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Choppier seas await Mamdani-backed candidates after Diana Moreno’s landslide win

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pick to succeed him in the state Assembly cruised to an easy victory Tuesday night. But Diana Moreno’s win in...

Trump’s Iran threats face ‘Obama red line’ test as White House pivots to diplomacy

Trump threatens Iran with military action while pursuing diplomatic talks. Recent drone shootdowns escalate tensions as diplomatic summit approaches.

Shutdown averted for now, but Senate warns DHS fight could trigger another in days

Senate Republicans fear that the Trump-Schumer deal, which included a two-week extension to DHS funding, won't allow enough time to prevent the agency from shutting down in the coming days.

House Republicans sue to block Utah congressional map that favors Democrats

Utah Republicans challenge court-ordered congressional map in federal lawsuit, arguing judge violated Constitution by bypassing legislature's authority.

GOP must race for new ‘big, beautiful bill’ to slash costs before midterms, top House Republicans warn

Republicans say they have just months to move a sweeping package cutting taxes and lowering everyday costs before election-year politics close the window.

Bill Gates embroiled in Epstein backlash

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Bill Gates needs to answer Epstein claims, ex-wife says Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, said Tuesday that he needs to answer for the allegations made against him in a newly released...

Colombian president says he gave Trump list of major drug ‘kingpins’ during meeting 

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday he gave President Trump a list of major drug "kingpins" that both countries should work on arresting around the world.  "Their capital is outside Colombia, and they must be pursued jointly through coordinated intelligence work across many sectors of the world,” Petro told reporters during a press conference at...

Maryland Senate president signals redistricting likely doomed

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) signaled Tuesday to reporters that passing a new set of state congressional lines before November, seen as a key priority for Democrats, is likely doomed.  “We are not prioritizing that piece of legislation,” Ferguson told reporters, according to The Baltimore Sun. “We don't have a habit in the Senate of moving forward things...

Trump says country should move on from Epstein files after latest release

President Trump on Tuesday said that it’s “really time” for the country to move on from Jeffrey Epstein following the release of nearly 3 million more documents by the Justice Department late last week. “I think it’s really time for the country to get on to something else,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office....

French authorities raid X’s offices

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story French authorities raid X's offices The French offices of Elon Musk’s X were raided Tuesday amid an investigation into the social platform, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office. © Noah Berger, Associated Press The prosecutor’s office said in a post on X that its cybercrime unit had executed a search warrant at...

Judge seems skeptical of Pentagon’s bid to punish Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video

A federal judge seems skeptical of the Pentagon’s bid to censure Sen. Mark Kelly and lower his retirement rank in the wake of a video in which the Arizona senator and other Democrats called on service members to reject unlawful orders.   U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, heard arguments Tuesday in Kelly’s lawsuit seeking to block the effort led by Defense Secretary Pete...

Texas primary between Crockett, Talarico turns ugly

The Senate Democratic primary in Texas has taken an ugly turn, with the increased infighting threatening to complicate the party’s chances of flipping the seat in November. The most notable incident came this week when former Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas), the Democratic nominee for Senate last cycle, ripped state Rep. James Talarico (D) for allegedly...

Trump weighs in on upcoming Clinton House depositions: ‘It’s a shame’

President Trump responded Tuesday to news of the deposition dates for former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as part of a House investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, calling it “a shame.”  “I think it’s a shame to be honest. I always liked him. Her? Yeah. She’s a very...

Illinois joins WHO’s global disease network

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) announced Tuesday that his state is joining the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, becoming the second state to do so since the U.S.’s withdrawal from the organization became official last month. Officials said Illinois’s participation means the state will now be “directly connected to timely...

Graham: US pressure on Putin ‘not working’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday urged President Trump to put more pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, suggesting that the current U.S. strategy to deter attacks on Ukraine is “not working.” “Clearly the pressure we’re applying to Putin to come to the peace table and stop massive attacks against Ukraine is not working,” Graham...

Plastic surgeons organization recommends delaying gender-affirming surgery until 19; Trump admin applauds position

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) on Tuesday published a position statement recommending that surgeons delay "gender-related breast/chest, genital, and facial surgery" until a patient is 19 years old, drawing praise from the Trump administration for "protecting children from harmful sex-rejecting procedures." The ASPS, which represents more than 11,000 physicians globally, released its position...

DeSantis criticizes Pirro’s remarks on individuals bringing guns into DC

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) pushed back Tuesday morning on comments from U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro threatening jail time for people who carry firearms in the nation’s capital.  “Second Amendment rights are not extinguished just because an American visits DC,” DeSantis wrote on social platform X. “American gun owners who...

Bill Gates needs to answer for Epstein allegations, ex-wife says

Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, said Tuesday that he needs to answer for the allegations made against him in a newly released batch of documents related to the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. “Whatever questions remain there of what I don’t — can't even begin to know all of it,...

Renee Good’s brother in congressional testimony: ‘What a beautiful American we have lost’

House and Senate Democrats on Tuesday listened to the testimonies of U.S. citizens who said they were assaulted, injured or shot by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers, starting with the brothers of Renee Good, a Minneapolis woman shot and killed by a federal immigration officer last month. "The most important thing is to understand...

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