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Radical activist groups circle wagons around Southern Poverty Law Center amid federal charges

Nonprofits rally behind the Southern Poverty Law Center as it faces federal charges for allegedly funding members of violent extremist groups like the KKK.

US turns to drones after retiring minesweepers to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid Iran crisis

The U.S. is racing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as Iran reportedly lays mines in the critical waterway, testing the Navy's shift to unmanned systems.

Colorado’s pattern of religious persecution

The Supreme Court agreed this month to hear the appeal of a Catholic preschool in Colorado. And if the case turns out like Colorado’s other recent trips to the nation’s highest court, the result will be another resounding win for the First Amendment and another huge loss for a radical, secularized Colorado Democratic Party hell-bent […]

Michigan governor hopeful pressed on past SPLC work after DOJ indictment: ‘What did Jocelyn know?’

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson faces GOP pressure over her past SPLC ties after the group was indicted on fraud-related charges this week.

DeSantis under pressure as Florida redraw could tip House balance in GOP map fight

Florida becomes the likely final battleground in the GOP-Democrat fight over congressional redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Ocasio-Cortez on Republicans complaining about Virginia redistricting loss: ‘Wah, wah, wah’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday mocked Republicans complaining about the Virginia redistricting loss and said she looks forward to picking up additional House seats in midterm elections. Journalist Matt Laslo, founder of the Laslo Congressional Bureau outlet, began to ask Ocasio-Cortez to comment on Republicans' pushback to the Tuesday redistricting win. “What do you...

Senate Republican predicts Democrats will shut down government ‘right before the midterms’

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) predicted on the Senate floor that his Democratic colleagues will find a reason to block funding legislation and trigger another government shutdown “right before the midterms” to sow chaos in Washington before Election Day. “I think my Democratic friends are going to shut down the government right before the midterms,” Kennedy...

In the fog of war, America needs news it can trust 

It is little wonder the nation’s news consumers are struggling to make sense of the various narratives masquerading as journalism. War time is not the time for either liberal or conservative slants. 

Latest spy powers proposal doesn’t have warrant requirement demanded by critics

An overview of a new draft proposal to extend the nation’s spy powers includes new reforms but stops short of adding the warrant requirement demanded by privacy hawks on the left and right. A section-by-section outline obtained by The Hill comes amid fluid negotiations among House Republicans, and no final product has been revealed to extend...

Warner Bros. Discovery board approves sale to Paramount

The board of Warner Bros. Discovery voted Thursday to sell the sprawling media company to Paramount, a key move that paves the way for the creation of a new company that would serve as one of the largest providers of entertainment, live sports and news in the world. The vote comes two months after Paramount...

We’re drowning in numbers we don’t understand

We struggle because human intuition was never built for numbers this large.

State spending has skyrocketed — but where has the money gone?

Interestingly, Americans aren't moving to the states that spend the most — they're leaving them.

DeSantis on Jeffries ‘F around and find out’ remark: ‘I will pay for you to come down to Florida’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) challenged House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday to campaign in his state after the Democrat issued a warning to Florida over redistricting. “I will pay for you to come down to Florida and campaign,” DeSantis said during a press conference. “I’ll put you up in the Florida governor’s...

A well-meaning law has opened a child smuggling loophole at our border

The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 continues to lure unaccompanied children into the hands of criminal cartels — and then to funnel them into the U.S. for supposed legal protection.

5 key moments from California gubernatorial debate

In today’s issue: The top six remaining candidates running for governor of California faced off Wednesday as the primary rapidly approaches and no candidate has emerged as a clear front-runner. The debate, hosted by NewsNation and The Hill’s parent company Nexstar, came less than two weeks after the race was rocked by allegations of sexual misconduct...

On Iran, Trump blinks first

Less than 24 hours after President Trump accepted the off-ramp proposed by Pakistan’s leaders, granting an “indefinite ceasefire” so Iran’s leaders could "come up with a unified proposal,” the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps attacked three ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran declined to send any negotiators to Islamabad and did not make a single...

Anti-data center measures gain traction at state, local level

Measures seeking to block or rein in data center construction are gaining momentum at the state and local level, as Americans increasingly sour on the massive buildout of AI infrastructure in their communities. The Maine legislature became the first in the nation to pass a bill banning the development of large-scale data centers last week,...

Anthropic becomes impossible for White House to ignore

Anthropic’s new Mythos model is keeping the company’s foot in the White House’s door despite the Trump administration blacklisting the firm’s products from military and government work earlier this year. Mythos, Anthropic’s most advanced model to date, has drawn interest from various parts of the federal government, giving the artificial intelligence firm a chance to...

GOP tries to ease growing fears of midterm shellacking

Republicans and the White House are seeking to ease growing anxiety around potentially widespread midterm losses following Democrats’ redistricting win in Virginia on Tuesday. Virginia’s referendum could give Democrats as many as four more House seats by this fall. That will force Republicans to try to counter those gains by helping Florida's GOP-controlled state Legislature...

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