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Michael Goodwin: Elise Stefanik’s withdrawal could open the door for Hochul to embrace a far-left agenda

An age-old belief among politicians is that Friday afternoon is the best time to release bad news.

Jesse Watters: Trump compared Twitter account to Gettysburg Address

Fox News host Jesse Watters on Saturday said President Trump once compared his Twitter account to former President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Watters spoke at Turning Point USA’s annual AmericaFest conference in Phoenix when he recalled a visit to the White House during Trump's first term. Trump went with Watters to the Lincoln Bedroom, where...

‘Funeral’ held for the penny at Lincoln Memorial after US Mint discontinues coin

The penny received a "funeral" on Saturday, attended by mourners and Abraham Lincoln impersonators outside the Lincoln Memorial, after the U.S. Mint discontinued the coin last month. Hundreds attended the event, many dressed in black or wearing Victorian-style attire. Mourners placed pennies into either caskets on display or made a wish as they threw pennies...

FBI Director Kash Patel says bureau ramping up AI to counter domestic, global threats

FBI Director Kash Patel announces artificial intelligence expansion to combat evolving threats and keep America ahead of "bad actors" in the digital age.

ICE lodges detainer for illegal immigrant charged in brutal killing of New York taxi driver

An immigration detainer was issued for a suspect in a gruesome cab driver killing, as the Trump administration continues with border security crackdown efforts.

Republican tensions boil over as over ObamaCare deadline approaches

Republican tensions boiled over on Tuesday in the Capitol over the fate of expiring ObamaCare subsidies that could play an outsized role in the race for the House next year. Republican moderates lashed out at House GOP leadership just hours after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) backtracked on his plan to vote this week to extend...

The Memo: White House closes ranks around Susie Wiles amid Vanity Fair furor

President Trump led an effort to close ranks around White House chief of staff Susie Wiles on Tuesday, seeking to contain damage of Wiles’s own making. The furor was kicked off by a move that stunned Washington. Wiles — known both for a relative aversion to the spotlight and for imposing some discipline on the...

Two additional Heritage Foundation board members leave amid Carlson-Fuentes fallout

Two more Heritage Foundation board of trustees members resigned on Tuesday in the wake of the conservative think tank's president defending an interview between conservative pundit Tucker Carlson and white nationalist Nick Fuentes. "No institution that hesitates to condemn antisemitism and hatred — or that gives a platform to those who spread them — can...

Hegseth, Democrats battle over Sept. 2 boat strike video release

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Democrats are battling over publicly releasing the video of the U.S. military’s Sept. 2 attack on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean, a controversial operation in which two boatwrecked survivors were killed, spurring war crime allegations. Democrats have been pressing the Pentagon for weeks to release the video of the Sept. 2...

Sen. Chris Murphy after boat strike briefing: There’s ‘no fentanyl’ and ‘no legal justification’

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Tuesday’s classified briefing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms the Trump administration has no legal or national security justification for the strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.  A member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Murphy said in a...

Makary denies plans for COVID-19 black box warning

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary on Monday denied recent reports suggesting plans for his agency to add a black box warning onto COVID-19 vaccines. CNN reported last week that the FDA was considering adding a black box warning onto the COVID-19 vaccine, citing two sources familiar with agency plans. A black box...

Federal judge disinclined to temporarily halt White House ballroom construction

A federal judge said Tuesday he is not inclined to temporarily halt President Trump’s White House ballroom construction project at the request of a preservationist group that sued. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, said the National Trust for Historic Preservation failed to show it would face harm...

Mick Foley cuts ties with WWE, says Trump’s Reiner comments ‘final straw’

WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley said Tuesday he is cutting ties with the professional wrestling organization, citing its close relationship with the Trump administration. Foley, who’s long been critical of President Trump, said the president’s comments on the death of acclaimed actor-director Rob Reiner were the “final straw” compelling the wrestler to inform WWE...

Trump critics note Charlie Kirk in ripping remarks over Rob Reiner

President Trump is facing backlash from both ends of the political spectrum for his response to the killings of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, with some critics arguing the president’s words were particularly troublesome in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination. While Trump’s comments are unlikely to harm him...

ICE denies pulling over Omar’s son, accuses lawmaker of ‘PR stunt’

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday that its officials did not pull over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) son and accused her of a “PR stunt.” “[Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] has absolutely ZERO record of its officers or agents pulling over Congresswoman Omar’s son. With no evidence, it is shameful that Congresswoman Omar...

3 big questions facing the changing banking industry

The banking sector is changing fast, with policymakers, industry leaders and consumers figuring out how to grapple with the benefits and risks of an increasingly interconnected financial system. Lawmakers and banking experts joined The Hill’s “Modern Money” event, sponsored by the Bank Policy Institute, on Tuesday to discuss how to strengthen consumer protections, particularly amid...

The 10 most festive holiday towns in the US

In these towns, Christmas is more than just a one-day event.

Omar says negative news prompts Trump’s attacks: ‘Cue the bigotry’ 

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said President Trump ramps up his attacks on immigrants and other communities when negative news about his administration runs.  “When things aren’t going well for him … cue the bigotry,” the Minnesota lawmaker told The Guardian in an interview published Tuesday.  “It’s the same playbook and he just goes back to...

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