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Pappas holds cash advantage over GOP rivals in New Hampshire

Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) holds a sizable cash advantage over his GOP rivals in the race for New Hampshire’s open Senate seat. The Democrat raked in $3.3 million to...

Miranda Devine: Eric Swalwell’s fall from grace was by design — and so Dems can keep their grubby hands on California

Eric Swalwell was Nancy Pelosi’s made man, the golden child of San Francisco’s rotten...

LAUSD’s insane deal for $1.2 billion in raises

The Los Angeles Unified School District narrowly avoided a strike that could have shuttered...

Crude new world: Oil markets will never be the same – regardless of how the war in Iran ends

President Trump’s campaign against the Iranian regime carries broad implications — many of them...

This company’s exit could be California’s toughest blow yet

Another major publicly-traded company is packing its bags and leaving California. This time, it’s...

Two cities, 100 days: Socialism delivers disappointment once again

When one political philosophy dominates without opposition, businesses depart, those with options leave and those without options absorb the consequences.

Mexico refuses to designate Iran’s proxies as terrorist groups

Mexico is a great country but a complicated partner.

Video shows Oklahoma principal tackle Columbine-inspired gunman: affidavit

Documents say the gunman admitted he “wanted to conduct his own school shooting like the Columbine shooters did.”

Swalwell sexual misconduct allegations spur legal storm 

Allegations of sexual misconduct against Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) spurred the end of his gubernatorial bid and tenure in Congress. But legal scrutiny over the claims are just getting started. Swalwell announced his resignation Monday evening, just days after initial reports emerged alleging that he twice sexually assaulted a former aide and engaged in sexual...

Imminence is no longer the criterion for military preventive action

Even the U.N. has acknowledged that a threat of nuclear annihilation by a hostile country need not be imminent in order to justify preventive military action.

US military turns around 6 ships, ‘completely’ halts trade from Iran’s ports amid blockade

The U.S. military on Tuesday said it has turned six ships around in its effort to "completely" halt trade from Iran's ports — the first effort since President Trump imposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. Within the first 24 hours of the blockade, six merchant vessels complied with U.S. forces to turn around...

Sorry, Stephen Miller: Immigrant kids have a right to an education, too 

Taking aim at undocumented children flies in the face of legal precedent, existing law and common sense. It would be bad policy as well as bad politics for any state to target kids based on their immigration status.  

Europeans aren’t prepared for what it means to align with Iran, Russia

Europeans are not prepared for what alignment with China, Iran, or Russia truly entails.

US-China tensions flare over Strait of Hormuz blockade 

Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: China is breaking from its mostly quiet stance on the Iran war amid the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, placing a strain on relations just weeks ahead of a planned meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xi railed against...

White House ramps up pressure to pass crypto bill as Congress returns

The Trump administration is turning up pressure to pass a major cryptocurrency bill as Congress returns from a two-week recess with a shrinking window to get the legislation across the finish line. The White House appears keen to move past a dispute between the banking and crypto industries that has held up Senate negotiations on...

Miller on Swalwell: Dems have ‘blackmail files’ for when it suits them

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Tuesday claimed that Democrats keep "blackmail files" for when it suits them, following a push to oust Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) from his seat due to allegations of sexual misconduct and sexual assault. "The real story here is how the Democrat Party controls its members through...

Fuller sworn in to replace Greene

Rep. Clay Fuller (R-Ga.) was sworn into office on Tuesday after winning a special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). Fuller will serve out the remaining months of Greene's term -- helping Republicans maintain their razor-thin majority in the House and bolster support for President Trump’s agenda in Congress. “You were sent...

In its 50th boat strike, US military kills 4 ‘narco-terrorists’ in Eastern Pacific

The U.S. military conducted its 50th lethal strike against an alleged drug-trafficking boat on Tuesday, killing four “narco-terrorists” in the Eastern Pacific. The vessel was operated by a designated terrorist organization, transiting along “known narco-trafficking routes” and was engaged in “narco-trafficking” operations, the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) said. It is unclear which terrorist group the U.S....

House passes aviation safety bill on second try

After a similar bill narrowly failed in February, the House on Tuesday passed aviation safety legislation meant to prevent a replay of last year’s deadly crash between an Army helicopter and a commercial plane over Washington, D.C. The House voted 396 to 10 for the ALERT Act, securing two thirds of the lower chamber to advance...

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