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The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world...

Trump heaps praise on 120 Olympic, Paralympic athletes at White House

President Trump on Thursday congratulated 120 athletes who competed for Team USA in the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Italy.

The GOP has wrapped itself in a silly burrito beef while ignoring cheesed-off voters

The mouthwatering next front in the war for control over the post-Trump Republican Party...

$150M competition looks to innovators, not government, to boost San Francisco

Ask not what San Francisco can do for you — ask what you can...

Telling the Truth About Todd Blanche and Abortion 

Kids, this administration can’t even roll back a Biden Covid decision to let abortion pills go...

Thune, Schumer wrestle over deal to fund government, start August recess

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) are working on a deal to fund the federal government and start the Senate’s August recess, but they face opposition from President Trump’s allies who want to rack up more GOP accomplishments. Thune’s top priorities are to confirm a package of 74 Trump...

What’s next for Fauci? 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story What’s next for Fauci? The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted on party lines to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. © Natasha Kaiser The vote came after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination more than 100 times in a hearing last week. The...

Democrat says political appointee placed at Interior Inspector General

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Political appointee placed at Interior IG, Democrat says The Trump administration has installed a former White House official and author of the Project 2025 Republican policy playbook at what is supposed to be an independent internal watchdog at the Interior Department, a House Democrat...

Senate Democrats introduce bill to roll back press restrictions at Pentagon 

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Senate Democrats introduce bill to roll back press restrictions at Pentagon Senate Democrats introduced a new bill on Thursday to roll back Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s news media restrictions at the Pentagon, stating that those are...

Judge formally dismisses Reflecting Pool charge against Olympian

A local judge in Washington, D.C., on Thursday formally dismissed the felony charge accusing Olympic canoeist David Hearn of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro backed away from the case.  D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman will decide later whether prosecutors can try to charge him again down the road. “Given...

Surprise GOP hemp fight drags spending bill

An internal GOP fight over intoxicating hemp is dragging progress on the government funding bill.   The White House’s insistence on delaying for a month a ban on hemp THC products that President Trump signed into law less than a year ago caught lawmakers by surprise and is snarling what many thought would be a perfunctory...

Teamsters suing over California self-driving truck rules

Teamsters California sued the Golden State’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and several other agencies Wednesday, citing issues with the approval of self-driving trucks across the state.  The lawsuit, filed in Alameda County, alleges that officials in California did not complete the extensive economic study and practical impact required by law. Attorneys for Teamsters also...

Watch live: Trump honors Team USA with Rose Garden reception

President Trump will welcome more than 100 members of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White House on Thursday. The U.S. won a total of 33 medals in the 2026 Winter Olympics held in northern Italy in February, including 12 golds, 12 silvers and 9 bronzes — breaking the previous record, 28, of medals won by the U.S. team...

Trump administration installs Project 2025 author at Interior’s internal watchdog, Democrat alleges

The Trump administration has installed a former White House official and author of the Project 2025 Republican policy playbook at what is supposed to be an independent internal watchdog at the Interior Department, a House Democrat says. Rep. Jared Huffman (Calif.), the ranking member on the House Natural Resources Committee, released a statement this week saying Dennis...

Kellogg moves to ditch artificial dyes from cereals by end of 2026

WK Kellogg Co. said Thursday that it is moving to end the use of artificial dyes in its products by the end of this year for its cereals. In a Thursday press release, the company said it had unveiled “an accelerated timeline to eliminate all artificial colors and the preservative BHT” in all of its...

Trump uses El-Sayed’s calls to nix filibuster to pressure Senate Republicans

President Trump on Thursday used Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s calls to abolish the filibuster to pressure Senate Republicans to nix the legislative procedure themselves.  “For our Great Republican Senators, friends of mine 'all,' please be advised that the Communist Dumocrat Senate Candidate from Michigan, Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, is touting, as perhaps his single...

Live results: Blackburn, Rose face off for GOP nod in Tennessee governor’s race

Voting concludes Thursday in Tennessee to select the Republican and Democratic candidates who will face off in November's gubernatorial election. In the reliably red Volunteer State, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Rep. John Rose (R-Tenn.) are facing off for the Republican nomination. Blackburn has been favored to get the GOP nod for most of the...

Live results: Tennessee Senate race could be 2020 rematch

Tennessee primary voting ends Thursday in the election to select the Republican and Democratic candidates for November's Senate election. One-term incumbent Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), who previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Japan during President Trump's first term after a successful business career, is running unopposed for the GOP nod. Marquita Bradshaw, who was...

Live results: Tennessee voters pick congressional candidates after redistricting battle

Tennessee voting will finish Thursday in the primary to set key races after the state’s congressional lines were dramatically reshaped by GOP-friendly redistricting that squeezed out the state’s lone Democratic House lawmaker. In the solidly red 5th Congressional District, President Trump has endorsed incumbent Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), while Gov. Bill Lee has backed his former state Agriculture...

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