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‘We are winning elections’: Bernie Sanders on Democrats’ progressive wing

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How California taxpayers reward illegal immigration

California has decided that being in the country illegally should not stand in the...

FEMA needs funding extension for fire victims — politics aside

The state of California began informing local charities last week that it was running...

Kennedy Center ceiling partially collapses as Trump-led board pushes for 2-year closure

Photos show a partial ceiling collapse in a main Kennedy Center hallway, which officials say underscores the urgent need for Trump-backed renovations.

Machete-wielding MS-13 gangster wanted for murder walks free after Biden-appointed judge releases him: DHS

A convicted MS-13 killer known as "La Bruja" or "the witch" is free in California after a federal judge ruled ICE held him without a required bond hearing for five months.

Trump eyes trade deal with China, talks with Xi

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump eyes trade deal with China, talks with Xi President Trump said Tuesday that the hefty tariff rate on China will significantly be reduced after he negotiates with Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing optimism about a...

Shapiro says Trump was ‘gracious’ during call after arson attack

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said Tuesday that President Trump was “very gracious” when he called on Saturday to ask about the arson attack on the governor’s mansion last weekend. "I appreciated that the president called me, kind of mid-morning on Saturday,” Shapiro told reporters at the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the governor’s residence....

Congressional delegation visits grad student, PhD student held in ICE detention

A Congressional delegation traveled to Louisiana on Tuesday to demand the release of Rümeysa Öztürk, a PhD student at Tufts University, and Mahmoud Khalil, a 2024 Columbia University graduate, and to examine conditions at their separate detention facilities. It’s the first time a delegation has visited with either detainee. The visit was first reported by...

Biden special envoy applauds some of Trump’s university antisemitism efforts

Deborah Lipstadt, President Biden’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, said in a new interview that she’s pleased to see the Trump administration address antisemitism and said she supports some of the measures taken to hold universities and students accountable. “I’m pleased that they’re addressing it, because that’s what I did for the past...

Fox host presses Democratic rep over El Salvador visit in heated exchange: ‘He doesn’t matter to you’

Fox News host Laura Ingraham pressed Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari (Ariz.) in a heated exchange on Tuesday, with the host saying Kilmar Abrego Garcia “doesn’t matter” to the lawmaker. Ansari joined “The Ingraham Angle” shortly after she and other House Democrats visited El Salvador to check on Abrego Garcia, a wrongfully deported Maryland man, and...

RFK Jr. wants to ban food dyes — but voluntarily 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story RFK Jr. wants to ban food dyes—but voluntarily The Trump administration is working to strip out eight artificial food dyes from the food supply by 2026, according to a plan unveiled by the Department of Health and...

Trump teases China tariff cut

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story  Trump eyes trade deal with China, talks with Xi President Trump said Tuesday that the hefty tariff rate on China will significantly be reduced after he negotiates with Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing optimism about a trade...

Trump says bonuses for moms after they have child ‘sounds like a good idea’

President Trump on Tuesday signaled support to reporters about a proposal to give moms bonuses when they have a child amid reports the White House is looking at ways to bring up the nation's birth rates. Trump was pressed by the media Tuesday afternoon about whether he was considering bonuses for moms whenever they have...

EPA fires, reassigns 455 environmental justice staffers

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story EPA cuts or reassigns hundreds of environmental justice employees The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will fire 280 staffers who worked on tackling pollution in overburdened and underserved communities and will reassign another 175. © Greg Nash These staffers worked in an area known as...

Musk says time spent on DOGE will drop next month as Tesla sales plunge

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday he plans to spend less time working on the White House's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiatives to focus more on the electric vehicle manufacturer, which saw its sales plummet in the first quarter. "Starting probably in [the] next month, May, my time allocation to DOGE will drop...

Trump team’s Signal use back in spotlight

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Signal use back in spotlight amid Hegseth controversy  Revelations that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared sensitive military info with family members on another Signal chat have renewed scrutiny on use of the messaging platform. © Adobe Stock Earlier this week, The New York Times published a bombshell report...

Which food dyes are expected to be eliminated in the US?

Among those set to be phased out is one of the most popular color additives.

Signalgate headaches grow for Hegseth

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Hegseth faces growing Signalgate headache Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly pulled information he shared on Signal group chats from secure messages sent by a top American general in the Middle East. © UPI The sensitive military...

Bolton calls Hegseth a ‘lightweight’ who has used up his ‘good will’ with Trump

Former national security adviser John Bolton said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is a “lightweight” who has used up all of his “good will” with President Trump after it was revealed that there was a second Signal group chat in which he shared attack plans with family members. “I think Hegseth has sadly proved himself to...

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