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What to Watch for in the Supreme Court’s Most Consequential Campaign Finance Case Since Citizens United

Although the case centers on a relatively narrow question, the outcome’s implications could be far-reaching.

Rogue Justice in Israel

I’m delighted to report that Green has now published a comprehensive book on the...

The Boring Truth Emerges About the J6 Pipebomber, Displacing Exciting Lies

It’s more than a little ironic to see FBI deputy director Dan Bongino taking...

Grand Jury Refuses to Reindict Letitia James

Bondi should try to persuade her headstrong boss that enough is enough.

Trump Is Right on Gas-Powered Cars

The administration’s rollback is another sign that the climate panic is receding.

Silica dust rule faces reconsideration

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump to reconsider part of silica dust rule The Trump administration says it will reconsider aspects of a rule that aims to protect miners from exposure to harmful silica dust on the job. © File AP Photo/Leah Willingham In a court filing last week,...

Record 3.13M passengers screened at airports on Sunday

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened more than 3.13 million people at U.S. airports on Sunday, a new single-day record. TSA announced the milestone Monday on the social platform X. The mark surpassed the previous high of more than 3.09 million, set on June 22. Each of the top 10 busiest days occurred in the...

Pressure grows on Hegseth amid boat strike fallout

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing pressure over a Washington Post report that he ordered the military to "kill everybody" in a boat strike in the Caribbean, with Democrats alleging a potential war crime and President Trump saying he wouldn't have ordered a second strike. The Post reported Friday that Hegseth issued an order to “kill...

HHS’s latest vaccine policy upheaval  

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story HHS's latest vaccine policy upheaval A leaked memo from a top FDA vaccine regulator late last week laid out much stricter federal oversight of vaccines. An upcoming meeting of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked federal advisory panel later this week could shake up vaccine...

Fears grow inside military over illegal orders after Hegseth authorized follow-up boat strike

There is an increasing apprehension among service members that they may be asked to carry out an illegal order, amid reports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered troops to “kill everybody” in a boat strike in September. The concerns, reflected in an uptick in calls to the Orders Project — which provides free legal advice to military personnel...

Jeffries: ‘Real evidence’ of ‘extrajudicial killings’ is a stain on America

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday tore into Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over his role in a deadly “double-tap” strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean in September, suggesting the attack violated the law and that Hegseth should face consequences. “It's already been crystal clear that Pete Hegseth is the...

Schumer says his New York offices received bomb threats

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that three of his New York offices received bomb threats Monday morning. Schumer said Monday on the social platform X that he was informed by law enforcement that his offices in Rochester, Binghamton and Long Island received threats. The threats were in an email with the subject line...

Sen. Kelly says death threats have increased since Trump called for his execution

Sen. Mark Kelly said Monday he and his family have seen threats to their lives increase since President Trump called for the Arizona Democrat and a group of other Democratic lawmakers to be executed after they urged service members to refuse illegal orders. Kelly told reporters during a press conference that he and his wife,...

National Guardsman shot in DC shows ‘positive’ signs, says West Virginia governor

A National Guardsman who was shot in Washington, D.C. last week is showing “positive” signs, even as he remains in “serious condition,” West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R) said on Monday. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, is one of two West Virginia National Guard members who were shot on Wednesday just blocks...

FBI sources criticize Kash Patel in leaked report: What to know

A new report details various issues at the FBI under Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, according to the New York Post. The 115-page report includes criticism of Patel from active-duty and retired FBI agents and analysts, with one source describing the bureau as a “rudderless ship” under the first-year director.  Here is...

RFK Jr. replaces chair of controversial vaccine advisory panel

The chair of a federal vaccine advisory committee, himself a well-known vaccine critic, will be moving to an official role within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the agency announced Monday. HHS announced Martin Kulldorff was appointed to be chief science officer for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation...

White House memo says Trump had ‘perfectly normal’ preventive MRI

A new memo released by the White House on Monday said President Trump underwent preventive cardiovascular imaging during his October physical.  The memo from Trump’s physician, Sean Barbabella, comes amid questions about the lack of transparency about the imaging procedure, which wasn’t initially disclosed following Trump’s visit to Walter Reed Military Medical Center.  According to the memo, “advanced imaging” was conducted "because men...

Democratic socialist unveils bid for DC mayor

Washington, D.C., Council member Janeese Lewis George (D), a democratic socialist, announced Monday that she’s launching a bid to succeed Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), who announced last week she wouldn’t be running for another term.  Lewis George, who’s in her second term representing the city’s 4th Ward, said in a statement announcing her launch that “too many residents still feel squeezed financially, from unaffordable housing to childcare, and feel unsafe...

WHO releases its first guidelines on GLP-1s

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued its first-ever global guidelines on the use of GLP-1 medications for treating obesity as a chronic illness. In a press release, the WHO said this guidance aimed to help reduce the "skyrocketing health costs" associated with obesity, which are projected to have a global economic cost of...

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