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The Speaker’s Lobby: What Congress’ December script means for healthcare next year

December follows a familiar script on Capitol Hill, and healthcare seems to have reared its head as this year's pressing issue du jour.

Trump plan sells ‘Gold Card’ visas for $1M as critics warn of pay-to-play that could be abused

Trump allies hail the “Gold Card" as a way to keep top talent in America, but critics warn the $1 million buy-in turns U.S. immigration into a luxury product for the ultra-wealthy.

Speaker Johnson says second Venezuela boat strike ‘entirely appropriate’ after seeing classified video

Speaker Johnson defends controversial military strikes on Venezuelan drug boat after viewing classified video evidence, calling the actions 'entirely appropriate.'

DHS unleashes scathing response after Walz asks agency to ‘reassess’ enforcement

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin gave a scathing response to Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s request for the agency to “reassess" its immigration enforcement strategy.

Ilhan Omar’s ex appears on ‘dirty dandy’ social account as Trump revives married siblings claim

Ahmed Nur Said Elmi documents his lifestyle in Johannesburg while Trump claims Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother for immigration purposes.

John Bolton criminal case on sluggish pace to trial 

For former national security adviser John Bolton, a trial is a long way off. At a hearing in his criminal case Friday, a federal judge made no attempt to set a trial date on the allegations of mishandled classified material, forced instead to grapple with a pretrial schedule that will likely stretch into next fall...

Maxwell to plead Fifth in House Epstein investigation: Comer

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said that the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell will “plead the Fifth” against congressional investigators. “Her lawyers have replied that she’s not going to answer any questions,” Comer told Politico in an interview Friday. “She’s only going to plead the Fifth.” ...

Bondi files to release sealed Epstein grand jury transcripts

Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed an expedited motion seeking the release of the grand jury transcripts in the Jeffrey Epstein case amid an aggressive push by lawmakers to release all files related to the late convicted sex offender.  Bondi filed the motion in the U.S. District Court of Southern Florida, leveraging the enactment of...

Trump on Greene’s resignation plans: ‘Great news’

President Trump on Friday night said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) announcement that she is leaving Congress in early January is "great news for the country" — perhaps pouring salt on the wound one week after pulling his support from her. The president told ABC News's Rachel Scott that Greene, formerly one of Trump's biggest...

Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season

“The serious harms that AI chatbots have inflicted on children are well-documented."

Chiefs special teams coach dismisses Trump kickoff rule criticism: ‘He has no idea what’s going on’

Kansas City Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub brushed off President Trump’s criticism of the National Football League’s (NFL) new kickoff rule, saying Trump has “no idea what’s going on.” “He doesn’t even know what he’s looking at,” Toub said at a Thursday press conference in response to a reporter’s question about Trump’s comments. “He...

Federal judge blocks IRS from sending ICE taxpayer information for deportations

A federal judge has blocked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from handing over the home address information of taxpayers who may be undocumented to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued a 94-page ruling Friday in a lawsuit brought by the Center for Taxpayer Rights against the IRS that called the...

Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she is resigning from Congress

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced on Friday that she is resigning from Congress, following her public fallout with President Trump in which he un-endorsed her and called her a “traitor.” The decision comes one week after Trump pulled his support from the Georgia Republican. “I have too much self respect and dignity, love my...

Trump administration targets immigrant truck drivers in Pennsylvania

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has threatened to revoke nearly $75 million in federal funding from Pennsylvania for “illegally” issuing commercial driver’s licenses to “ineligible and unqualified foreign drivers.” Duffy announced the possible withholding of funds on Thursday, alleging that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) had found multiple instances of Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation...

Fox News host on Trump-Mamdani meeting: ‘I think JD Vance is jealous’

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade said that President Trump and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani had gotten along “fantastic” during their Friday meeting and that J.D. Vance was “jealous.” “I think J.D. Vance is jealous,” the "Fox & Friends" host said. “I think the president wants to use him [Mamdani] as a running mate....

Alito temporarily reinstates Texas map

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily reinstated Texas's congressional map that adds up to five GOP pickup opportunities until the high court rules on the state's emergency appeal. Alito's order, known as an administrative stay, does not reflect the underlying merits of the map's constitutionality. But it temporarily allows Texas Republicans to keep...

Russia hawks not pleased with Trump plan for Ukraine

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Russia hawks not pleased with Trump plan for Ukraine Two of the Senate GOP's biggest Russia hawks panned President Trump’s proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war as rewarding Russian President Vladimir Putin. © Greg Nash...

Warren: Trump ‘trying to take a little of the shine that Zohran Mamdani has’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said President Trump was “trying to take a little of the shine that Zohran Mamdani has” after a friendly meeting between the president and New York City’s mayor-elect. “Is it any surprise that Trump wants to stand next to Zohran Mamdani and say, ‘Oh, yeah, we think about things the same...

Kennedy says vaccines will be covered 

Presented by the American Association for Cancer Research — {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Kennedy says vaccines will be covered Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a group of governors Thursday that even if he initiates the removal of specific vaccines from the list of recommended shots, people will still be...

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