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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) will close to airline traffic on July 4 after noon, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) said Tuesday. The MWAA cited aerial rehearsals, performances and fireworks that evening in restricting inbound and outbound flights. A host of celebrations are set to take place in Washington, D.C., for the 250th...

All the relevant authorities dealing with security issues have reinforced the new strategy against drug cartels.

President Trump on Wednesday cautioned that the preliminary deal with Iran isn't yet final, and the U.S. could "resume strikes" if needed. “No, it’s not final. It’s a memorandum of understanding, and if I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head,” Trump said, speaking next to Egyptian...

President Trump said on Wednesday that people can decide to invest in Iran while dismissing reports that the preliminary deal between Washington and Tehran includes a $300 billion fund for Iran as “false.”  “We’re not investing. We’re not putting up 10 cents,” Trump told reporters while sitting next to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at...

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A group of Democratic lawmakers are pressing the three largest U.S. credit bureaus over allegations that the agencies have let incorrect reports from federal student loan servicers go unchecked. In a letter shared exclusively with The Hill ahead of its release on Wednesday morning, Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised concerns that...

If the GOP keeps treating rural Americans with such blatant disregard, they’ll reap the political whirlwind in November. 

President Trump emphasized on Wednesday that memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Washington and Tehran is not final and threatened to resume strikes on Iran “if they don’t behave.”  “No, it’s not final. It’s a memorandum of understanding, and if I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head,”...

President Trump announced on Wednesday morning that he is pausing the confirmation process for federal prosecutor Jay Clayton’s nomination to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI) until Congress approves the nation’s warrantless spy powers and a voter ID bill. The president nominated Clayton to appease concerns from lawmakers that acting DNI Bill Pulte did not...

The warrant requirement is still in the Constitution, and Congress still has the authority to restore it.

President Trump notched key wins and at least one big loss Tuesday in primaries, while the most progressive candidate in the D.C. mayor’s race is poised to avoid a runoff, setting up an adversarial two years ahead. One Trump-endorsed candidate won a runoff in Georgia for the GOP nomination for one of the top Senate contests in the country this year, while another...

Georgia Republicans dealt a blow to President Trump on Tuesday, bucking his preferred pick, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R), for healthcare executive and billionaire Rick Jackson in the Peach State’s gubernatorial primary. Jackson defeated Jones by single digits in the Republican gubernatorial runoff — marking the second time one of Trump’s endorsees in a major statewide...

Sir Ian McKellen on Sunday said he would yell out "Mar-a-Lago," referring to President Trump's Palm Beach, Fla., resort, while portraying "X-Men" villain Magneto when shooting scenes of destruction for the upcoming Marvel film "Avengers: Doomsday." The British actor spoke with The Guardian about his time shooting the film and described a scene where brothers Anthony...