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Another ActBlue leader pleads Fifth as House investigates alleged foreign donations

ActBlue board member Kimberly Peeler-Allen invoked her Fifth Amendment right during a House probe into alleged foreign donations to the platform.

Two Democrats rescue Mike Johnson’s anti-socialism resolution in stunning move

A group of House Republicans threatened to upend Speaker Mike Johnson's plans this week in protest of his handling of federal spending.

Baby killed after illegal immigrant allegedly strikes family at grocery store parking lot

A nine-month-old died after Maria Cobon-Guzman allegedly struck a family in a New Jersey parking lot, reigniting debate over the state's sanctuary policy.

DHS secretary bashes New York leadership after announcing thousands of arrests in sweeping operation

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says Operation Rotten Apple arrested over 2,100 criminals in New York while blasting the state's sanctuary policies.

Dad of girl left permanently disabled in crash with illegal immigrant rips Dems: ‘I reject your sympathy’

Marcus Coleman rejected Democratic lawmakers' sympathy at a Capitol Hill hearing, saying his daughter's permanent injuries are the "end result" of sanctuary cities.

Can Trump pull off a sharp left-turn on immigration?

His recent comments about making it easier for certain industries to hire illegal laborers could signal a big change.

Trump says Israel and Iran came to him and said ‘Peace!’

President Trump said Israel and Iran came to him and said “PEACE!” after he stated earlier that the two countries had “fully agreed” on “a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE.” “Israel & Iran came to me, almost simultaneously, and said, ‘PEACE!’ I knew the time was NOW. The World, and the Middle East, are the real...

Iran’s foreign minister says no ‘final decision’ on ceasefire 

Iran said it paused attacks on Israel Monday, but also stated it had not come to a “final decision” on a ceasefire. “As Iran has repeatedly made clear: Israel launched war on Iran, not the other way around,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on the social platform X Monday evening. ”As...

Vance: Trump wants ‘to build a long term settlement’ to ensure Iran doesn’t rebuild nuclear program

Vice President Vance said Monday that President Trump wants “to build a long-term settlement” to ensure Iran does not rebuild its nuclear program. “While we have obliterated the Iranian nuclear program, our hope and our expectation is that they're not gonna try to rebuild that program,” Vance told Fox News’s Bret Baier on “Special Report.”...

Cassidy calls for postponing RFK Jr’s vaccine advisory panel meeting

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) called for the delay of this week's meeting of a federal vaccine advisory panel handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, citing concerns about members' lack of experience and potential bias towards vaccines. "Wednesday's meeting should not proceed with a relatively small panel, and no CDC Director...

House panel recommends Garcia to lead Dems on Oversight panel

A key Democratic committee voted Monday night to recommend Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) to lead the party on the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, lending a good deal of momentum to the second-term Californian heading into a vote of the full caucus on Tuesday. Huddled in the basement of the Capitol, the Democratic...

Here’s how Iran could retaliate against the US if diplomacy fails

President Trump expressed optimism Monday that the war between Iran and Israel was coming to an end, just hours after Iran launched largely symbolic strikes on a U.S. military base in Qatar that were intercepted. Experts say the U.S. should remain on alert for Iranian threats, even as a fragile ceasefire takes shape. Iran’s leaders...

The Memo: Trump declares Israel-Iran ceasefire after day of head-spinning drama

Just two weeks ago, it would have been inconceivable that a day on which Iran fired missiles at a U.S. base would also be seen as a day of de-escalation. But that was the bizarre nature of Monday, when Iran targeted the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East but did so in a...

‘Taylor Swift tax’ proposed in Rhode Island

A second measure would reportedly increase a seller's fee by 63% overall.

12 House Democratic veterans announce support for war powers resolution

A dozen House Democrats who are veterans announced support for a war powers resolution in the wake of recent U.S. strikes against Iran. “We write firstmost as Patriots who love our country. Each and every one of us wore the uniform with pride. Each and every one of us was ready and willing to lay...

Trump signals readiness to de-escalate Israel-Iran war

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump signals readiness to de-escalate Israel-Iran war The White House is signaling its openness to de-escalation in the Middle East after President Trump on Monday announced the parameters of ceasefire between Israel and Iran. © AP...

GOP senators warn Medicaid cuts in Trump megabill remain a problem

Republican senators say the massive spending cuts to Medicaid in the megabill GOP leaders hope to pass to enact President Trump’s agenda are still a major concern, raising questions about whether the bill has the votes to advance on the Senate floor this week. Senators, who have warned for weeks that the Medicaid spending cuts...

World economy braces for impact of US strikes on Iran

Economic fallout from the weekend strike by U.S. forces on Iranian nuclear facilities has been muted so far, but the opening of direct hostilities between the U.S. and Iran could have far-reaching consequences for the global economy. Shipping rates have spiked, oil prices are rising, and global stock markets have taken a hit. All eyes...

Trump says Iran’s nuclear program is destroyed; others aren’t so sure

President Trump and top administration officials have quickly taken a victory lap in the wake of Saturday’s strikes on Iran, saying the attacks achieved their primary goal of “obliterating” Tehran’s nuclear program. But the administration has not yet produced the evidence to back that claim, Congress has yet to be briefed on the attacks, and...

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