maine Senate race that 75 percent of Maine voters would want Platner to drop out following another scandal, with...

US eliminated from World Cup with loss to Belgium

The United States was eliminated from the World Cup on Monday night in Seattle with a 4-1 loss to Belgium, ending an improbable run by a team that had been at the center of controversy over a questionable call by a referee in its final days of competition. American star striker Folarin Balogun was held...

Senate Democrats’ campaign arm calls for Platner to drop out of Maine race

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Chair Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Monday called on Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) to withdraw as the Democratic nominee. "The allegations reported today are incredibly disturbing –– violence, abuse and sexual assault are absolutely unacceptable," Schumer and Gillibrand said in a joint statement....

Medicaid funding is resuming for Planned Parenthood

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Health Care   The Big Story Medicaid funding resumes for Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood can resume billing for Medicaid reimbursement, one year after Republicans were able to cut its clinics off from federal funds. © AP Photo/Jeff Roberson Last year, Republicans were successful in using the...

Piker on Platner: ‘That is curtains’

Left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker on Monday said it was "curtains" for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) after Politico reported that a former girlfriend accused the oyster farmer of sexually assaulting her in 2021. Piker read the story aloud on his Twitch stream shortly after it was published. He read the portion of the report...

Trump pardons Clean Air Act violators

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump pardons Clean Air Act violators President Trump pardoned 11 people on Friday, including nine people who were convicted of violating a federal air pollution law, a White House official confirmed to The Hill. © Matt Rourke, Associated Press Trump pardoned nine people who were...

Platner faces calls to step down after new accusations

Democrats and progressives on Monday called for Maine Democratic candidate Graham Platner to end his Senate campaign amid a new accusation of sexual assault. "I’ve been very clear that sexual assault or violence against women is a red line," Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), previously a vocal defender of the Senate candidate, wrote on social media....

Platner’s unraveling may keep the Senate in play for Democrats 

It looks like Graham Platner won’t be putting oyster stew on the Senate Dining Room menu any time soon. In the wake of the most serious allegations yet against the scandal-soaked Democratic Senate nominee — this time that he raped an erstwhile girlfriend in 2021 — the months-long drumbeat from party leaders to get him...

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