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Trump awards back-to-back Medals of Honor during State of the Union address

Trump awards Medal of Honor to two military heroes during State of the Union, recognizing pilot Eric Slover and 100-year-old veteran Royce Williams.

Hegseth appeals ruling blocking punishment of Dem senator over ‘illegal orders’ video

War Secretary Pete Hegseth appeals court ruling that blocked Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy "illegal orders."

Trump recounts daring Texas flood rescue, reunites camper with Coast Guard swimmer at SOTU

Coast Guard swimmer Scott Ruskan was awarded the Legion of Merit by President Donald Trump during the State of the Union.

Spanberger slams Trump on ‘affordability’ in SOTU response — as Virginia Democrats push new taxes

Virginia Gov. Spanberger delivers Democratic SOTU response, criticizing Trump while facing scrutiny over new state taxes despite "affordability" claims.

Trump awards Purple Hearts to National Guard members ambushed in Washington, DC: ‘We love you all’

Trump honors ambushed National Guard heroes during State of the Union, awarding Purple Hearts to Andrew Wolfe and Sarah Beckstrom's family members.

Clueless Bernie Sanders stumped at Stanford Union, pushes data center pause 

Sanders said that “we” should have a degree of control over what the tech CEOs are building. And that sounds nice, but let’s be clear on  something — who is “we”? 

Watch live: Democrats hear from ICE whistleblower

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) are expected to hear from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) whistleblower at a public forum on Monday. The Democrats say the former ICE employee will for the first time publicly "discuss new immigration enforcement training methods and policies, including authorizing warrantless entry to the homes...

Johnson: Gonzales must address affair allegations in ‘appropriate way’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday said Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) must address the allegations that he had an affair with one of his congressional staffers, who died last year after setting herself on fire, but added that it is “too early to prejudge" the situation. “I endorsed Tony before all these allegations came out,”...

US endorses AI declaration without binding rules

The U.S. signed onto a non-binding declaration Saturday with dozens of other countries following India’s AI Impact Summit, committing to a “shared global vision” on the technology. It was one of 89 countries and organizations to sign the document, which laid out seven key pillars for AI development, including democratizing AI resources, using AI to...

Congress shouldn’t be playing political football with aviation safety and security

Congress is considering legislation to ensure that air traffic controllers, TSA officers, and CBP agents are paid during government shutdowns, in order to prevent the chaos and economic harm caused by the previous shutdown.

Abbott urges Texans to ‘stay alert’ amid chaos between US, Mexican drug cartels

Gov. Greg Abbott urged Texans to stay alert for federal travel warnings from the U.S. Department of State amid the ongoing chaos in Mexico following Sunday’s killing of infamous drug lord Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera Cervantes, of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

After Trump, the US needs a Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Without a complete record of the Trump years, history will be written by those empowered by Trump.

Appeals court sides with Louisiana on Ten Commandments in schools

The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday in favor of a Louisiana law that says the Ten Commandments must be displayed in every public school classroom.   The appeals court said a preliminary lower court injunction against the law, which was challenged on free speech grounds, was premature since the displays never went up in classrooms.  The...

Anthropic CEO to meet Hegseth amid dispute over military use of Claude

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday at the Pentagon as the company continues discussions with the department around the terms of use of its AI model Claude, a Pentagon official confirmed to The Hill on Monday. The AI firm has increasingly found itself at odds with the Pentagon in recent...

Greenland PM says thanks but no thanks to Trump hospital ship offer

Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen is turning down an offer from President Trump, who has openly sought to acquire the island from Denmark, to send a Navy hospital ship to his country. “It’s going to be a no thank you from here,” Nielsen wrote on Facebook. “President Trump’s idea to send an American hospital ship...

68 percent say Trump focused on wrong problems: Poll

Almost seven in 10 Americans say that President Trump is focusing on the wrong problems in the U.S., according to a new poll released ahead of his State of the Union address on Tuesday. In the CNN poll, published Monday, 68 percent of respondents said that the president "hasn't paid enough attention to the country's...

For Trump, corporate profits are more important than American lives 

When the Industrial Revolution came to the United States more than a century ago, it promised unprecedented prosperity for the American people. The revolution delivered. But it involved a Faustian bargain.  

Hegseth says he’ll order random pizzas to throw off monitoring app

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth jokingly said any surge in takeout deliveries to the Pentagon — a phenomenon that has accurately predicted the start of major geopolitical events — could be him ordering pizza “just to throw everybody off.” Asked about the “Pentagon Pizza Report,” an account on X that tracks activity at local pizza joints near the...

US evacuating non-emergency personnel from Beirut

The State Department has ordered the departure of non-emergency personnel from the U.S. embassy in Beirut, as President Trump has directed a major military buildup in the region for potential strikes against Iran. A State Department official confirmed to The Hill the mandatory evacuations as a “prudent” decision based on the current security environment. “The...

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