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Glad Dogs and Englishmen

Have you missed the pairing of a mellifluous British accent with that of a machine-loving American? Guy Denton and Luther Ray Abel have the podcast for you.

Virginians Are Not Impressed with the Start of the Spanberger Era

‘The approval mark for Abigail Spanberger is 13 percentage points lower than the average...

Another Windfall for the Bottomless ‘Blue Texas’ Money Pit

Texas Senate nominee James Talarico is only the latest candidate to benefit from this...

Trump says U.S. could wipe out Iran ‘tomorrow night’

President Trump on Monday said Iran could be wiped out by the U.S. military in a single day, ramping up his rhetoric ahead of his Tuesday deadline for Tehran to make a deal or face devastating strikes on its infrastructure.

Supreme Court vacates judgment against Steve Bannon

The Supreme Court on Monday erased an appeals court ruling against Trump confidant Steve Bannon, clearing the way for his criminal conviction for contempt of Congress to be tossed out.

Peters presses Mullin to explain past comments: ‘Where did you smell war?’

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) largely declined to explain his past trips overseas, saying such information was “classified” as he faced scrutiny from Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) over a series of remarks implying he had been on military missions. Mullin, who is facing the Senate Homeland Security Committee for his confirmation hearing to lead the Department...

White House offers body camera expansion, immigration enforcement limitations in DHS reopening bid

The White House this week unveiled a fresh counteroffer in a bid to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which remains shut down as airport security lines grow and tensions escalate in the Middle East. In a letter outlining the status of negotiations with Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill, the White House agreed to...

MS Now shakes up lineup ahead of midterm elections

MS Now, the progressive cable news channel formerly known as MSNBC, is making significant changes to its lineup of daytime and weekend programming ahead of this fall's midterm election cycle. "Morning Joe," the outlet's long-running weekday talk program, will scale back its coverage to three hours on weekday mornings while anchor Stephanie Ruhle will be...

Trump is ready to oust another communist dictator in Latin America

The arrival of President Trump and Secretary Marco Rubio changes everything.

Israel says Iran intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed 

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday’s overnight strikes in Tehran also took out Iran’s intelligence minister. Iran has yet to confirm Esmail Khatib’s death, which would mark the third killing of a high-ranked official in the Middle East nation in the latest attacks. The regime confirmed on Tuesday that Ali Larijani, the secretary of...

US military drops 5,000-pound deep-penetrator bombs near Strait of Hormuz 

The U.S. military dropped multiple 5,000-pound deep-penetrator bombs on “hardened” Iranian anti-ship missile sites on Tuesday along the country’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz.  “The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait,” the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said. The employment of the munitions, known as Coastal...

Live updates: Mullin faces DHS questions; senators to confront Gabbard, Ratcliffe on global threats

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) finds himself Wednesday morning on the opposite side of a Senate hearing as he lays out for lawmakers why he is best suited to become the Trump administration's next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A day after her counterterrorism director resigned in protest of the war in Iran,...

With the DHS shutdown dragging on, is it time to privatize airport security?

Exploring airport security privatization should be on every airport’s to-do list.

Trump’s takeover of DC landmarks reaches legal apex

President Trump’s government real estate projects in the nation’s capital are reaching an apex in court. Environmental groups, a Democratic congresswoman and even golfers have sued. Judges so far have largely declined to stop the president’s projects, from rebuilding the Kennedy Center to constructing a planned archway, from East Potomac Park to the Eisenhower Executive...

Thune: Republicans will use SAVE Act in midterms if Democrats don’t get ‘on board’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says Republicans will attack Democrats in the fall elections for failing to enact the SAVE America Act if they don’t “get on board” with the voting reform bill, which is now on the Senate floor. Thune says the legislation, which would require documented proof of citizenship, such as passports...

Will Markwayne Mullin do a better job of keeping synagogues safe at DHS?

Mullin’s nomination is an opportunity for the administration to start anew, and focus on keeping vulnerable communities safe instead of political theatrics.  

Gabbard under spotlight facing questions on Iran

Plus: Mullin appears for confirmation hearing, SAVE America Act debate starts, Pritzker's big night

Colleges struggle to keep up with growing mental health problems

Depression and suicidal ideation are stubbornly high among college students despite increased efforts by universities to combat the long-growing problem. While nearly all four-year institutions and the vast majority of community colleges offer mental health services, it hasn’t been enough to combat the academic stress, increased screen and social media time, rising isolation and other factors experts say can contribute to the...

House Democrats unveil energy policy priorities as Senate talks resume

House Democrats are putting their energy policy priorities forward in a new bill that’s being co-sponsored by more than half of their caucus. The measure, led by Democratic Reps. Sean Casten (Ill.) and Mike Levin (Calif.) would restore climate-friendly energy tax credits repealed by Republicans and prevent the Trump administration from imposing burdens on renewables....

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