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Angie Craig builds fundraising lead in Minnesota Senate primary

Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) holds an edge over Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in fundraising, well ahead of the state’s Democratic primary in August. Craig raised $2.5 million in...

Sherrod Brown posts big cash advantage over Jon Husted

Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown’s fundraising haul is dwarfing his opponent’s, keeping Democrats’ hopes...

Cornyn heads into Texas Senate runoff with more money than Paxton

Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn boasts a significantly larger war chest than his primary...

‘We’re taxing the rich’: NYC Mayor Mamdani touts new $500M-a-year tax on luxury second homes

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates Gov. Hochul's proposed tax on ultra-wealthy owners of luxury second homes, which is expected to raise $500 million a year.

Biden’s weaponized Justice Department is just Democrats vs. democracy

In a saner world, the political weaponization of the DOJ under President Joe Biden...

Fans express outrage as US World Cup ticket prices soar  

It will be more expensive than ever to attend World Cup matches held in the United States this summer, a trend that has soccer fans in the U.S. and around the world frustrated about who will have access to watch historic clashes on the pitch in person.   The record-breaking prices are a clear representation of soccer’s growing popularity in North America and are being seen as a...

This Week on the Hill: 6 big fights Congress faces as it returns

Lawmakers are returning to Washington after a two-week recess to a packed and politically fraught agenda. The weekend saw a growing wave of bipartisan calls for Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to resign from Congress amid sexual assault allegations, which he has denied. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said she would file a motion to expel...

Oil prices surge above $100 as US Navy to blockade Iran’s ports after peace talks fail

Oil futures were at over $100 per barrel in the wake of President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. military would start blockading ships looking to enter the Strait of Hormuz. Prices of U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude hovered just above $104 per barrel late Sunday night, with Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, prices...

US military says 5 killed in Eastern Pacific boat strikes

The U.S. military said Sunday that five people were killed in boat strikes in the Eastern Pacific, stating that “intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the” region. “On April 11, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted two lethal kinetic strikes...

Ex-CIA Director: ‘I think the 25th Amendment was written with’ Trump ‘in mind’

Former CIA Director John Brennan said Saturday that he believed the 25th Amendment “was written with” President Trump “in mind,” comments that come after multiple Democrats pushed for Trump’s ouster following his intense threats toward Iran. “I think the 25th Amendment was written with Donald Trumps in mind, because allowing someone like this to continue...

Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) announced on Sunday that he would be suspending his campaign for governor — just over 48 hours after initial reports alleging that the congressman, and one of the frontrunners for California governor, had twice sexually assaulted a former aide. "I am suspending my campaign for Governor," Swalwell wrote in a post...

Trump congratulates Rory McIlroy on winning 2026 Masters

President Trump on Sunday congratulated Rory McIlroy for winning the 90th Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. McIlroy won the tournament Sunday, donning the tournament's signature green jacket for the second year in a row. "Congratulations to Rory McIlroy on another Great Championship, The Masters! He performed tremendously under intense pressure,...

DHS probes Swalwell over allegations of hiring nanny illegally

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is looking into Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), who has recently faced sexual assault allegations, over allegations of hiring a nanny illegally. In a statement to The Hill’s broadcast partner NewsNation, a spokesperson for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it “has been collecting information on the allegations involving...

US blockade of Strait of Hormuz to start Monday morning, military says

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said Sunday it will begin blockading Iranian ports at 10 a.m. EDT on Monday, 5:30 p.m. in Iran, following posts earlier in the day from President Trump directing the U.S. military to "clean out" the Strait of Hormuz. The move follows 21 hours of unproductive peace talks in Pakistan on Saturday,...

Israel ambassador to US points to ‘potential’ for ‘continued talks’ with Iran

Michael Leiter, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., said Sunday that there could be a “potential” for “continued talks” with Iran about the U.S.-Israeli conflict against the country after Vice President Vance said no progress was made in the direction of a peace agreement in recent negotiations. “When you said the talks are still going...

Lawmakers set to return to Washington as TSA paycheck uncertainty looms over partial shutdown negotiations

Lawmakers are set to return to Washington this week as questions over future pay for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees — including Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers — loom over efforts to end the partial shutdown. The impasse follows a last-minute split before the Easter recess, when Senate Republicans advanced a measure to fund most of...

Trump ally Orbán sees government fall despite Vance visit

In one of Europe's most consequential elections of the year, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded to the party led by Péter Magyar, ending his run as Hungary's leader after more than 16 years. With 60 percent of the votes counted, Magyar's Tisza Party had more than 52 percent of the vote compared with Orbán’s...

Warner on US blockade in Strait of Hormuz: ‘I don’t get that logic’

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said Sunday that he didn’t understand the “logic” behind President Trump’s recent announcement that the U.S. military would begin blockading ships looking to enter the Strait of Hormuz. “We know we've got $4-a-gallon gasoline. We know that 25 percent of the world's natural gas goes through the strait. We know a...

MAP: Gas prices dip in 15 states since last weekend

In many cases, however, the price difference is less than 5 cents.

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