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GOP state senator wins Florida special election, extends GOP House majority

Randy Fine won Tuesday night's special election in Florida, and will now hold former Rep. Michael Waltz's seat in the Sunshine State's 6th Congressional District.

NSC confirms Mike Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communication

The National Security Council (NSC) has provided clarification on reports about Mike Waltz and his staff using personal Gmail accounts for government communications.

Republicans seek to block the reappointment of UN official accused of antisemitism

The House Foreign Affairs Committee is pushing the United Nations to not reappoint Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for another term over accusations of antisemitism.

Zeldin to visit border where ‘disgusting Mexican sewage’ is harming US environment

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said he plans to visit the border to assess toxic waste spilling over from Mexico.

With tariffs, Trump wants to restore American industry destroyed by decades of unfair trade

The disastrous post-Cold War era, in which Washington negligently sacrificed American industry to appease...

US puts Putin in hot seat with Ukraine ceasefire proposal

Presented by GE Aerospace — {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security PRESENTED BY The Big Story US puts Putin in hot seat with Ukraine ceasefire proposal The United States has, for the first time, shifted the pressure to Russia in President Trump’s push for a ceasefire in Ukraine. © AP After securing Ukrainian President...

Distilled Spirits Council CEO warns European whiskey tariff could be ‘very, very devastating’ 

The CEO of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States on Wednesday warned that a European whiskey tariff would be "very, very devastating." “We've just gotten the news early, early this morning, that the [European Union (EU)] is poised to put a 50 percent tariff on American whiskey. That will be very, very devastating,”...

EPA sets stage for cutting climate and pollution regs

Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story EPA sets stage for cutting climate and pollution regs The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated Wednesday it will slash a broad suite of rules and determinations that aim to cut pollution or mitigate climate change — including from cars and...

Senate Democrats struggle with funding dilemma as shutdown deadline looms

Senate Democrats are staring down a major dilemma as they agonize over how to handle the GOP’s stopgap spending bill in the face of a potential government shutdown by the end of the week. Democrats head toward the Friday deadline trying to reckon with a problem few in the conference fully know how to wrap...

Progressive group targets GOP lawmakers over Musk, health cuts

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   First in The Hill Nonprofit launches ad campaign urging GOP to stand up to Musk The digital campaign from progressive advocacy group 314 Action asks Americans living in GOP-held swing districts to call their U.S. representative over potential health cuts. ©...

Shaheen needles Scott Brown over potential GOP Senate bid

New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) needled her former rival Scott Brown over his status as a former Massachusetts senator on Wednesday as he weighs a bid to replace her in the Senate. “You didn’t hear me say [this]: When you write the stories, please write that he colors his hair, and I don’t. I...

Cook Political Report rates Shaheen’s open seat as ‘lean Democrat’

The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rated New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s (D) Senate seat as “lean Democrat” following the senator’s announcement she would not seek reelection in 2026.  While the seat may lean toward Democrats, Republicans have expressed optimism they can flip the seat. Last month, National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) named...

Monmouth University to shut down its renowned polling institute

Monmouth University will close its polling institute after 20 years of data collection pooled from national and state surveys to anticipate the outcome in highly contested political races. “Following a year-long review of all of the University’s Centers and Institutes, I have made the decision, in close collaboration with our Board of Trustees, to close...

Navarro: US in ‘difficult transition from Bidenomics to Trumpnomics’

Peter Navarro, a senior trade adviser to President Trump, said Wednesday that the U.S. is “in a difficult transition from Bidenomics to Trumpnomics.” “Help us understand, what is the bigger picture for the economy from the administration?” host Will Cain asked on his Fox News show. In his response, Navarro said, “let's start looking through...

Lutnick: Canada becoming US state ‘best way’ to merge economies

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Wednesday that Canada becoming a U.S. state is the “best way” to merge the two countries’ economies. “The best way, the president has said it, the best way to actually merge the economies of Canada and the United States is for Canada to become our 51st state. If they want...

Trump envoys begin Russia outreach after Ukraine breakthrough

Trump administration officials are reaching out to their Russian counterparts as the White House says the ball is in Moscow’s court to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine. National security adviser Mike Waltz spoke with his Russian counterpart on Wednesday “in a pursuit of ending this war and striking a peace deal with Russia and...

Education Department paves way for its own destruction

The Department of Education is paving the way for its own destruction after laying off half of its workforce on Tuesday, leaving President Trump allies eager for more hits while the agency's defenders prepare legal action. A senior department official said the layoffs, which came about a week after Education Secretary Linda McMahon was...

Former Treasury secretary on Trump’s tariffs: ‘People are overreacting a bit’

Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin believes that the economy is not in trouble and that people are overreacting to the new administration's policy changes.

Goldman Sachs CEO: Business community ‘understands’ what Trump is trying to do with tariffs

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said that the business community “understands” what President Trump is trying to do with levies on various goods, even though they want "lower tariffs everywhere.” Solomon also said during an interview with FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo that Trump is more “engaged” with the business community than his White House predecessor,...

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