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Reporter’s Notebook: GOP’s ‘favorite bill’ faces reality check as Senate stalls on SAVE America Act

Senate Republicans are using the SAVE America Act as a messaging tool, but the voter ID bill lacks the votes to pass and faces a likely punt.

24 states back challenge to transgender inmate surgery ruling with nationwide stakes

Idaho and Indiana AGs argue the Eighth Amendment doesn't require states to fund gender reassignment surgery for prison inmates in a Ninth Circuit brief.

GOP lawmaker aims radical new transparency measures ahead of 2026 election

A new GOP bill would cut federal funding to states that refuse to disclose private election vendor contracts and foreign ties in a major transparency effort ahead of the 2026 elections.

How Ukraine’s defense helps the United States all around the globe

Vladimir Putin keeps insisting his eventual victory in the Ukraine war is “inevitable,” but...

TSA airport chaos should be illegal — because flyers already pay for security

This is no longer about ICE enforcement, or immigration policy in general, or the...

Tennessee journalist detained by ICE sues, claims arrest violated her rights

Estefany Rodriguez's attorneys say she was complying with immigration officials and had no active case when agents took her into custody.

Trump says Iran ‘will be hit very hard’ despite apology for striking neighbors

President Trump vowed early Saturday to press on with U.S. military operations against Iran, declaring the country would be “hit very hard,” even after its president apologized for attacks against regional neighbors. “Today Iran will be hit very hard! Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas...

Trump administration takes heat as Americans slowly return from Middle East

Tens of thousands of Americans are slowly returning to the U.S. after getting caught in the crossfire of President Trump’s decision to launch a war against Iran, throwing the region into chaos.  The State Department has said it's helping charter flights and evacuation plans for stranded Americans as the conflict enters its eighth day. The...

Noem’s ouster leaves open questions about FEMA’s future

Questions about the future of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are reemerging because of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s impending departure. Both Noem and President Trump have sought to dramatically reshape the nation’s disaster response agency. Among the most contentious changes so far are Noem’s policy of personally reviewing expenditures of over $100,000, with...

Republicans hope Iran conflict doesn’t become a ‘forever war’ 

Republicans are hoping the administration’s military operation against Iran doesn’t spiral into an endless war as the 2026 midterm cycle ramps up, a scenario some worry could threaten the GOP’s electoral prospects. Republicans have largely rallied behind President Trump’s decision to strike Iran. A war powers resolution that would have required Trump to seek congressional...

House Republican files for reelection as independent after California redistricting

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) on Friday said he filed for reelection as an independent in the redrawn 6th Congressional District instead of the 3rd District he serves due to California's redistricting measure that voters backed last year. Proposition 50 allowed California to bypass its independent redistricting commission and pass a new Democratic-friendly House map prior...

DOJ failed to build criminal case against Biden, aides over autopen use

The Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped its probe into claims made by President Trump that former President Biden and his aides illegally used an autopen to sign officials documents after failing to build a criminal case, multiple outlets reported. U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro's office led the inquiry but it was shelved in...

Trump confirms he’ll attend dignified transfer of US soldiers killed in Kuwait

President Trump confirmed he will attend Saturday's dignified transfer of the six U.S. soldiers killed in Kuwait amid Iran's retaliatory attacks on Gulf countries following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. "I will be going to Dover Air Force Base tomorrow, with the First Lady and Members of my Cabinet, to pay our Highest Respect to...

These US metros saw the great spike in gas prices this week

Gas prices continued to skyrocket this week as the war in Iran created havoc in the oil sector, but a handful of U.S. cities saw larger-than-average price increases.

Top FDA regulator to leave the agency

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary on Friday announced that the agency's top regulator Vinay Prasad will depart next month. "A year ago, Dr. Prasad came to the FDA to implement 4 major long-lasting reforms: 2-to-1 pivotal trial requirement, national priority reviews, a risk-stratified covid vaccine framework, & the new plausible mechanism framework...

US military carries out operation against ‘narco-terrorist’ supply complex in Ecuador

The U.S. military carried out a “successful” operation against a “narco-terrorist” supply complex in Ecuador as part of the Trump administration’s push to dismantle drug-trafficking networks in the Western Hemisphere, according to defense officials. At the request of Ecuador, a U.S. military joint force executed the targeted action against a suspected drug-smuggling facility inside Ecuador...

Emergency departments ordered less Tylenol after Trump’s Oval Office remarks

Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Emergency departments ordered less Tylenol after Trump's Oval Office remarks In the months following President Trump’s appeal to pregnant women to “fight like hell not to take” the common over-the-counter pain reliever acetaminophen, fewer orders for the medication were...

Trump Accounts: IRS announces rules proposal for $1K payments

The IRS announced a series of proposed rules that would determine eligibility and timing for the $1,000 government seed payments, among other aspects of the Trump Accounts.

‘No deal’ with Iran, only ‘unconditional surrender,’ Trump says

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story 'No deal' with Iran, only ‘unconditional surrender,' Trump says President Trump on Friday called for Iran’s unconditional surrender to end the war launched by the U.S. and Israel last week. © Alex Brandon, The Associated Press...

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