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Behind the scenes of Congress’ eleventh-hour rush to fund the DHS

Congress used voice votes and rare procedural maneuvers to end the six-week DHS shutdown, with the House ultimately accepting the Senate-passed bill.

Trump says Iran ‘no longer a threat’ after 32 days — outlines next phase of US war

Trump declares Iran "no longer a threat" after a 32-day military campaign, claiming nuclear sites were destroyed by B-2 bombers and warning of more strikes.

Supreme Court may uphold birthright citizenship, but issue isn’t going away

When President Trump left the courtroom midway through the argument in the case challenging his...

This Passover, call me a Zionist —and I’ll wear it as a badge of honor

What is being labeled “Zionism” today is not simply a set of views about...

Gavin Newsom doesn’t mind trampling on the rainbow flag — just ask his critics

The Governor of California has a staff paid to hurl gay insults online at...

867-5309: Famous ’80s song phone number now directs to cancer support line

It likely won't be hard to remember the new phone number for a cancer support line: CSC-867-5309. The seven digits, made famous by the 1981 Tommy Tutone hit, "867-5309/Jenny," now directs callers to the nonprofit organization, the Cancer Support Community (CSC), which provides information, support and advice from trained specialists to people affected by cancer....

Johnson refutes Joe Kent on Iran: ‘There was clearly an imminent threat’

"We all understood there was clearly an imminent threat,” Johnson said in a press conference, referring to the classified briefings provided to top Congressional leaders.

White House reviews Democratic offer to reopen Homeland Security

White House negotiators are reviewing a Democratic proposal to fund and reopen the Department of Homeland Security, but the talks are inching along and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Democrats aren’t serious about getting a deal soon. The White House submitted its last offer to Senate Democrats more than two weeks ago, and Democrats didn’t...

GOP lawmaker argues Marines on Kharg Island would not be ‘boots on the ground’

Should President Trump send U.S. forces to Iran’s Kharg Island, it wouldn’t count as “boots on the ground” in the country, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) argued Tuesday. Trump is mulling sending troops to secure the inland, which handles roughly 90 percent of Iran’s crude exports, following strikes that targeted military infrastructure but left its oil...

In an unstable world, American gas is a strategic advantage

Expanding America’s gas export capacity can meet the moment if lawmakers address critical bottlenecks in infrastructure and regulatory processes.

Luna lays into Senate over SAVE Act inaction

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Tuesday ripped into her Senate Republican colleagues for failing to advance President Trump’s Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act after weeks of pressure. The legislation, which has faced an uphill battle in the Senate due to talks around the filibuster, would require Americans to show proof of citizenship...

Conservative YouTuber criticized over pushing ‘Jewish invasion’ in New Jersey video

A YouTube personality popular on the political right is facing pushback for promoting a video from another online influencer purporting to expose what it calls a "Jewish invasion" in New Jersey. Nick Shirley, who has risen to prominence on social media in recent months highlighting what he argues is fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars...

America can stay solvent — But only by making people redundant

America is facing a debt crisis that can only be solved by a technological miracle, such as AI and robotics, but this would come at the cost of mass unemployment and economic hardship for the average American.

Hassett says consumer pain over Iran war ‘the last of our concerns right now’

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Tuesday said that the economic toll that American consumers are feeling as a result of the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran is "the last of our concerns right now." "The fact is that the U.S. economy is fundamentally sound and that if it were to be extended, it wouldn't...

Democrats introducing measure expanding judiciary’s role in antitrust settlements

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) plans to introduce a bill Tuesday that would give the courts a larger role in reviewing antitrust settlements following concerns about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent settlement with Live Nation. The legislation, referred to as the Antitrust Accountability and Transparency Act, would give judges more time to review antitrust settlements,...

Former presidents’ aides deny talks with Trump about Iran

Aides who served under former Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton denied speaking with President Trump about military action in Iran — after Trump suggested one told him they wished the U.S. had bombed the Middle Eastern nation earlier. “Look, for 47 years, no president was willing to do what...

Watch live: The Hill hosts primary night coverage with DDHQ election data experts

Tune in to The Hill's live coverage of Tuesday's primary elections in Illinois. The Prairie State is hosting several state and federal contests, including the race to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) The Democratic primary to succeed the senior senator has turned increasingly nasty in the last few weeks, with Democratic Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi...

Live updates: Israel claims it has taken out 2 top Iranian officials; Senate wades into SAVE America Act

Israel's military said Tuesday that its latest strikes on Tehran have taken out two top Iranian officials, Ali Larijani, the secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, who commanded Iran’s Basij unit. Larijani is the second-most senior leader to be killed in the conflict since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s death on Feb....

A Senate bill criminalizes sanctuary cities and diminishes states’ rights

This is a statute that would erode federalism, ironically a favorite doctrine of the right, and local accountability.  

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