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Trump-backed voter ID bill faces GOP resistance as Tillis vows to stop it

Senate Republicans are ready for a floor battle over a voter ID bill despite internal divisions, with Sens. Thom Tillis , R-N.C., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, in opposition.

Behind Bernie Sanders’ 5% wealth tax, what’s in the water at CNN, and other commentary

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ bill to sock billionaires with a 5% wealth tax, a “litmus...

Poisonous Falsehood from Ramin Fatehi

The main reason gun-control proposals don’t tend to go far in our country is...

The American Islamist Threat Never Left Us

There is no reason we should be handing out citizenship to people who hate...

How Populism Turned the Road to Housing Act into the Road to Nowhere

Spikes in popular support for bad, but seemingly minor, anti-market policies can quickly spiral...

GOP senator moves to revoke abortion pill approval 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story GOP senator moves to revoke abortion pill approval Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced a bill on Wednesday to remove approval for the abortion pill mifepristone, claiming that instances of adverse side effects are higher than is being reported. © Greg...

US, other countries plan to use oil reserves

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story US, other countries plan to use oil reserves Countries that are members of the International Energy Agency (IEA) will release the largest-ever amount from their oil stockpiles to alleviate price spikes caused by the conflict in Iran. President Trump indicated that the U.S. would...

Senate panel highlights debt concerns as Iran expenses mount

Senators from both sides of the aisle and witnesses expressed alarm at the rising national debt during a Senate Finance subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, warning that future generations of Americans will pay the price for bloated budgets.  “Although both sides claim to be concerned about our dire fiscal situation, neither side, and let me emphasize...

Trump touts Iran ‘excursion,’ hits GOP’s Massie in first rally since launching strikes

President Trump used his first campaign-style rally since the U.S. launched strikes against Tehran to knock Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) in his own district and laud what he called an "excursion" in Iran. "We did an excursion. You know what an excursion is? We had to take a little trip to get rid of some...

Mullin confirmation hearing to lead DHS formally scheduled

Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s (R-Okla.) confirmation hearing to become the next Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary is scheduled for next Wednesday. President Trump appointed the lawmaker to take over the role at the end of March after firing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem last week. Mullin is set to appear before the Senate Committee on Homeland...

Former embattled Democratic mayor in Illinois running as GOP candidate in Georgia

An embattled former Democratic mayor is running for an open county commission seat in Georgia as a Republican. Tiffany Henyard, the former mayor of Dolton, Ill., is running as the lone Republican in the Fulton County Commission race to represent southern portions of the county in District 5. She has four Democratic opponents. Henyard was the...

Oz responds to attendee who collapsed at Trump rally

Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) jumped in with first responders to help a woman who appeared to collapse during President Trump’s rally in Hebron, Ky. on Wednesday. Oz, who is a physician, was seen with first responders attending to the woman who was on stage behind Trump during...

Trump says he doesn’t know about military investigation that US struck Iranian girls school

President Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he was not aware of a military investigation that found the U.S. responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an all-girls Iranian elementary school on the first day of the war. “I don’t know about that,” Trump said when asked about the investigation’s findings that came out...

CNN’S worst tweet ever: sympathy for ISIS-inspired Gracie Mansion terrorists! 

We deserve the truth, even if it’s inconvenient for the mayor, for the media, or for Muslims.

Iran-linked hackers take credit for cyberattack on US medical equipment company Stryker

Iranian-linked cyber group Handala claimed responsibility for the attack on social media.  

Senate Democrats press Pentagon on Iran school bombing

A group of 46 mostly Democratic senators on Wednesday sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking answers on the bombing of a school in Iran. An Iranian school for girls near a naval base in Minab was hit on Feb. 28 in the first wave of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. More...

Confidence in Supreme Court hits record low: Survey

American voters’ confidence in the Supreme Court has hit a record low, according to a new poll. In the NBC News survey, 22 percent of respondents said they either had “a great deal” or “quite a bit” of confidence in the court. That is down from 29 percent who said the same in July 2024...

43,000 Americans have returned from Middle East since start of Iran war: State Department

The State Department said Wednesday that more than 43,000 Americans have safely returned home from the Middle East since the U.S. and Israel began striking Iran on Feb. 28. The department added that it has completed more than three dozen charter flights and has specifically evacuated thousands of Americans from the region. It also noted...

Republicans block Democratic bill to fund DHS agencies other than ICE, CBP

Senate Democrats on Wednesday seemingly sought to turn the tables on Republicans, asking for unanimous consent to pass a bill to fund agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that do not conduct immigration enforcement. Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.), the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, asked for unanimous consent for a measure...

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