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‘A slow-moving car crash:’ Republicans are wary of the $200 million-plus price tag to save Ken Paxton

Republicans know they have to spend big to save Ken Paxton. They’re increasingly worried MAGA Inc. won’t throw down in time.In private conversations over recent weeks, senior Hill Republicans...

MAGA mom’s dire warning over tech guardrails as Trump puts pedal to the metal on race with China

Amy Kremer's Humans First organization demands AI guardrails to protect children from chatbot dangers and prevent mass displacement of American workers.

‘Activist judge’ rules Congress cannot bar noncitizens from voting in federal elections

A Biden-appointed federal judge ruled the law criminalizing noncitizen voting is unconstitutional, dismissing charges against a woman who voted in 2020.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—October 3

1979—Give Harry Pregerson credit for candor. At the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his...

Why the Lindsay Clancy case terrifies me for America’s future

What frightens me most is that my son will grow up in a country that is learning to confuse empathy for justice.

Internal DOJ charts show agency bleeding staff as caseloads surge

A drastically diminished Justice Department workforce is struggling to keep up with its civil side caseloads, according to documents obtained by The Hill and NewsNation, The Hill's sister network. A series of charts, apparently inadvertently shared and then recalled, show how the number of attorneys within the civil division has plummeted under the Trump administration....

Why Generation Z is less likely to view China as a threat

Recent research on American attitudes toward China reveal stark generational divides. When asked if China’s growing presence on the world stage is a “critical threat,” 34 percent of Gen Z respondents agreed, compared to 43 percent of Millennials, according to an August survey from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Older generations were much warier,...

Pentagon turns on the jets in $1.5 trillion defense budget push

Pentagon officials have ramped up their efforts in recent weeks to help Congress carve a path toward President Trump’s record $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request. But some GOP senators are worried the Defense Department deployed its closed-door offensive too late, undercutting its prospects of building a coalition necessary to move the record-breaking defense budget.  Sen....

‘Gonzo bonkers’: Trump’s plan to militarize triumphal arch sparks pushback

Lawmakers and analysts alike are perplexed by President Trump’s surprise declaration that his proposed triumphal arch will house “a top grade military complex” in addition to tourist attractions. Trump over the weekend claimed that the structure, to be built between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial, will “house, store, and have the rapid ability...

The Memo: Rising bond yields, mortgage rates deepening gloom for Trump’s GOP

Hard numbers on the economy are spelling new trouble for President Trump and the GOP in the midterm elections. They also presage difficulties for millions of Americans. The central issue is one that rarely commands headlines in normal times: bond yields. The bond market is enormous but, usually, sleepy. That has changed recently — including...

GOP senators dismayed by Trump embrace of Xi after China helped Iran target US troops

Republican senators are expressing concern and dismay over President Trump’s lavish welcome of Chinese President Xi Jinping to a two-day summit in Washington after it was revealed earlier this month that Iran used Chinese satellite imagery to target U.S. troops in Jordan. Republican senators were told of deepening military cooperation between Iran and China at...

Colorado Democrat introduces bill to bolster battlefield trauma care research

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), a former Army Ranger, will introduce a bill Friday to help the U.S. military continue developing new approaches to provide service members and veterans battlefield trauma care by learning lessons from conflict overseas.  Crow, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, will introduce a Cooperative Overseas Military Battlefield Advancement in...

Homan says ICE isn’t ‘going anywhere’ amid immigration enforcement scrutiny

White House border czar Tom Homan stood behind Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Thursday, saying the agency is "not going anywhere” despite recent scrutiny surrounding its escalated enforcement operations. “You can hate us all you want. We're not going anywhere,” Homan said during an introductory speech at Department of Justice (DOJ) Victims of Violent Crime...

Live updates: Xi, Trump meet at dinner for high-stakes talks; UN delegates walk out of Netanyahu’s remarks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began speaking before the United Nations General Assembly Thursday afternoon, prompting several diplomats to walk out. Netanyahu ripped those who left during his remarks, urging other "moral cowards" to do the same. Demonstrators have gathered outside of the UN's New York City headquarters to protest the Israeli prime minister's speech...

Iran’s president claims Supreme Leader Khamenei healthy, able to govern

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed Thursday that Supreme Leader Mojataba Khamenei, who has been absent from public view for months, is “completely” healthy despite reports that he could be deceased or brain-dead. Questions have surrounded Khamenei’s condition since he was reportedly seriously injured during U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28 that killed his father and predecessor,...

GOP lawmakers concerned after F-35 equipment ended up in China

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story GOP lawmakers concerned after F-35 equipment ended up in China Republican lawmakers are concerned and are demanding more information from the Pentagon after sensitive F-35 parts were inexplicably diverted to Hong Kong and are now in...

Error causes backlog of thousands of Texas voter registration applications

A Texas system error left tens of thousands of voter registration applications unprocessed for months, forcing county election officials to race to process the large backlogs weeks out from the midterm elections. The Texas secretary of state’s office alerted election officials to the issue last week involving a problem with the Department of Public Safety’s...

Whitehouse vs. White House on permitting timeline

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story WH pushes for permitting deal before the midterms As a key Democratic negotiator says a deal to speed up infrastructure projects could be months away, the Trump administration is saying it may not be willing to wait that long. © Natasha Kaiser Sen. Sheldon...

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