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Another month, another Rahm Emanuel policy proposal. What’s he up to?

Rahm Emanuel is embarking on a three-day swing through the crucial swing-state of Michigan this weekend. But he’s not just dropping in to help boost down-ballot Democratic candidates —...

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their...

Walz proposes $10M business relief package as Republicans cry ‘new avenue for fraud’ in Minnesota

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz faces criticism for proposing $10 million in small business relief after Trump's immigration crackdown amid fraud allegations.

Taxpayers shouldn’t be LA County’s backup plan

When government faces financial pressure, the reflex too often is to reach for the...

Douglas Murray: Following the law is the only sensible way to address the illegal immigration mess

If you think way back to 2023 you may remember that this city was...

AI, weight-loss drugs and celebrities galore headline Super Bowl commercials

As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry on the field.

Nationals praise Washington Post sports reporters

The Washington Nationals gave a shoutout to Washington Post reporters, a day after the newspaper announced plans to shut down its sports department as part of company-wide cuts. “Journalists from The Washington Post have chronicled the biggest and most important moments in our team’s history,” the MLB franchise wrote on the social platform X on...

Domestic partners ‘increasingly likely’ to use poison to harm, kill partners, DHS says

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning law enforcement agencies across the U.S. about an uptick in people using poisons, such as cyanide, to kill or harm their domestic partners. There were 17 documented instances of people using chemical or biological toxins against their partners between 2014 and 2025, resulting in at least 11...

Trump lets New START lapse

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump lets New START lapse President Trump will let a treaty to limit nuclear weapons for the U.S. and Russia expire on Thursday, he confirmed in a social media post. © Associated Press The New Strategic...

Trump rule threatens 50K federal workers

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump cements rule making it easier to fire feds The Trump administration on Thursday finalized a rule that gives it the power to more easily fire an estimated 50,000 federal workers who focus on policy, striking...

Ohio’s GOP governor: Ending TPS for Haitians would be ‘blow to the economy’

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) defended Haitians under temporary protected status (TPS) who reside in his state, three days after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from revoking such status from hundreds of thousands of migrants from the Caribbean country. “If they lose temporary protected status and they no longer can work and the...

Trump calls for ‘modernized’ nuclear treaty after New START expires

President Trump will let a treaty to limit nuclear weapons for the U.S. and Russia expire on Thursday, he confirmed in a social media post. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) was set to end Feb. 5 after Trump declined to take an offer from Russia to keep observing the treaty’s limits for...

Trump cuts funds for EVs, health in blue states

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story OMB directs cuts to blue state health and EV funds The Trump administration is rescinding a total of $1.5 billion in health and transportation funds from multiple blue states, a spokesperson for the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) confirmed Thursday. ©...

Watch live: Trump to give remarks as admin launches lower-cost drug pricing platform

President Trump will give remarks Thursday evening as his TrumpRx.gov drug pricing platform officially launches. The platform, which coincides with the Trump administration‘s “most favored nation” (MFN) policy, is expected to direct Americans to lower-priced prescription medications. The president has announced several deals in recent weeks with drug manufacturing companies that have agreed to the...

Wrestling fans chant ‘F– ICE! F—ICE!’ before main event

Fans at an All-Elite Wresting event in Las Vegas on Wednesday offered a profane chant condemning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ahead of a main event bout. “F— ICE! F---ICE! F---ICE!” the crowd roared as Brody King, a fan favorite who has backed abolishing ICE, faced off against AEW Maxwell Jacob Friedman, also known as MJF....

Musk grapples with fallout from X deepfakes, Epstein emails

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Musk grapples with fallout from X deepfakes, Epstein emails Elon Musk has once again found himself at the center of controversy, as the tech billionaire deals with the fallout from a surge in sexualized deepfakes on his social platform X, while newly revealed emails between him and Jeffrey Epstein...

Judge rules Texas anti-ESG law is unconstitutional

A federal judge this week determined that a Texas state law that seeks to prevent state funds from being invested with financial firms that boycott fossil fuel companies is unconstitutional. Texas federal Judge Alan Albright, an appointee of President Trump, found that state law S.B. 13 was a violation of the First and 14th amendments....

Live results: Democrats vie to fill Mikie Sherrill’s House seat in New Jersey

Nearly a dozen Democrats are vying to replace New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) in the House. Former Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.), Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill, former Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way (D) and Analilia Mejía, who served as a top aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) 2020 presidential campaign, are among the candidates in Thursday night's crowded primary. Malinowski...

Republican senator suggests Billie Eilish should forfeit her Grammy over ICE remarks

GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt (Mo.) said Billie Eilish should give up her Grammy Award after the singer denounced Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during her acceptance speech Sunday.  “I think Billie Eilish ought to give the Grammy back and probably her mansion, which, I guess, is on stolen land, too,” Schmitt told independent journalist Nicholas...

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