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Pair of Democrat lawmakers slam ‘blockade of fuel’ to Cuba, ‘economic bombing’ after visit to island

Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Jonathan Jackson said after a Congressional delegation to Cuba that U.S. economic restrictions on the island represented an "illegal U.S. blockade of fuel."

Gavin’s first partner is a ‘New’sance

Jennifer Siebel Newsom is the very avatar of Democrat Woman.

Answering the 10 most important questions about the Iran war

Allow me, good reader, to cut through the Trumpian boasts, the fog of war,...

Chris Murphy on Trump’s Iran threat: ‘A clear war crime’

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday derided President Trump’s latest threats to Iran as “war crimes” if committed. “Trump is calling reporters today to tell them he is going to commit mass war crimes next week,” Murphy wrote on the social platform X. “GOP leaders need to stop him. Never mind that blowing up bridges...

Stacey Abrams on Trump’s mail-in voting order: ‘Patently illegal’

Former Georgia state Rep. Stacey Abrams (D) on Saturday slammed President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting as unconstitutional and illegal. “It is patently illegal, and it is entirely in the playbook of voter suppression that Republicans, including Donald Trump, have been using for the last decade or so,” Abrams, a former Georgia gubernatorial candidate,...

What to know about Trump’s budget

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump's budget proposal is released In its Friday proposal, the Trump administration proposes to cut many environmental programs. © AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Some highlights of the budget proposal include: The elimination of LIHEAP, a program that helps low-income people heat and cool their homes...

Senate Democrats press Treasury Department on decision to add Trump name to currency

Two Senate Democrats are seeking answers from the Treasury Department about a plan to add President Trump’s signature to newly minted U.S. paper currency. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a letter Thursday to explain how the decision “will...

Tillis sets Jan. 6 red line on attorney general nominee

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Thursday said he will not support any nominee for attorney general if the candidate makes excuses for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. President Trump dismissed Pam Bondi from the attorney general post before Tillis's comments, which is expected to set up a confirmation battle on her successor later this year....

Mace ‘concerned about escalation’ in Iran war

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Friday she is very "concerned about escalation" in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, joining a chorus of lawmakers raising the alarm of a potential ground attack. Mace told CNN's Kate Bolduan she has been "very vocal" about this concern after she expressed her thoughts and prayers to two U.S. crew...

Democrats reject Palantir money

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Palantir-linked donations put Democrats in tight spot Campaign contributions from Palantir are becoming a thorn in the side of Democrats in the midterms, as lawmakers on the left dig into the Trump administration’s immigration efforts and the controversial tech company’s involvement. © Adobe Stock Several Democratic candidates have...

GOP praise pours in for Army chief of staff ousted by Hegseth

Republicans are rallying behind Gen. Randy George after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly fired him from the Pentagon, praising the former Army chief of staff as a steady and accomplished military leader. A Pentagon official told The Hill on Thursday that Hegseth asked George to step down as the Army’s 41st chief of staff and...

Democrat rips Polymarket for taking bets on fate of US pilot shot down over Iran

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) on Friday ripped the prediction platform Polymarket for accepting bets in a since-deleted page on the date a U.S. pilot shot down over Iran will be found. “They could be your neighbor, a friend, a family member,” Moulton wrote in a post Friday on the social platform X. “And people are...

Democratic-led states sue over Trump mail-in ballot order

More than 20 Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday over the president's executive order that restricts voter eligibility and mail-in voting.  The lawsuit argues that the U.S. Constitution gives states the primary authority to administer elections and that it is unconstitutional for the president to impose changes to federal election...

Mace ‘not backing away’ from Bondi testifying on Epstein

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is not backing down from her push to make former Attorney General Pam Bondi testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mace told CNN anchor Kate Bolduan on Friday that Bondi was still compelled to sit with lawmakers later this...

Trump budget would cut TSA funding, require privatization at small airports

President Trump wants to cut funding to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and require privatization of security operations at small airports. The White House’s 2027 budget proposal, released Friday, proposes cutting $52 million from the agency’s funding, which officials created after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in an effort to ensure tighter airport security....

Anthropic launches new corporate PAC to ramp up election spending

The artificial intelligence firm Anthropic is launching a new corporate political action committee, becoming the latest technology firm to start an employee-funded PAC for election season. Anthropic PBC filed a statement of organization Friday to form “AnthroPAC.” The Hill has learned it will be funded exclusively and voluntarily by employees, a common strategy for technology...

Trump seeks $152M to rebuild Alcatraz as ‘state-of-the-art secure prison’

President Trump is seeking $152 million from Congress as part of his push to reopen Alcatraz prison near San Francisco to house violent federal criminals. The request, included in the White House’s proposed budget for fiscal 2027, calls on Congress to allocate funding to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to cover the first year...

Watch live: NASA outlines Artemis II progress

NASA officials on Friday afternoon will update reporters on the progress of the Artemis II mission, the U.S.'s first crewed lunar mission in roughly five decades. The 10-day test flight is expected to orbit the moon. The crew includes three U.S. astronauts and one from Canada. At approximately 6:32 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, NASA launched...

FBI labels data breach ‘major incident,’ notifies Congress

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has labeled a recent data breach, which reportedly targeted an FBI surveillance system, a “major incident” and notified Congress about the cyber intrusion, the agency confirmed to The Hill on Friday. “The FBI identified anomalous activity on an unclassified network and quickly leveraged all technical capabilities to remediate the...

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