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Trump’s first Iran war escalation post-midterm losses seeks to choke off Tehran’s trade

President Donald Trump launches Task Force Iron Gate to choke off Iran's land borders, but experts warn squeezing Tehran could trigger escalation.

Democrats rally behind GOP lawmaker’s Hegseth impeachment push, signal more to come in January

Democrats rallied behind Rep. Thomas Massie's eight-count impeachment resolution against Pete Hegseth, citing the Iran war and Nicolás Maduro's capture.

Liberal podcasters tell TPUSA to ‘f— off’ as Charlie Kirk backlash costs them advertisers

Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan of the “I’ve Had It" podcast apologized for laughing at a joke about Kirk’s body, but soon doubled down on TPUSA as advertisers cut ties.

Gov. Wes Moore sees an opportunity to work with Stephen Miller

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Democrats should work toward bipartisan deals, including on immigration,...

The Importance of Timing in Impeachment Proceedings

It’s a political remedy, not a legal one, so timing is up to Congress...

TSA ditches Gold+ privatized airport security program

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced Monday it will phase out its new Gold+ private airport screening program, opting instead to optimize its existing Screening Partnership Program (SPP). TSA unveiled the change as part of its Horizon 25 Strategy, named in honor of the agency’s 25th anniversary. The strategy will home in on modernizing TSA...

Canada to place retaliatory tariffs on US goods

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Canada strikes back with retaliatory tariffs Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of American products as high as 50 percent Tuesday, just days after the collapse of negotiations between the two countries. © Justin Tang/The Canadian...

Live updates: Trump taunts Canada over Lake Ontario’s name; SC voters set to pick Graham or Norman

Tuesday's South Carolina Republican Senate runoff election between Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman will test President Trump's endorsement power. MAGA Inc., a super PAC that backs Trump, has invested in Graham's election, and Trump touted an Oval Office meeting with the senator Monday night. Norman trailed Graham in the state primary two weeks...

CIA Director makes unannounced visit to Russia 

CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced visit to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with Russian officials, CBS News reported. Flight-trackers spotted a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport plane flying from Riga, Latvia to Moscow on Tuesday. The CIA and the White House did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for...

Wisconsin district attorney declines to charge Musk over $1M voter giveaway

A Wisconsin state prosecutor declined to charge technology billionaire Elon Musk with election bribery for his $1 million check handouts to voters during the state's Supreme Court election last year. In a letter shared Tuesday with The Hill, La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke (D) said his office decided against pressing charges since, in...

Pakistan, Iran made ‘significant progress’ to end US-Iran war, minister says

Pakistan and Iran on Tuesday announced that "significant progress" has been made toward ending the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, according to Pakistan's interior minister, Reuters reported. Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, met with Iranian officials in Tehran about measures to prevent the conflict from growing and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which...

Dolly Parton dies at 80

Dolly Parton — a country music songwriting legend and philanthropist who captured and united fans across the generational and political spectrum — has died. The "9 to 5" star "died peacefully" at 80 on Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn., her publicity team announced. "A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly...

Florida moves to end certain school vaccination requirements

The state of Florida wants to roll back a requirement that public and private school children receive four vaccines before enrolling. A proposed rule from the state's Health Department would allow students to attend school and enroll in daycare without first receiving hepatitis B, varicella (chickenpox), Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. ...

Abdul El-Sayed distances from Hasan Piker — kind of

Is Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed distancing himself from controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker? That’s the headline, but it’s not quite true.

Hochul predicts Mamdani will ‘be helpful’ in her reelection bid

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said she believes New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) will give a boost to her reelection campaign. “I think he’ll be helpful,” Hochul said Monday after Politico asked about the chance of the New York City mayor stumping for her. In a recent poll, Hochul led Republican Bruce...

Places that have been renamed during Trump’s second term

President Trump said renaming Lake Ontario is under "serious consideration." It wouldn't be the first place renamed during his second term.

Mike Lindell misses deadline for recount payment, seeks restraining order

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell (R) announced Monday he will file a temporary restraining order against Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon amid his ongoing efforts to fund a private recount of the state’s gubernatorial primaries. His campaign said in a statement that Simon’s office had put Lindell “in an untenable position” by placing restrictions on...

Democratic governors react to Supreme Court ruling on mail-in voting: ‘States run elections, not Donald Trump’

Democratic governors are expressing their dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court’s Monday decision to lift a lower court’s block on the Trump administration’s executive order restricting mail-in ballot voting. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill criticized the move as a “terrible decision” in a social media post. “States run elections, not Donald Trump,” she wrote. “I will...

Trump approval reaches record low in new survey

President Trump’s approval rating for his second term has reached a new low, according to a new poll. In the Reuters/Ipsos poll, the president’s approval rating hit 33 percent, a 14-point slide from the start of his second term, when it was at 47 percent, and a 4-point slide from about a month ago, when...

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