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Renewed fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed militia group Hezbollah is testing a preliminary deal between the U.S. and Iran to begin nuclear talks and avoid a return to all out war.  Iran has made a ceasefire in Lebanon, where Hezbollah is based, a priority condition to continue talks with the U.S., and a planned...

Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran on a wide-ranging nuclear and sanctions relief deal are off to a slow start. Technical talks scheduled for this weekend were delayed on Thursday evening, with the White House saying in a statement, "the logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable." Fighting erupted in Lebanon overnight...

[Watch "Whole Hog Politics" live: Join us today at 9 a.m. EDT at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] President Trump makes a habit of turning the unofficial Marine Corps motto — “No better friend. No worse enemy” —...

In reality, former President Obama’s deal was not working, and Obama knew it.  

A neighborhood bar in Washington, D.C., is running a deal that could score customers a free tab during Team USA’s World Cup match against Australia on Friday afternoon. The deal is the result of a partnership with the bar TallBoy and prediction market platform Kalshi, and the promotion increases based on the number of goals...

Hannah Pingree (D) and Bobby Charles (R) are projected to face off this November in the contested race to succeed retiring Gov. Janet Mills (D), according to Decision Desk HQ. A total of five Democrats and eight Republicans ran for their party's respective nominations for Maine governor. Pingree, the daughter of Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), is...

You might want to tackle some of your errands before Friday.

Scammers are now leveraging an American civic duty – jury service – to steal your money, local and federal authorities are warning.

The change does not apply to all borrowers, and those pursuing the reduction will need to meet eligibility criteria.

A state judge opened the door for Missourians to access medication abortion in a Thursday ruling that comes over a year after state residents voted to legalize abortion access.  Missouri circuit judge Jerri Zhang sided with Planned Parenthood in its lawsuit challenging the state’s 30 statutes limiting abortion access. The organization sued the state a...

Vice President Vance’s trip to Switzerland for technical talks on the Iran deal has been postponed, the White House confirmed on Thursday.  There were talks the top U.S. official would depart for Europe on Thursday evening for a new round of technical discussions building on an agreement signed by President Trump on Wednesday. Vance told...

The special election for former California Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D) House seat is headed to a runoff, after no candidate in the race received a majority of the vote, DDHQ projected on Thursday evening.  California state Sen. Aisha Wahab (D) and Bay Area transportation official Melissa Hernandez (D) — the race’s top two candidates —...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday to reject the White House’s plans to erect a triumphal arch near the Lincoln Memorial. The ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation called the arch President Trump’s "newest vanity project” in her letter to the federal agency and expressed...