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Former Dem Rep. Mary Peltola announces U.S. Senate run: ‘Put Alaska first’

Former Rep. Mary Peltola announced a 2026 Alaska Senate bid to challenge GOP incumbent Dan Sullivan, citing inflation and resource concerns.

Democrats’ own words back up Trump action in Venezuela, top intel lawmaker says

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford highlights Democratic lawmakers' contradictory statements on Maduro after criticizing Trump's Venezuela operation.

Reporter’s Notebook: GOP rebels defy Trump as congressional grip continues to weaken across multiple votes

Five GOP senators broke ranks with Trump on Venezuela war powers, while 17 House Republicans backed Obamacare subsidies in recent votes.

Trump turns to Musk amid Iran blackout, rekindling ties after months of thawing tension

President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk are seemingly rebuilding their relationship months after a bitter June 2025 fallout over Trump's spending package.

Oregon election system faces scrutiny as state moves to address 800,000 inactive voters: ‘Astounding’

Oregon announces plan to begin removing 800,000 inactive voter registrations after years of delays and mounting legal pressure from lawsuits filed against the state.

Judge links push for Abrego Garcia prosecution to top DOJ officials

Top Department of Justice (DOJ) officials may have been involved in the government's push to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia, which only came after his wrongful deportation, a federal judge overseeing the Salvadoran migrant's criminal case revealed in an order unsealed Tuesday. Though the government has previously said Robert McGuire, the acting U.S. attorney for the...

HHS freezes child care payments to Minnesota, requires photo evidence across country

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pausing all child care payments to Minnesota, amid a sweeping federal probe into allegations of fraud within the state’s social services programs. Citing a video released Friday by independent journalist Nick Shirley detailing his investigation into day care centers and other businesses, HHS Deputy Secretary Jim...

New ad attacks GOP over ACA enhanced subsidy lapse 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story New ad attacks GOP for ACA enhanced subsidy lapse Expect to see a lot more of these: a new digital ad from Democratic-aligned health advocacy group Protect Our Care is attacking frontline House Republicans for letting the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced subsidies...

Dr. Oz calls flu vaccine ‘controversial of late’

Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, on Tuesday called the seasonal flu vaccine "controversial of late" and advised various Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiatives as ways to "overcome" the virus. Appearing on Newsmax, Oz spoke on this year's flu season, which has been marked by a more severe strain...

AI fights to watch next year

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story AI fights to watch in 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an increasingly contentious policy issue over the past year, as lawmakers have grappled with the impact of the rapidly developing technology that has moved markets, influenced geopolitics and become largely unavoidable in daily life. © Adobe Stock...

ICE accuses Politico reporter of ‘inciting violence against federal agents’

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) claimed Tuesday that Politico reporter Josh Gerstein was “inciting violence against federal agents.” Gerstein, a senior legal affairs reporter at the outlet, said Monday on the social platform X, “At some point, the amateur effort to knock on doors of home daycares intersects with robust stand-your-ground laws.” The post referred...

Luntz: Second shutdown over health care would be ‘very painful’ for Republicans

Pollster Frank Luntz on Tuesday said Republicans would face an uphill battle with voters if the government shuts down in January due to health care deficiencies.  “The shutdown that we experienced, the longest ever in American history, started off hurting Democrats more than Republicans; ended up hurting President Trump more than anybody else,” Luntz said...

Flu activity is surging across US: Here’s what to know

Flu activity is rising sharply across the country, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with some areas seeing record-high numbers of illnesses.  The numbers come as experts brace for a particularly harsh season driven by a new, mutated variant of the virus that is circulating widely. According to...

Walz turned ‘blind eye’ to fraud warnings in Minnesota: GOP state committee chair

Minnesota state Rep. Kristin Robbins (R) says that she warned Gov. Tim Walz (D) about alleged fraud within the state’s social services programs, but to no avail. “He has turned a blind eye for so long that he cannot deny there were so many whistleblower reports, so many media reports,” Robbins told the New York...

Iran threatens ‘harsh’ response after Trump warning

Iran on Monday threatened a “harsh and regrettable” response to any aggressive action from the U.S. following President Trump’s warning to Tehran and Hamas. Trump, who met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida on Monday to try to advance a ceasefire deal in Gaza, said Iran “may be behaving badly” and threatened unspecified...

Boeing awarded $8.6B contract to build jets for Israel

The company is being contracted to build 25 F-15 jets with an option for 25 more.

Superbug hits 27 states: Here’s where the deadly fungus is spreading

Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are struggling to gain ground on a drug-resistant and deadly fungus that has infected at least 7,000 people in 2025, according to tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

DHS posts video of agents in Minneapolis

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shared a video Tuesday of its agents in Minnesota, amid a federal investigation into alleged fraud within the state’s social services programs. The video, which DHS shared to the social platform X, shows a pair of agents from its Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) providing a person in a store,...

Live updates: CIA strike on Venezuela, Minnesota fraud take center stage at year’s end

The Trump administration's military operations to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by targeting "narco-terrorists" have broadened to include a land attack, according to reports out Tuesday. The CIA carried out a drone strike on a port facility in Venezuela last week, The New York Times and CNN both reported. President Trump has described the operation...

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