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Trump makes Alaska the latest frontier in his election power grab

President Donald Trump is escalating his crusade to exert control of America’s elections as his party barrels towards a potentially bruising midterm.The Justice Department has already filed lawsuits in...

Minnesota candidate ‘stress tests’ state’s new fraud law — what she found raised major red flags

Heidi Heino says she stress-tested Minnesota's inspector general law against Feeding Our Future and found critical gaps in fraud prevention safeguards.

California must respond to DOJ’s emergency request over ballots mailed to alleged noncitizens, court rules

The DOJ says roughly 20,000 noncitizens received mail-in ballots in California and is demanding the state sequester those votes before they are processed.

Virginia Dems cast doubt on prosecution of colleague after embracing criminal allegations against Trump

Virginia Democrats who called allegations and investigations into Trump justified now stress the presumption of innocence after one of their own faces federal charges.

Iran has ‘substantially increased’ efforts to target Americans abroad, US intelligence memo warns

An intelligence memo sent to Marco Rubio reveals Iranian plots to kill Americans have reached advanced stages in the Middle East and other countries.

Watchdog: Zacharia’s exit doesn’t ‘wipe clean’ dispute over legal credentials 

A D.C.-based ethics watchdog group that accused Katie Zacharia of misrepresenting herself as a lawyer is urging the State Bar of California to press ahead with an investigation into her credentials after she was reportedly ousted as White House press secretary.   The Campaign for Accountability, which filed a bar complaint against Zacharia earlier this week, said her exit from the...

Oil reaches $110 per barrel

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Oil hits $110 per barrel for first time since May An international oil benchmark hit $110 per barrel on Friday, as the industry faces persistent shocks from the U.S.-Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars. © Kamran Jebreili, Associated...

Press secretary under Clinton says Zacharia was ‘set up to fail’

Katie Zacharia was set up to fail by the White House and President Trump, who made her White House press secretary without preparing her, former Clinton-era White House press secretary Joe Lockhart said Friday. “I don’t mean this to sound partisan or overly critical of the president, but she is, in fact a victim here,”...

Why are consumers so negative on a good economy? It’s the inflation, stupid. 

Republicans are frustrated that the public has such a sour view of the economy, especially when growth is accelerating and we may be on the cusp of what some are calling America’s economic “golden age.” Rising prices are the ongoing problem, and the most recent inflation readings did nothing to turn around voters’ gloom. A hotter-then-expected...

Troy Jackson tells Susan Collins to ‘shut up’ during Maine Senate debate

Democrat Troy Jackson asked incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to “shut up” during a Thursday's debate, as tensions boil over with just over two weeks until the midterm elections. The pair were briefly interrupted by an anti-data center protester who began yelling as Collins continued to speak. “So, this is obviously one of Troy’s supporters,”...

The system failed Jane Doe. Congress can fix it.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand called for the passage of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act to address systemic failures in protecting students following allegations of sexual assault at Cornell University.

Vance and Ocasio-Cortez face off in Michigan, previewing possible 2028 match-up

In today's issue: ▪ Zacharia confirms she didn't pass bar exam ▪ Livestreamed execution called off ▪ Elections offices receive suspicious letters ▪ AI companies receive subpoenas Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Vice President Vance are lending their star power to frontline candidates in Michigan, offering an early glimpse into what could be a potential...

‘President Bezos’ — primed to save America in 2028?

An opinion piece explores whether Jeff Bezos might pursue the presidency in 2028, weighing his massive wealth and technological expertise against potential conflicts of interest involving current President Donald Trump.

How DOJ hopes the Supreme Court will limit judges’ authority next 

The Trump administration is making its next move to rein in judges’ authority to block the president’s agenda. On Wednesday, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to declare that judges can’t set aside federal agency rules nationwide when they find them unlawful. It would add to the Trump administration’s major high court victory two...

Experts say Cornell case highlights struggle with sexual assault prevention programs

The alleged Cornell University gang rape has put a spotlight on programs and education at colleges that address sexual violence. But as Cornell’s president promises more student education on the issue after uproar on campus, the effectiveness of these efforts has come under nationwide scrutiny.  Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff said the university wants to...

Democrats may be on the cusp of a Senate majority: Here are their top priorities

As Democrats batten down the hatches for a harrowing election night, some are already tossing ideas around about what the first priorities would be in the event they win back the Senate majority. Democrats have about a 56 percent chance of winning the Senate majority in November, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), although they...

GOP senators press Pentagon over Ukraine’s loss of Starshield data 

Four Republican senators have joined their Democratic colleagues in pressing the Trump administration for information about whether Pentagon officials ordered restrictions on Ukraine’s access to the satellite-based Starshield network, which Ukrainian officials said limited their ability to intercept Russian drones. Ukraine needs access to fast Starshield data speeds to operate drones along with fixed-wing and...

Whole Hog Politics: Republicans have been irrational exuberant about Hispanic voters. It may cost them

[Watch Whole Hog Politics Live: Hill Insider members can join us live today at 9 a.m. ET as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon go deep on this week’s political news. Members can join the discussion and pose their questions to Bill and Chris. Tune in!] Here’s a midterm microcosm for you: National Republicans are...

FDA advances peptide push to White House

Presented by Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story RFK Jr. advances peptide push The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week submitted a peptide “interim access policy” to the White House for review, according to a government filing, which would reportedly allow compounding pharmacies to temporarily produce and sell previously restricted...

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