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Mexico’s welcome tariff action against China

Mexico’s legislature deserves praise for its stand against Beijing last week, approving a new law that will impose tariffs of up to 50% on Chinese imports. Backed by President Claudia Sheinbaum, the measure targets roughly $125 billion in annual trade and signals that Mexico is no longer willing to tolerate China’s long-running trade abuses. The […]

Harris thanks supporters for ‘standing up for democracy’ at annual DNC meeting

Vice President Kamala Harris thanked supporters for defending democracy at the DNC's winter meeting addressing the affordability crisis and outlining the party's future vision.

After Australia passes social media ban lawmakers probed on why Congress hasn’t done more to protect kids

Pressure is mounting on Congress to act after Australia’s under-16 social media ban sparked calls from U.S. lawmakers to better protect children online.

DHS to focus on arresting illegal immigrants with serious offenses amid negative polling on ICE raids: report

DHS is shifting immigration enforcement away from mass raids and focusing its efforts more on arresting convicted criminals amid negative polling concerns,

Beware the City Council’s rush to empower nonprofit slumlords

In its rush to force private landlords to sell their buildings to nonprofit outfits,...

Trump to host GOP senators for breakfast on Wednesday

President Trump has invited Republican senators to the White House for breakfast Wednesday morning, the same day the government is poised set to set a record for the longest shutdown in history. A White House official confirmed to The Hill that the invite went out to GOP senators. The breakfast will take place before Trump...

Karl Rove recalls opposing Cheney as Bush’s vice president

Former senior White House adviser Karl Rove on Tuesday said he was not in favor of former President George W. Bush choosing Dick Cheney to be his running mate in 2000. Rove was asked during a Fox News appearance about Cheney, who died Monday night. Anchor Bill Hemmer asked Rove if he wanted Bush to...

Capitol Police say they arrested man who threatened to kill lawmaker

Capitol Police arrested a man Tuesday whom they sought for threatening to kill a lawmaker, the department said. Richard Griffin, of Pennsylvania, was blocked from entering the Russell Senate Office Building after a member of the Capitol Police Rapid Response Team recognized him from an Oct. 28 bulletin, according to a release from Capitol Police. “We...

Cheney’s death highlights GOP shifts under Trump

The death of former Vice President Dick Cheney cast a spotlight on his complicated legacy and the ways in which he and his family have been ostracized from the Trump-led GOP. Cheney was one of the most powerful figures in politics during his time in Washington, having served as a congressman, White House chief of...

Stephen Miller: Sliwa supporters ‘just throwing your vote away’

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Monday slammed Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee for mayor in New York City — noting that backing him instead of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo amounts to "throwing your vote away."  The two candidates are trailing behind Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, according to recent polling from Emerson...

Pelosi honors Cheney as a ‘patriotic American who loved his country’

Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) called former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on Monday, a “patriotic American who loved his country.” “While we strongly disagreed on most policy issues, his patriotism was clear when he returned to the House Floor to commemorate the first anniversary of January 6th,” Pelosi said Tuesday on the social...

De Blasio touts vote for Mamdani in ‘Hot Girls for Zohran’ shirt

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Tuesday cast his vote for the city's next mayor clad in a "Hot Girls for Zohran" T-shirt. "One of the happiest votes I ever cast!" de Blasio wrote in a short post on the social platform X, which featured a photo of the former mayor...

White House ‘fully complying’ with court on SNAP benefits after Trump stirs confusion

The White House said Tuesday it is complying with a federal court order to tap into a contingency fund to distribute Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, clarifying earlier comments from President Trump where he appeared to say he would withhold those funds. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters during a press briefing the administration...

Bill Clinton commends Cheney’s ‘unwavering sense of duty’ after death

Former President Clinton on Tuesday praised former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died Monday night at age 84. "Throughout his long career in public service, Dick Cheney was guided by a deep belief that he was doing what was right for America," Clinton said in a short statement on the social platform X. "Though we...

Texas Gov. Abbott says he’ll ‘impose 100% tariff’ on New Yorkers who move in

The power to impose tariffs falls within the federal government’s authority in the Constitution, not the states. 

Attenborough documentary reveals rare animal behaviors: ‘Only nature could write this script’

Rare animal behaviors were captured in a new BBC wildlife documentary series. The series, titled "Kingdom" and narrated by biologist Sir David Attenborough, follows leopards, hyenas, wild dogs and lions in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley over five years. Elephants and baboons are among the other animals featured in the series.  In one snippet, a pack of...

Watch live: White House holds briefing on Election Day as shutdown persists

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Tuesday afternoon as voters head to the polls in several key elections in New Jersey, New York, Virginia and California. President Trump has weighed in on several of the contests in recent weeks, including urging voters to show support for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the...

The results are in: Pollsters are still underestimating Trump

This tilt has persisted even though many pollsters adjusted their survey methodologies and techniques following their misses in presidential elections of 2016 and 2020. 

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