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House Dem’s graphic chicken decapitation ‘horrified’ her college roommates: ‘Blood went everywhere’

Ex-college roommates of Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez recalled how their 'urban farming' experiment often got bloody, including when she 'serrated' a chicken's head off.

Cruz calls Newsom ‘historically illiterate,’ posts clown emoji after governor fires back

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz from Texas blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom with the clown emoji after the governor claimed Cruz had called him "illiterate."

DHS shutdown drags into 4th day as Senate Democrats block funding over ICE reforms

Senate Democrats have yet to provide a counter to the White House's latest offer in ongoing negotiations that have no end in sight.

AOC mocked for ‘absolute train wreck’ weekend on global stage: ‘Made a fool out of herself’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is being mocked for what one critic called an “absolute train wreck" weekend full of gaffes while in Germany for the Munich Security Conference.

US nuclear testing debate reignites after State Dept alleges China nuclear test

State Department alleges China conducted nuclear test in 2020, reigniting debate over U.S. testing moratorium and international arms control challenges.

US chases down oil tanker in Indo-Pacific

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story US chases down oil tanker in Indo-Pacific The U.S. military intercepted an oil tanker it said was operating in defiance of President Trump's quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Indian Ocean overnight Monday. © Greg Nash...

Trump threatens to block opening of Ontario-Michigan bridge

President Trump threatened to block the opening of a bridge connecting the U.S. and Canada on Monday, demanding that Canada engage in trade talks with the U.S. “I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United...

House overwhelmingly passes sweeping bipartisan housing package

The House on Monday overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan, comprehensive housing package aimed at ameliorating the affordability crisis in the U.S. and increasing homeownership. The legislation, dubbed the Housing for the 21st Century Act, passed the lower chamber by a vote of 390-9. It is sponsored by House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill (R-Ark.) and ranking...

Kash Patel’s girlfriend says Republicans need ‘better messaging’ as Democrats embrace Bad Bunny

FBI Director Kash Patel’s girlfriend, country musician Alexis Wilkins, said the GOP needs “better messaging,” with Democrats embracing Puerto Rican rapper and superstar Bad Bunny and his recent Super Bowl performance. In response to a post from the Democratic Party’s official account on the social platform X celebrating Bad Bunny’s halftime performance and calling it...

DHS demanded list of ongoing investigations from its watchdog

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has requested a list of all ongoing investigations by the agency’s watchdog, her top lawyer confirmed in a letter to Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), after the lawmaker expressed concern the department may seek to quash oversight of its practices. The letter from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) general counsel James...

Conservatives battle over Trump’s criticism of Bad Bunny

Conservatives are battling one another over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance and the political wisdom of President Trump’s criticism of the Puerto Rican superstar as the GOP sees signs it is quickly losing Hispanic support in polls. President Trump blasted Bad Bunny’s performance as an “affront” to the United States and “one of the worst...

Bad Bunny wipes social media after Super Bowl halftime show

After he performed at halftime of Super Bowl LX, Bad Bunny deleted all of his posts on Instagram and unfollowed every user he was previously following. The Puerto Rican singer, whose Instagram handle is @badbunnypr, also deleted his profile photo on the platform. Bad Bunny, whose birth name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, has 52.8...

Trump opens up commercial fishing in Atlantic marine national monument

President Trump is once again opening up a marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean to commercial fishing. Late Friday afternoon, he issued a proclamation allowing for commercial fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. This monument consists of a nearly 5,000 square mile area southeast of Cape Cod, Mass. Species of dolphin, whale,...

Trump administration seeks to block independent review when federal workers are laid off

The Trump administration on Monday proposed stripping the power of an independent board to review challenges from fired federal workers while barring employees from taking the matter to court. The new proposed rule would impact federal workers fired through a Reduction in Force (RIF), the process used at 22 different agencies last year as the Trump administration...

More say economy, stock market will improve in next six months than decline: Gallup

More Americans believe the economy and stock market will get better within six months instead of decline, according to a new survey. In the Gallup poll, 50 percent of respondents said the stock market is set to “go up a lot” or “go up a little” within the next half year, while 25 percent said...

AI wins big at Super Bowl

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story AI dominates Super Bowl commercials While the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks battled it out on the field at Sunday's Super Bowl, another player was dominating the airwaves during commercials — AI. © Adam Hunger/AP Content Services for NFL AI was ever-present during what is widely considered...

Two men charged in $120M adult day care fraud scheme in Queens 

The Justice Department accused two men of stealing $120 million from federal health care programs over the course of a decade by bribing patients to enroll in social adult day cares and submit unneeded prescriptions to a pharmacy. Inwoo Kim, 42, and Daniel Lee, 56, were charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud. They each face up to 10 years in prison. “Today’s complaint targets those who prey upon...

House Democrats to force vote on blocking Trump’s Canada tariffs this week

House Democrats are planning to force a vote this week on a resolution blocking President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, a House aide told The Hill. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is the lead sponsor on a resolution that would terminate Trump’s use of a national emergency to...

Democrats call on McMahon to explain civil rights complaints backlog

Seventy House Democrats sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon demanding answers on the department’s backlog in civil rights cases. The Democrats, led by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), expressed concern at the number of Office of Civil Rights (OCR) employees laid off under the Trump administration when the president’s term started with over 22,000 complaints filed...

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