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Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect left behind anti-Trump manifesto

The White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting suspect reportedly wrote a chilling anti-Trump manifesto in which he assails the president as a "traitor" and "pedophile" and details his desire to kill administration officials.

RNC chairman blames ‘radicalized left’ for White House correspondents’ dinner shooting

Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters on Sunday blamed the political left for the shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner, calling the attack "the inevitable result of a radicalized left that has normalized political violence."

Acting AG Todd Blanche cites DHS funding fight to criticize Congress’ ‘games’ after shooting

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche cited the chaos of Saturday night's shooting in a blunt message to Congress: Stop "playing games" with funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Chief Justice Roberts gets DACA do-over as Supreme Court ponders migrant deportation protections

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. rode to the rescue of illegal immigrant Dreamers six years ago, ruling that President Trump's attempt to roll back the Obama-era DACA program broke the rules.

Rep. Ro Khanna calls for bipartisan committee on political violence after dinner shooting

Rep. Ro Khanna on Sunday called for a bipartisan commission to address political violence in the United States after gunfire broke out Saturday night at White House correspondents' dinner.

Trump says Iran has asked for a ceasefire

President Trump said on Wednesday that Iran has asked the U.S. for a ceasefire, saying he would consider the proposal once the Strait of Hormuz is “open, free, and clear.” “Iran's New Regime President, much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!”...

Jeffries, Schumer knock Trump mail-in voting order: ‘Unlawful power grab’

Democratic leaders on Tuesday ripped President Trump’s executive order that cracks down on mail-in voting and creates a nationwide eligible voters list, as the president seeks to use his authority to exert more control over federal elections ahead of the midterms. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) criticized the order as an “unlawful power grab,”...

In Latin America, China’s Silk Road Ark is sunk 

For these countries, playing along with China's war games is not an attractive option.  

Live updates: Supreme Court hears birthright citizenship challenge with Trump in courtroom

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will weigh President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. The president is scheduled to be in the courtroom, making him the first sitting president to attend oral arguments. At least twice this week he has ripped into the 14th Amendment's citizenship guarantee. At 9 p.m. EDT, Trump will...

Trump rips NATO, says US membership ‘beyond reconsideration’

President Trump said that U.S. membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is “beyond reconsideration,” marking one of his strongest rebukes of the alliance to date. “I would say [it’s] beyond reconsideration. I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were a paper tiger, and Putin knows that too, by the way,”...

5 things to watch as Supreme Court weighs birthright citizenship

Keep reading for our interview with an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) attorney who is the challengers' counsel of record. President Trump is headed to Supreme Court this morning to see up close when his bid to end birthright citizenship falls into the justices' hands. The face-to-face moment will make Trump the first known sitting...

Birthright citizenship is meant to be universal

The Birthright Clause did not invent a new idea: it constitutionalized an old one.

Rubio: ‘Value of NATO’ will have to be reexamined after Iran war

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late Tuesday that the U.S. will reexamine its relationship with NATO after the conflict with Iran ends, echoing criticism from President Trump toward European allies who have been reluctant to join the military operation in the Middle East. “Ultimately, that’s a decision for the President to make, and he’ll...

Establishment-backed GOP candidate wins Arkansas Secretary of State primary runoff

Arkansas Sen. Kim Hammer (R), who received support from a handful of top Republican officials in the state, is projected to win the GOP primary runoff for Arkansas secretary of state, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Hammer defeated Republican Bryan Norris — a retired Army first sergeant and businessman who enjoyed the backing of backing of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell...

Trump to attend Supreme Court oral arguments for birthright citizenship case

President Trump is set to attend Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship, according to his public schedule, making him the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the nation's highest court. Before his schedule was released, the president told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday that he planned to attend. "I'm going," Trump...

Mamdani says Iran war ‘should be opposed on every single ground’

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) expressed deep disapproval of the U.S.-Israeli conflict against Iran in an interview released Wednesday. “It's a war that should be opposed on every single ground, not just procedural, but also moral, but also political, and also a war that should be opposed on the grounds of the fact...

Hegseth ends suspension for Army pilots who flew by Kid Rock’s estate

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Hegseth ends suspension for Army pilots who flew by Kid Rock's estate Hegseth ended the suspension and the investigation into Army pilots who flew two helicopters near Kid Rock's house in Tennessee. © Adobe Stock Defense...

Chemicals in plastics linked to newborn deaths, premature births: Research

Two chemicals commonly used to make plastics more flexible are connected to newborn deaths and premature births, according to a study released Monday. According to the study, published in the journal eClinicalMedicine, two chemicals, di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and diisononyl phthalate (DINP), were notably linked to newborn deaths and premature births. The study looked at data...

Hegseth lifts suspension for Army pilots who did fly-by at Kid Rock’s estate

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday announced that the Army crew that flew two AH‑64 Apache helicopters near singer Kid Rock’s Nashville, Tenn., estate over the weekend will not face disciplinary measures or an investigation. The military personnel had been suspended for their actions, a spokesperson confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday, but that suspension...

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