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Trump rips former VP candidate on immigration: ‘Tim Walz does nothing, through fear, incompetence, or both’

President Trump targets Tim Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, in Truth Social post, alleging immigration failures and gang activity in Minnesota state.

Where the Trump admin’s court fight over National Guard in DC stands in wake of shooting

President Donald Trump orders 500 additional National Guard members to Washington, D.C., after two soldiers were shot near the White House in a targeted attack.

Slotkin goes silent when pressed on past Trump–Guard ‘shooting’ claims after DC attack

Sen. Elissa Slotkin remains silent about her previous statements suggesting President Donald Trump could order the National Guard to fire on civilians.

Trump to void all documents allegedly signed by Biden via autopen, threatens perjury charge

President Donald Trump terminates Bidens-signed documents signed with autopen device, claiming 92% of former president's signatures were automated without proper authorization.

Zohran Mamdani can save NYCHA — IF he’s open to tapping the private sector for help

Fact is, only private investment can save the nation's largest public-housing system.

Moulton returning AIPAC donations over close ties to Netanyahu’s government

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said Thursday he will not accept further donations from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and will return donations he has already received from the group. “I support Israel’s right to exist, but I’ve also never been afraid to disagree openly with AIPAC when I believe they’re wrong,” Moulton said...

Shutdown tensions high after Dems block Defense spending bill

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Shutdown tensions high after Dems block Defense spending bill Senate Democrats voted Thursday to block the annual, full-year Defense spending bill, despite the measure passing out of committee with strong bipartisan support earlier this year. ©...

Unions sue Trump administration over social media vetting of visa holders

Three labor unions sued the Trump administration on Thursday in connection with a program that searched social media posts of visa holders, arguing that it violates the First Amendment. The unions — the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America; Communication Workers of America; and American Federation of Teachers — called...

Trump advances IVF agenda with latest pricing deal 

Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY COALITION TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE The Big Story Trump advances IVF agenda with latest pricing deal The White House on Thursday announced dual actions aimed at expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), including the latest deal with a drugmaker...

Commander of US Southern Command retiring, Hegseth says 

Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, who is overseeing the U.S. military’s strikes against boats in the Caribbean that the Trump administration argues are smuggling drugs into the country, will retire at the end of the year, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.  Holsey, a four-star admiral who is the commander of U.S. Southern Command (Southcom),...

3 in 4 blame all major players for shutdown: Poll

Most Americans pinned the blame on the government shutdown on all parties involved — Republicans, Democrats and President Trump — according to a poll released Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Roughly three-quarters of Americans surveyed said Republicans, Democrats and Trump deserve "a moderate amount" of blame over the shutdown, with...

Jeffries stands by Democrat at the center of violent text scandal in Virginia

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday stood by the Democrat running for attorney general in Virginia, suggesting Jay Jones should remain in the race following revelations that he had mused about violence against a Republican lawmaker and his children. Asked whether the Democrat should step aside, Jeffries signaled that Jones’s apologies for the...

Former Trump adviser John Bolton indicted over mishandling classified documents

A federal grand jury indicted former national security adviser John Bolton on charges of transmitting and retaining national defense information, bringing another criminal case against a critic of President Trump. Bolton faces eight transmission counts and 10 retention counts. Prosecutors allege that, beginning in April 2018 until at least August this year, Bolton “abused...

Swalwell: When we’re in majority, ICE masks coming off

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said Democrats are discussing ways to prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers from covering their faces when carrying out enforcement operations — should the party retake the majority in the 2026 midterm elections. “When we are in the majority, the masks are coming off,” the California Democrat told The New...

10,000 US forces now supporting counternarcotics operations in Caribbean

There are now around 10,000 U.S. forces supporting counternarcotics operations in the Caribbean, a Pentagon official told The Hill on Thursday, a substantial military buildup as the Trump administration ramps up its campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The majority of service members in the region are based in Puerto Rico, while Marines in the...

Watch live: Trump announces move to expand IVF access

President Trump will reportedly announce his first concrete steps on Thursday toward expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), an expensive procedure to induce pregnancy that he promised to make more affordable during his 2024 campaign. Trump signed an executive order in February asking for recommendations for policies that could lower IVF costs. He will...

Trump: ‘No choice but to go in and kill’ Hamas if Gaza bloodshed doesn’t stop

President Trump said Thursday that if Hamas does not heed repeated warnings to stop bloodshed in Gaza, the U.S. will have “no choice” but to use lethal force. “If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them. Thank you...

Pritzker: Stephen Miller ‘abusing the fact that Donald Trump has diminished capacity’

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) claimed on Thursday that White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is enabling President Trump amid his crackdown on immigrants without legal status in the U.S. "I do think he needs help," Pritzker said of Trump to Tim Miller, the host of "The Bulwark" podcast. "And I don't think...

McConnell ‘fine’ after fall in front of left-wing protesters 

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) fell Thursday while being heckled by left-wing protesters as he was walking through a Senate office building.  Video emerged of the longtime GOP leader falling while making his way toward the Capitol to vote. He was helped up by his security detail and a U.S. Capitol Police officer before giving a...

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