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Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect left behind anti-Trump manifesto

The White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting suspect reportedly wrote a chilling anti-Trump manifesto in which he assails the president as a "traitor" and "pedophile" and details his desire to kill administration officials.

RNC chairman blames ‘radicalized left’ for White House correspondents’ dinner shooting

Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters on Sunday blamed the political left for the shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner, calling the attack "the inevitable result of a radicalized left that has normalized political violence."

Acting AG Todd Blanche cites DHS funding fight to criticize Congress’ ‘games’ after shooting

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche cited the chaos of Saturday night's shooting in a blunt message to Congress: Stop "playing games" with funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Chief Justice Roberts gets DACA do-over as Supreme Court ponders migrant deportation protections

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. rode to the rescue of illegal immigrant Dreamers six years ago, ruling that President Trump's attempt to roll back the Obama-era DACA program broke the rules.

Rep. Ro Khanna calls for bipartisan committee on political violence after dinner shooting

Rep. Ro Khanna on Sunday called for a bipartisan commission to address political violence in the United States after gunfire broke out Saturday night at White House correspondents' dinner.

Live updates: House poised to vote on stopgap funding bill to avert shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson is ready to bring a continuing resolution (CR) to avert a shutdown to the House floor on Friday, before the chamber leaves for a recess that stretches beyond the Oct. 1 government funding deadline. Democrats have vowed to vote against the funding bill, demanding restoration of Medicaid support and action to extend...

Trump should create a Hobson’s choice for Benjamin Netanyahu

It is exceedingly difficult to comprehend why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered an airstrike on a group of Hamas leaders meeting in Doha. These men were negotiating with representatives of Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, to bring a halt to the conflict in Gaza. And the Mossad had refused to mount a ground operation to...

Buttigieg on Harris running mate remarks: ‘I was surprised when I read that’

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg weighed in on former Vice President Harris’s assertion in her new book that picking him as her running mate would be “too risky,” saying he was "surprised." “Well, I was surprised when I read that — I just believe in giving Americans more credit," Buttigieg said Thursday in an interview...

Whole Hog Politics: The problem of too-muchness 

It took Democrats until the spring and summer of 2024 to get serious about unwinding the excesses of the opening phase of Joe Biden’s presidency. And they unwound as hard and fast as a deep-sea fisherman’s reel after a tarpon hit the line. The administration changed course on fossil fuels, student loans and, most notably,...

Jimmy Kimmel is off the air, and that’s not suppression of free speech

ABC has taken Jimmy Kimmel off the air for making hateful comments about the recent murder of Charlie Kirk. Does that constitute an attack on free speech, as some of his supporters are alleging? No. That is called accountability. Kimmel is perfectly free to spew his left-wing atrocities, but ABC is also free to decide...

FCC commissioner: ‘We don’t have the authority’ to retaliate against broadcasters

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Anna Gomez said Thursday that the independent regulatory agency does not “have the authority” to retaliate against broadcasters over what they choose to run on air.  “That's exactly the point, because we don't have the authority to do this, because it's against the law, we would not be able to...

Africa’s debt collector: China’s shifting role offers US a golden opportunity

For two decades, China’s strategy in Africa was straightforward: shower the continent with opaque and corrupt loans to build roads, ports, and power plants, securing influence and natural resources for itself. But that lending boom is winding down and the bills are coming due. As China shifts from serving as Africa’s ATM to its debt...

Kimmel fallout extends beyond late-night host

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Reactions to Trump's media threat ▪ Partisan tensions reach boiling point ▪ CDC panel shifts vaccine guidance ▪ Senate Dems back Palestinian state The fallout from Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and President Trump’s battle with media outlets is spreading as the president suggests licenses be...

Whiskey, tobacco, and pain pills: The VA can be an opioid-free health system

There is a time for everything. Now is the time for the Department of Veterans Affairs to go opioid-free. When I first began practicing medicine at the VA, it was common to “prescribe” alcoholic beverages to veterans. Many VA hospitals even listed whiskey, wine, and beer on their formularies to make patients “more comfortable.” Although...

Texas A&M president to step down after turmoil over gender identity lesson

Texas A&M University’s president Mark Welsh will step down on Friday after turmoil ignited over a gender identity lesson, the Texas A&M University System said on Thursday.  Welsh, a former Air Force pilot and Joint Chiefs of Staff member, has received blowback from Republican lawmakers in recent days over a viral video where a student...

Senate Democrats urge US to recognize Palestinian state

A group of Senate Democrats are calling on the United States government to recognize a demilitarized Palestinian state alongside a secure state of Israel.  The nonbinding resolution was introduced Thursday by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), the first of its kind in the Senate, as the pressure rises on Israel over its nearly two-year military siege...

Lawmakers tout bipartisan spirit of staff work

Four members of Congress called attention to the bipartisan work their staffers put in on Thursday. The lawmakers, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Reps. James Comer (D-Ky.), Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), honored the work of their staff at The Hill’s third annual Notable Staffers event. During a panel moderated by The Hill’s...

Trump slams Omar and Somalia after House censure fails

President Trump slammed Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Somalia on Thursday, a day after a resolution to formally reprimand the Minnesota Democrat and remove her from committee assignments failed in the House. “I think she's terrible. I think she should be impeached. I think she's terrible,” the president told reporters aboard Air Force One on...

Kirk memorial in Arizona to have Super Bowl-level security

The upcoming memorial honoring the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Arizona will have Super Bowl-level security, according to officials familiar with the matter.  The memorial for Kirk, who was killed while speaking at a college event in Utah last week, will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., where the NFL’s Arizona...

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