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Voters react as Trump touts signature tariff plan at State of the Union

Republicans were pleased as Trump spoke during the State of the Union about his plan to continue imposing global tariffs in the wake of the Supreme Court dealing him a setback.

MAGA voter crashes ‘scumbag’ Dem senator’s SOTU boycott speech: ‘Go Trump!’

A MAGA supporter crashed Democrats' "People's State of the Union" counter-event on Tuesday, calling Sen. Murphy a "scumbag" before being escorted out by security staff.

Florida launches probe after Cuba kills 4 aboard US-flagged speedboat near Keys

Florida launches investigation after Cuban government claimed it killed several people aboard U.S.-flagged speedboat near Communist island Tuesday.

Ken Paxton believes he’ll crush ‘Fake John Cornyn’ even without a Trump endorsement

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is targeting "Fake John Cornyn" in the heated Republican Senate primary, calling the longtime incumbent senator ineffective.

Fact-checkers challenge Trump’s ‘eight wars’ claim, back him on crime

Fact-checkers deliver mixed verdict on Trump's State of the Union, confirming immigration claims while disputing voter fraud and Medicaid statements.

Rand Paul on Trump call to ‘nationalize’ elections: ‘That’s not what the Constitution says’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says he does not support President Trump’s proposal for Republicans to “take over” voting procedures in more than a dozen states and “nationalize” the midterm elections, declaring Trump’s call to action as blatantly unconstitutional. “That’s not what the Constitution says about elections,” Paul said in an interview Tuesday with MS NOW’s...

Judge limits federal agents’ use of tear gas in Portland

A federal judge in Oregon temporarily limited federal agents’ use of nonlethal munitions against protesters outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Ore. ICE officers deployed tear gas, shot pepper balls and rubber bullets and set off flash bang-grenades at an anti-immigration enforcement protest in the city earlier this week, The...

Ten years on, Congress must reclaim its North Korea strategy

Ten years after the North Korea Sanctions Policy Enhancement Act was passed, Congress needs to reassert its authority on North Korea policy and demand full enforcement of the law, while also pursuing creative diplomacy to make progress towards disarming the Kim regime.

Trump’s new ammo to toss hush money case conviction

President Trump’s lawyers are back in Manhattan this morning, vying to finally convince a 92-year-old federal judge that he should take the reins on Trump’s criminal conviction and toss it. Fresh off hearing deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s not guilty plea, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein will decide if Trump’s case belongs before him or in New York state court, where a jury issued Trump’s sole conviction. Hellerstein has shown reluctance. But Trump has new ammo. He can thank the U.S. Court...

Congress is trying to reverse Trump’s progress on closing tariff loopholes

The bill title promises security and revenue. The text does the opposite.

Raise state revenues — but not by imposing fines and fees

Don't let courts become collection agencies that balance budgets on the backs of the poor.

Democrats launch new program to turn out infrequent voters

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) launched a new initiative on Wednesday that aims to turn out likely Democratic voters in toss-up states and congressional districts who voted in 2020 but sat out the last presidential election. The initiative, called Local Listeners, trains volunteers to engage infrequent voters, aiming to reach more than a million of them ahead of the midterms. A quarter of that engagement will...

DHS funding fight shifts into high gear

Plus: McConnell hospitalized, and the Clintons agree to testify in face of contempt vote

Harry Dunn launches second Maryland House bid, this time for Hoyer’s seat 

Harry Dunn, the former Capitol Police officer who became a household name in the wake of the 2021 Capitol attack, is teeing up his second House bid in Maryland, launching his campaign for retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer’s (D-Md.) seat. “A loss did not deter me from wanting to fight and from wanting to serve,” Dunn told The Hill...

Nicki Minaj, Bessent team up in TikTok video promoting Trump Accounts

The Trump administration jumped in on a viral TikTok trend on Tuesday, posting a video of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dancing with rapper Nicki Minaj to promote new investment accounts for children, known as Trump accounts. The trend features two people standing back-to-back and lip-syncing to a mashup of Minaj’s 2012 hit “Beez in the...

Fed’s Miran resigns as top White House economist

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran has resigned as chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, the White House confirmed on Tuesday. Miran had been on unpaid leave from the White House since last fall, when President Trump nominated him to fill the remaining four months of a vacant Fed board term that expired on Jan....

McConnell hospitalized for flu-like symptoms, spokesperson says

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) checked himself into the hospital on Monday evening for flu-like symptoms, his office confirmed Tuesday. A spokesperson for McConnell’s office said the 83-year-old senator began experiencing symptoms this weekend and went to a local hospital “out of an abundance of caution.” “His prognosis is positive and he is grateful for the...

Bill Gates embroiled in Epstein backlash

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Bill Gates needs to answer Epstein claims, ex-wife says Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, said Tuesday that he needs to answer for the allegations made against him in a newly released...

Colombian president says he gave Trump list of major drug ‘kingpins’ during meeting 

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday he gave President Trump a list of major drug "kingpins" that both countries should work on arresting around the world.  "Their capital is outside Colombia, and they must be pursued jointly through coordinated intelligence work across many sectors of the world,” Petro told reporters during a press conference at...

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