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Texas border district Dem Cuellar beats back primary challengers

Former Democrat Tano Tijerina wins Republican primary with 74% of vote, setting up November battle against Rep. Henry Cuellar in Texas' 28th district.

Pentagon honors American troops killed in Operation Epic Fury: ‘Never be forgotten’

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan “Razin" Caine honored the six fallen U.S. service members killed in Kuwait while supporting Operation Epic Fury.

Whatley links Cooper to transit killing, accuses Dem of freeing ‘rapists and murderers’

North Carolina Senate candidate Michael Whatley attacks Democratic opponent Roy Cooper over Charlotte light rail stabbing ahead of Tuesday's primary.

Hegseth says the leader behind effort to assassinate Trump has been ‘hunted down and killed’ in Iran

The Iranian leader of a unit that attempted to assassinate President Trump has been killed in Iran amid Operation Epic Fury, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday.

Fallen US soldiers in Operation Epic Fury remembered as patriotic, dedicated

Heartbreaking details emerge about the soldiers killed in an Iranian retaliatory drone strike: a father, a mother of two, a history buff, and a 20-year-old with a bright future.

Trump State of the Union piles pressure on Johnson for second reconciliation push

President Trump used much of his State of the Union address Tuesday night to promote GOP legislation likely to hit a wall with Democrats, turning up the heat on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to pursue a complicated avenue to pass it with only Republican votes. Johnson may have only a narrow window to push much...

Apple rolls out age verification tool

Apple is rolling out an age verification tool in the U.S. and abroad to ensure users are at least 18. App developers in Brazil, Australia, Singapore, and the U.S. states of Utah and Louisiana are now able to use the company’s updated Declared Age Range Application Programming Interface (API) to determine a user's age range,...

Trump’s atypical surgeon general pick faces Senate scrutiny: Key takeaways

After months of delay, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. surgeon general, Casey Means, appeared before the Senate, facing intense questions over her qualifications, personal health care practices and career as a social media influencer.  Means appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on Wednesday, about four months after her initial...

DOE loans Southern $26.5B

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story DOE loans Southern $26.5B The Energy Department on Wednesday announced it would dole out its largest-ever loan, lending $26.5 billion for electric power in Georgia and Alabama. © AP Photo/Evan Vucci The loan, to subsidiaries of the utility Southern Company, would fund new gas...

Omar says her State of the Union guest was arrested for standing during Trump’s speech

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said her guest for the State of the Union was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on “Unlawful Conduct” charges on Tuesday evening for standing during President Trump’s address.  In a post on the social media platform X, Omar said her constituent Aliya Rahman was “forcibly removed” from the House chamber after...

Trump’s surgeon general nominee weaves through contentious Senate hearing 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story Trump’s surgeon general nominee weaves through contentious Senate hearing Casey Means, President Trump’s second nominee to be U.S. surgeon general, finally appeared before the Senate for her confirmation hearing more than half a year after she was nominated. Her highly...

DOJ ‘s new era of antitrust under Trump

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story DOJ 's new era of antitrust under Trump The abrupt departure of the Justice Department’s top antitrust enforcer is raising questions about the Trump administration’s approach to anti-monopoly cases and controversial mergers. © AP Gail Slater announced her plans to resign earlier this month after less than a...

Clintons to appear for high-profile depositions in Epstein probe

House lawmakers are preparing this week to grill former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as part of Congress’s investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The high-profile depositions, scheduled for Thursday and Friday in New York, come after months of haggling between Clintons’ attorneys and leaders of the Oversight and...

Mexican mothers join search for Nancy Guthrie

Mexican mothers with experience searching for missing people are helping Arizona and federal authorities amid their search for NBC "Today" host Savannah Guthrie's mother. The Madres Buscadoras de Sonora — Spanish for Searching Mothers of Sonora — has distrubuted photos of Nancy Guthrie on social media as part of its search for the missing mother....

Cruz endorses Crenshaw primary challenger

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is backing a primary challenger to Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), a notable move against a fellow Lone Star State Republican incumbent. “I am proud to endorse @SteveTothTX for Congress in Texas’s 2nd Congressional District,” Cruz said in a Tuesday post on the social platform X. “Steve faithfully served the people of...

5 hurt when US military plane hits barrier on takeoff in Philippines

U.S. service members were injured in a military aircraft training accident Tuesday in the Philippines, the Defense Department has confirmed. Philippine officials initially said Wednesday that an Air Force plane carrying five American personnel hit a concrete barrier while attempting to take off from a road during contingency training north of Manila, injuring all those...

Crockett up by double digits in Texas Senate Democratic primary poll

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) holds a double-digit lead over her opponent in a hypothetical Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas, according to a survey released this week. The two-week University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll, which concluded Feb. 16, shows the congresswoman leading Texas State Rep. James Talarico (D), 56 percent to 44 percent,...

Massachusetts Democrats press Trump on Cuba policy amid crisis

Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) along with Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) wrote a Wednesday letter to President Trump questioning his foreign policy initiatives in Cuba.  The neighboring island reportedly has been crippled by Trump administration's sanctions on oil, leaving hospitals, transportation and food preparation in flux as resources dwindle. “The situation in...

Frozen blueberries recalled in several states under FDA’s highest risk level

An Oregon-based company is recalling nearly 60,000 pounds of frozen blueberries that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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