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Democrat prematurely announces Senate campaign launch, but quickly deletes post

Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills appears to have prematurely launched her campaign for the Senate on Friday and quickly deleted her announcement after realizing the mistake.

Fox News Politics Newsletter: Can Jay Jones be replaced?

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content.

Long-held SCOTUS precedents could undercut Portland, Chicago National Guard lawsuits

President Donald Trump's National Guard deployment in Oregon and Illinois faces court challenges as experts debate federal authority versus state sovereignty.

LA Palisades firebug’s arrest isn’t a relief — it launches a reckoning

As the prosecution of the alleged arsonist unfolds, the tentacles of the case will...

Chuck Schumer & Dems should stop prioritizing politics and open the gov’t — for Americans

Chuck Schumer finally said the quiet part out loud. In an interview Wednesday about his shutdown...

Texas AG Ken Paxton calls for prayer time in schools

The announcement follows the recent enactment of Senate Bill 11 in Texas on Monday.

Trump to China’s Xi: ‘Give my warmest regards’ to Kim Jong Un, Putin ‘as you conspire against’ the US

President Trump sent his “warmest regards” to the leaders of China, North Korea and Russia as he accused them of conspiring against the United States. “May President Xi and the wonderful people of China have a great and lasting day of celebration. Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as...

Vance to visit Minneapolis after Catholic school shooting

Vice President Vance will visit Minneapolis on Wednesday following the shooting last week at Annunciation Catholic School. Vance will be joined by second lady Usha Vance, and the couple will pay their respects to victims and “hold a series of private meetings to convey condolences to the families of those affected by the tragedy,” his...

Hegseth shares video of strike on alleged Tren de Aragua drug boat

Related video: US Navy Strikes Drug Cartel Vessel Off Venezuela, Rubio Confirms Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday shared a video of what President Trump described as the “kinetic” strike that allegedly took out 11 members of the Tren de Aragua transnational gang on a “drug vessel” in the Caribbean that morning. Trump announced...

House Democrat slams UK arrest of comedian over transgender X posts

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) condemned the United Kingdom’s arrest of comedian Graham Linehan for his social media posts about transgender people. The Silicon Valley congressman called the arrest “an offense to anyone who supports free speech,” in a post on the social platform X. “I guess UK has not learned from the time prosecutors read...

House GOP funding chief pushes for stopgap funding bill into November

House Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said Tuesday that he’s pushing for a stopgap that punts this month’s threat of a government shutdown into November to buy time for funding talks. Congress has until Sept. 30 to strike a deal to keep the government funded or risk its first shutdown in years. Asked for...

Massie says he’s confident he’ll get to 218 on Epstein discharge petition

The sponsor of the discharge petition seeking to publicize all the government files on Jeffrey Epstein said Tuesday that he’s confident the motion will secure enough signatures to force a vote on his bill. “I'm not really engaged in a massive whipping effort. I just assume we'll get the votes,” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) told...

Senate GOP zeroes in on plan to end Trump nominee blockade

Senate Republicans are zeroing in on a rule change, which would be enacted through the “nuclear option,” that would allow them to expeditiously confirm scores of President Trump’s executive branch and judicial nominees. The Republicans are hoping to move quickly and home in on a plan on Wednesday, when they convene for a special conference...

Trump’s use of US military in LA illegal, judge rules 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump’s use of US military in LA illegal, judge rules A federal judge ruled Tuesday that National Guard troops ran afoul of the law in Los Angeles when President Trump deployed them in June to assist in immigration...

Pritzker suggests Texas National Guard preparing for Chicago deployment

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) suggested the Trump administration is preparing the Texas National Guard for deployment to Chicago amid the president's threats to federalize law enforcement in the Windy City. "We have reason to believe that the Trump administration has already begun staging the Texas National Guard for deployment in Illinois," Pritzker said during...

Pentagon to send military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges

The Pentagon has approved the transfer of some of its military and civilian lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, the Defense Department confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday. Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the Department of Justice (DOJ) requested that the Pentagon identify “qualified Judge Advocates and civilian attorneys...

California’s biggest irrigation district throws support behind disputed diversion project

California’s biggest irrigation district is throwing its support behind a controversial water diversion project that aims to help relieve the Golden State’s historic battle with drought but also faces widespread local opposition. The Imperial Irrigation District — the biggest district not only in California, but also the nation — declared on Tuesday that it was...

Google keeps Chrome, has to share data

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Google avoids a breakup A federal judge declined to order the search giant to sell off its Chrome browser, as sought by the DOJ. © Jeff Chiu, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Tuesday barred Google from entering into exclusive agreements to prioritize its search engine, browser...

Top cyber officials leave Defense Department

Two senior homeland security and cyber officials have left their roles at the Department of Defense (DOD) in another shake-up at the executive department.  Ashley Manning, the principal deputy assistant secretary of Defense for cyber policy, and Jonathan Owen, the acting deputy assistant secretary of Defense for homeland defense integration and defense support to civil...

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