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Schumer, Democrats say they support voter ID — then block GOP amendment to require it

Senate Democrats blocked a photo voter ID amendment to the SAVE America Act, despite Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., saying Democrats support voter ID.

Trump reveals ‘present’ from Iran as oil tankers move through Strait of Hormuz

Trump claims oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz signal real talks, as Steve Witkoff reports positive signs in U.S.-Iran backchannel negotiations.

GOP disruptor counters Biden’s student loan bailouts with plan to shift costs away from taxpayers

Michael Carbonara, a Republican congressional candidate in Florida, is pitching an idea to reduce the student loan debt crisis without passing the buck to American taxpayers.

Justice Department secures denaturalization of convicted gun trafficker and health care fraudster

The DOJ announced it secured the denaturalization of two criminals “who obtained U.S. citizenship through fraud" and sued to revoke the citizenship of a third.

Trump pressures GOP to scrap filibuster, says ‘desperate’ Schumer ‘will make a deal’

President Donald Trump is pressuring the Senate GOP to scrap the filibuster in order to ram their priorities through the legislative chamber.

The VA’s disability evaluation is failing veterans

The 1945 “whole-person” formula used by the Department of Veterans Affairs presumes independence among various disabilities. But empirical data show that this assumption is faulty, and veterans suffer as a consequence. Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder display markedly elevated risk of obstructive sleep apnea; studies estimate comorbidity around 50 percent. In younger veteran samples, roughly 69 percent...

Coming end of shutdown tees up health care test for Republicans 

The Movement is a weekly newsletter tracking the influence and debates steering politics on the right. Sign up here or in the box below. The coming weeks will put Republicans to the test on an issue with which the party, and the broader conservative movement, has long struggled: ObamaCare. Now that the government shutdown is nearing an...

50-year mortgages: What it could mean for homebuyers

Housing experts say a 50-year mortgage is unlikely to solve the affordability crisis.

Air Force families at Florida base told to take Christmas decorations down

The policy set by the base's housing company says Christmas decorations can go up starting the week after Thanksgiving.

Space food made from astronaut urine to be tested on ISS

The ESA will be testing a protein powder called Solein, which contains a compound found in urine, on a mission aboard the ISS.

Trump tariff dividends face legal, political roadblocks

President Trump’s proposal to use tariff revenue to pay individuals “at least” $2,000 is facing legal and logistical roadblocks, as well as skepticism from some on the right.  Trump has floated the idea of sending dividends to the American people multiple times throughout his time in office, but his most recent proposal over the weekend...

A warning about data, AI and partisanship 

President Trump’s out-of-the-blue federal pardons for Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and dozens of others who were part of his effort to stay in power after losing the 2020 election comes alongside the administration’s accelerating prosecution of Obama officials who Trump says tried to keep him from winning in 2016. Maybe that’s a claim of equivalence:...

Mamdani opens floodgates of younger Democrats running for office

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's insurgent campaign has driven a surge of younger Democratic candidates running for office and provided a roadmap for a new generation of politicians. Since last Tuesday, over 4,000 people inquired about running for office through Run for Something, Ally Boguhn, its senior communications and marketing director, told The Hill....

Schumer stares down progressive fury over handling of shutdown 

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has become the target of progressive anger after moderate Democrats struck a deal to reopen the government, raising questions about his future atop the conference even as he distances himself from the agreement. Progressives, both those in the House and those running to join Schumer in the upper chamber,...

Wall Street Journal dismisses Trump $2K dividend idea: ‘Hail Mary pass’

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) editorial board panned President Trump’s proposal to provide $2,000 tariff rebate checks to most Americans, calling it a “Hail Mary pass.” “President Trump has a big tariff problem: His border taxes are raising prices on tariffed goods, they’re unpopular with voters, and the Supreme Court might rule that his “emergency”...

Flight reductions increase to 6% on Tuesday

Come Tuesday, flights across the country will be reduced by 6 percent on orders from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), despite an end to the government shutdown in sight. The FAA first decreased flight capacity at 40 “high-traffic” airports last Friday, with a 4 percent reduction. At 6 a.m. on Tuesday, that will increase to...

18 people injured in DC people mover crash at Dulles International Airport

A mobile lounge hit a dock at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) Monday afternoon, sending 18 people to the hospital. Crystal Nosal, part of the Metro Washington Airports Authority’s (MWAA) media relations office, told The Hill that at roughly 4:30 p.m., the lounge, while taking passengers to Concourse D, struck a dock at an angle...

Trump says the GOP ‘broke’ Schumer

President Trump criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y. ) handling of the government shutdown in an interview on Monday, saying Republicans bested him in the process. "I think he made a mistake in going too far,” Trump told Fox News’s Laura Ingraham. “He thought he could break the Republicans and the Republicans broke him."...

Why a handful of Democratic senators decided to end the shutdown

Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.), who nearly a decade ago served as Hillary Clinton’s running mate when she lost the presidency to Donald Trump, was the eighth Democratic senator to back a centrist deal the Senate is set to approve Monday that is likely to soon end the longest shutdown in American history. Kaine’s top priority was to...

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