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‘The beneficiary of all this is Jon Ossoff’: Georgia GOP steels for messy runoff

Georgia Republicans are already bracing for their bruising Senate primary to continue past Tuesday night. Once viewed as a clear GOP pickup opportunity, the contest to take on Democratic...

Bill Cassidy Unchained

Republican margins to do things that pander specifically to Trump just got thinner.

Stephen King slams Trump over ‘not even a little bit’ Iran remark

STEPHEN KING: "Trump says he doesn't care 'even a little bit' if Americans suffer rising costs. Of course he doesn't ... Will you MAGA Trumpaholics never learn?"

Mamdani announces another NYC-run grocery store by disagreeing with Ronald Reagan

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used one of former President Ronald Reagan's most well-known quotes to announce another Big Apple-run grocery store.

Acting AG shuts down Maxwell pardon talk at Senate hearing: ‘I can commit to that’

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said he will not recommend a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of sex trafficking from her work with Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump ambiguity raises questions on US support to Taiwan

President Trump’s ambiguous stance on Taiwan and arms sales is raising questions about future U.S. support for Taipei in the aftermath of the summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.  Trump told reporters on Air Force One en route back to Washington that he did not “want to say” whether he would defend Taiwan if the...

Trump discloses $220M in financial transactions

The U.S. Office of Government Ethics on Thursday released financial disclosure forms showing that President Trump disclosed at least $220 million in financial transactions in the securities of major U.S. companies earlier this year. The reports show a cumulative value of between $220 million and around $750 million, with purchases including securities linked to companies...

Warren, Shaheen urge Trump administration not to extend Russian oil sanctions waiver

Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday called on the Trump administration to not extend a waiver on sanctions for anyone who purchases oil from Russia, which is set to expire just after midnight on Saturday. “Tonight, when the current license for Russian oil expires, it should not be renewed," Shaheen, the...

Fidelity agrees to $2.5M settlement with payouts up to $5K: Do you qualify?

Fidelity Investments agreed Wednesday to a $2.5 million class action payout Wednesday that would settle a lawsuit over a 2024 data breach.

Hantavirus has not mutated to be more transmissible: WHO

The overall risk to the public remains low, WHO officials said.

DC parents could face jail over ‘teen takeovers’ under Pirro move

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro on Friday said her office will increase the jail time penalties for Washington, D.C., parents who do not adhere to curfew laws, which she cited as a consequence of "teen takeovers." Parents and adults aware of or who allow children "to engage in delinquent acts may...

Energy secretary: Strait of Hormuz will reopen ‘sometime this summer at latest’

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday suggested that the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has kept closed amid its ceasefire with the U.S., will reopen "sometime this summer at the latest." CNBC's Brian Sullivan spoke with Wright at a new liquefied natural gas facility in Cameron, La., on "Squawk Box." Wright said that the U.S....

Cassidy faces Republican primary loss in Louisiana

Presented by Lilly {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Cassidy faces Republican primary loss in Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, is facing the fight of his political life as President Trump moves to push him out of office. © Gerald...

GOP lawmakers fume over pulled troop rotation in Poland: A ‘slap in the face’

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story GOP lawmakers fume over pulled troop rotation in Poland: A ‘slap in the face’ Republican lawmakers were ‘not happy’ over the Pentagon’s seemingly last-minute decision to cancel the temporary deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland, grilling Army...

Supreme Court declines to restore Virginia Democrats’ congressional map

The Supreme Court refused Virginia Democratic leaders’ emergency plea to reinstate theircongressional map on Friday in what would’ve been one of the party’s best opportunities to keep pace in the mid-decade redistricting war. Without any noted dissents, the justices declined to block a split decision from Virginia’s topcourt that Democrats didn’t follow the proper procedures...

Tech CEOs invited to talk kids’ safety on Capitol Hill

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Tech CEOs invited to talk kids’ safety on Capitol Hill Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) would like the leaders of four major technology companies to appear before lawmakers next month for a kids’ safety hearing after a pair of landmark court decisions against two of the firms....

Tina Peters to go free after Colorado Gov. Polis commutes her sentence

Tina Peters, a former elections clerk who was the first local official convicted over efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election, will go free from prison after Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) commuted her sentence Friday. Polis told Colorado Public Radio earlier in the day from the governor's office that he would cut her almost...

Comer says he’s planning on running for governor

Kentucky Rep. James Comer (R) signaled this week that he intends to run for governor in the Bluegrass State next year. “I plan on running for governor in 2027,” he told local outlet The Daily Independent on Thursday.  “It’s not official yet; it will probably be official somewhere around December,” he continued. The GOP lawmaker...

Rubio: Iran won’t be able to leverage US politics into forcing ‘bad’ deal on Trump

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said Iran attempting to use U.S. politics, specifically rising energy prices and its impact on Americans, will not pressure President Trump and lead him into a "bad" peace deal. Rubio offered the remarks during an interview with NBC News's Tom Llamas, who asked if Trump’s remarks in China about...

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