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Trump calls into Vance-Orban Hungary event: ‘My kind of people’

Trump praised Viktor Orban at a Budapest campaign rally via phone as JD Vance urged thousands of Hungarian supporters to reelect the prime minister.

Ex-Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene joins left-wing calls for the 25th amendment as Iran deadline nears

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for President Donald Trump's removal via the 25th Amendment after his Truth Social post threatening Iran's civilization.

Midterm alarm bells: Democrats face steep favorability deficit despite election gains

New polling shows the Democratic Party's favorability hitting historic lows, with only 28% of Americans viewing Democrats positively ahead of midterms.

Democrat whose parents fled Iran moves to oust Hegseth

Democratic Rep. Ansari, daughter of Iranian immigrants, moves to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for alleged war crimes in the Iran conflict.

Reporter’s Notebook: Why Trump may not be able to force Congress back over the DHS shutdown

President Trump may lack constitutional authority to summon Congress back to Washington despite the nearly two-month DHS funding shutdown impasse.

Lawmakers ramp up push for war powers resolution after US strikes Iran 

Lawmakers are calling on Congress to convene earlier than planned next week to vote on a war powers resolution in light of widespread U.S. attacks on Iran. “Donald Trump has launched a war on Iran and Congress must convene on Monday to vote on [Rep.] Thomas Massie’s [R-Ky.] and my war powers resolution to stop...

Saving the SAVE Act — this one change can fix the American voting system 

For months, voter identification and proof of citizenship have been debated not only as policy proposals but as constitutional questions. Republicans argue that verifying voter eligibility is essential to election integrity. Democrats respond that such requirements risk disenfranchising voters. The SAVE Act represents the most direct federal effort to address that debate, by requiring documentary proof...

Oman foreign minister expresses dismay at US strikes on Iran: ‘This is not your war’

Oman Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, who had been a key player in talks aimed at preventing a war between the U.S. and Iran, expressed dismay at the Saturday morning strikes by the U.S. and Israel. “I am dismayed. Active and serious negotiations have yet again been undermined,” he wrote on X. “Neither the interests of...

Trump says he wants ‘freedom’ for Iranians after strikes

President Trump on Saturday expressed that he wants “freedom” for the Iranian people after the U.S. and Israel carried out strikes against Tehran. “All I want is freedom for the people,” Trump told the Washington Post in a phone interview. “I want a safe nation, and that’s what we’re going to have," he added. In a video...

Live updates: US, Israel launch strikes against Iran; Trump calls on Iranians to topple their government

The U.S. and Israel early Saturday morning launched strikes against Iran, while President Trump called on the Iranian people to seize the chance to topple their government. “A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran,” he said in a video posted to Truth Social at 2:30 a.m. EST. “Our objective is...

Pell Grant funding shortfall on the horizon as nearly 2 million more students qualify

Pell Grants, the federal financial aid program that helps low-income Americans afford college and has enjoyed broad bipartisan support, are projected to have big funding shortfalls that could jeopardize the education of thousands of students.   The grants, which have recently seen expanded eligibility, give low-income students a chance to go to college without incurring debt....

Democrats seek a campaign message that goes beyond anti-Trump

LEESBURG, VA — House Democrats promising to flip the chamber in this year’s midterms are fighting to avoid a pitfall they see as hazardous to their goal. The message, they say, can’t just be anti-Trump. While the president’s approval ratings are well under water — and polls indicate that key constituencies have soured on him after a tumultuous first...

US begins ‘major combat operations’ in Iran; Trump urges regime change

The United States and Israel on Saturday launched strikes on Iran after weeks of threats from President Trump, who called for regime change in Tehran and warned of American casualties in a video posted online shortly after the attacks began. "A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran," Trump...

Biden knocks Trump’s State of the Union speech: ‘Is he still talking?’

Former President Biden on Friday knocked President Trump for his record-length State of the Union address, asking if his successor is "still talking." Biden gave a critique about Trump and his record while celebrating six years since the former president won the 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary at a party held by the South Carolina...

US designates Iran as ‘state sponsor of wrongful detention’

The U.S. on Friday designated Iran as a "state sponsor of wrongful detention" and demanded that the country release any Americans in its detention. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued the designation amid escalating tensions between the two countries and as President Trump considers launching strikes on Iran. Rubio cited Iran's consolidation of power following...

President Trump touts oil and gas production in Texas visit

President Donald Trump touched down on Texas soil for the second time since returning to the White House.

Warren accuses Trump, Hegseth of trying ‘extort’ Anthropic into removing AI guardrails

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday accused President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth of attempting to "extort" the company Anthropic into removing guardrails for its AI programs. Warren, the ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, said in a statement that the attempt would remove "common sense guardrails that...

Anthropic calls supply chain risk designation ‘unprecedented,’ ‘legally unsound’

Anthropic called the Pentagon’s decision Friday to designate the AI company as a supply chain risk an “unprecedented action,” arguing it is “legally unsound” and would “set a dangerous precedent.” “Designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk would be an unprecedented action—one historically reserved for US adversaries, never before publicly applied to an American company,”...

Trump administration goes nuclear on AI firm Anthropic

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump administration goes nuclear on AI firm Anthropic The Pentagon is designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk after President Trump directed all federal agencies to stop using the company's technology in a bitter feud. ©...

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