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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill calls on lieutenant governor to resign over alleged ethics violations

New Jersey's governor on Thursday called on the state's lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, to resign by Friday after a law firm hired by her office concluded he violated the state's ethics and discrimination rules.

Trump, the midterm elections, Congress, and the war

TRUMP, THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS, CONGRESS, AND THE WAR. In 2002, in the run-up to the war in Iraq, President George W. Bush went through a long and elaborate process to secure the approval of Congress for going to war. On Oct. 10, 2002, the House passed an Authorization for the Use of Military Force by a […]

UMass Dartmouth football murder suspect overstayed tourist visa, received deferred action: federal sources

Chukwunonso Eze entered the U.S. on a tourist visa in 2015 and received deferred action under both Biden and Trump before he allegedly killed a UMass Dartmouth football player.

Gina Hinojosa wants to make Texas a test case for Democrats’ future

Gina Hinojosa wants to make Texas a test case for Democrats’ future lead image

Taxes and spending ever upward is Kathy Hochul’s motto

If state and local governments spent like Florida, outlays would drop $170 billion, meaning...

Washington has had the anti-fraud blueprint since 1983: Tie it to emergency aid

Congress should make Green Book readiness a precondition for emergency disbursement authority across lending, grant and direct payment programs.

Fetterman: Trump affordability remark was ‘clipped’

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday defended President Trump's comment that he is not focused on the financial situations of Americans while negotiating with the Iranian government.  “He said something that got clipped ... saying, 'I’m not thinking about [the] American people financially,’ but what he really was saying — he did say, is, ‘I'm...

Rubio: US will push China for more ‘active role’ in Iran negotiations

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that during the summit in China, President Trump and administration officials will try to convince Chinese President Xi Jinping to take an “active role” in negotiations to end the war with Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity in Beijing, Rubio...

Hantavirus outbreak exposes America’s post-COVID PTSD

COVID changed more than public health. It changed the emotional baseline of American life. 

Majority of Republicans support mandatory AI testing: Poll

A majority of Republican voters support policies requiring AI models to undergo independent security testing, according to a new poll released Thursday. The survey, shared first with The Hill from Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI), found that 71 percent prefer a mandatory testing process, compared to 17 percent who said AI companies should voluntarily test...

Trump says China agreed to buy soybeans, energy, Boeing jets

President Trump told Fox News that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to purchase soybeans, energy and jets during the two leaders' bilateral meeting in Beijing on Thursday.  According to Fox News, Trump told host Sean Hannity that Xi committed to helping the U.S. with Iran, buy U.S. soybeans, buy more oil and liquified natural gas...

Live updates: White House describes ‘good meeting’ for Trump, Xi; China warns about tensions over Taiwan

President Trump signaled in his opening remarks at a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that he's ready to do business with China. The host of business leaders accompanying Trump is just one sign of that. His first full day in Beijing is a busy one with a state banquet following the...

Trump invites Xi to visit White House in September

President Trump during his trip to Beijing on Thursday formally invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the White House in September. “Thank you again, President Xi, for this beautiful welcome, and tonight, it is my honor to extend an invitation to you, Madam Peng, to visit us at the White House this September 24...

Politics is a family business for these 2026 candidates. Voters may not care. 

For a host of candidates running for office up and down the ballot in this year’s midterms, politics is a family business. The race for governor of Maine alone has drawn three candidates with well-known political ties: Angus King III, the son of Sen. Angus King (I-Maine); Hannah Pingree, the daughter of Rep. Chellie Pingree...

Gulf allies are quietly starting to break with Washington

That bargain is now fraying — and perhaps breaking.

Graham: China’s allies are ‘all dirtbags’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday criticized the Chinese government and its allies, as President Trump visits with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a summit in Beijing. “You name the allies of China, they’re all dirtbags,” Graham, a foreign policy hawk, told Fox News host Sean Hannity. “They’re aligned with the worst people in the...

Chinese security blocks Secret Service agent’s access to event during Trump trip

Chinese security blocked a U.S. Secret Service agent from entering Beijing’s Temple of Heaven with their weapon during President Trump’s bilateral meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping on Thursday.  According to the White House press pool, the entry into the event site was delayed nearly an hour and a half due to an “intense discussion”...

McIver unveils ICE oversight measure one year after visit that resulted in indictment

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) is introducing legislation aimed at protecting congressional oversight powers, a year after a scuffle at an immigration detention facility in her home state resulted in criminal charges against her. The measure would “permanently codify the existing right of members of Congress to conduct oversight” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department...

Trump, Xi highlight US, China cooperation in opening remarks

President Trump signaled in his opening remarks at the bilateral meeting in Beijing on Thursday local time that he wants to do business with China and emphasized his friendship with Xi. He boasted about the size of the delegation he brought, which included prominent executives like Apple’s Tim Cook, Tesla and SpaceX’s Elon Musk, Nvidia’s...

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