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Political traffic signals: waiting for the light to change on the Hill

Congress faces a steep political battle over a $200 billion Iran war spending request, with Trump sending mixed signals on whether the funds are needed.

Johnson turns up heat on Schumer as DHS shutdown drags on, airport delays mount

As the DHS shutdown enters its sixth week, House Republicans are forcing votes to pressure Senate Democrats. Meanwhile, unpaid TSA agents call out, leaving travelers facing chaos.

300-plus Angel Families jump into Markwayne Mullin’s DHS nomination fight in unequivocal terms

Over 300 Angel Families represented by The American Border Story are urging Congress to support Markwayne Mullin for DHS, arguing he understands the stakes at play.

Virginia Dem admits redistricting push aims to ‘stop Trump’, not about ‘fairness’

Virginia Rep. Donald Beyer says the redistricting push is about stopping Trump and taking back the House, not restoring fairness for Virginia voters.

Iranian regime headed toward collapse, enter the ‘Obama Republicans’ and other commentary

Iran has “talked tough,” notes R.N. Prasher at Asia Times, vowing to bring the...

Federal court rejects GOP bid to block new House map in Utah

A federal court on Monday rejected the latest Republican-led bid to block a new congressional map in Utah that could give Democrats a seat in the red state. A three-judge panel denied a motion for a preliminary injunction that would have blocked the new lines from going into effect before this fall’s midterms.  “Because we...

Trump tariffs struck down by Supreme Court — agenda in jeopardy? 

For much of his second term, the court has handed the president major wins on immigration, executive power and agency authority. But this time, the justices drew a line.   

US military blows up drug boat in Caribbean, raising death toll to 150 ‘narco-terrorists’ killed 

The U.S. military blew up another alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean on Monday, killing three “narco-terrorists” in the operation, it said.  The vessel was operated by a designated terrorist organization, was transiting along a “known narco-trafficking” routes and was engaged in “narco-trafficking operations,” the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) said on social platform X. It...

CDC No. 2 steps down amid HHS shake-up

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Monday that Principal Deputy Director Ralph Abraham, the former Louisiana surgeon general, has resigned from his position after less than three months because of "unforeseen family obligations." His departure comes amid a shake-up at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with former interim Director...

Epstein files investigated as possible motive of armed man fatally shot at Mar-a-Lago

Investigators are looking into the views regarding Jeffrey Epstein of the man fatally shot by law enforcement on President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property early Sunday morning, a source briefed on the investigation confirmed to NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network. While not a definitive motive, investigators are examining writings by Martin in which he referenced the Epstein...

Clueless Bernie Sanders stumped at Stanford Union, pushes data center pause 

Sanders said that “we” should have a degree of control over what the tech CEOs are building. And that sounds nice, but let’s be clear on  something — who is “we”? 

Watch live: Democrats hear from ICE whistleblower

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) are expected to hear from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) whistleblower at a public forum on Monday. The Democrats say the former ICE employee will for the first time publicly "discuss new immigration enforcement training methods and policies, including authorizing warrantless entry to the homes...

Johnson: Gonzales must address affair allegations in ‘appropriate way’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday said Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) must address the allegations that he had an affair with one of his congressional staffers, who died last year after setting herself on fire, but added that it is “too early to prejudge" the situation. “I endorsed Tony before all these allegations came out,”...

US endorses AI declaration without binding rules

The U.S. signed onto a non-binding declaration Saturday with dozens of other countries following India’s AI Impact Summit, committing to a “shared global vision” on the technology. It was one of 89 countries and organizations to sign the document, which laid out seven key pillars for AI development, including democratizing AI resources, using AI to...

Congress shouldn’t be playing political football with aviation safety and security

Congress is considering legislation to ensure that air traffic controllers, TSA officers, and CBP agents are paid during government shutdowns, in order to prevent the chaos and economic harm caused by the previous shutdown.

Abbott urges Texans to ‘stay alert’ amid chaos between US, Mexican drug cartels

Gov. Greg Abbott urged Texans to stay alert for federal travel warnings from the U.S. Department of State amid the ongoing chaos in Mexico following Sunday’s killing of infamous drug lord Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera Cervantes, of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

After Trump, the US needs a Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Without a complete record of the Trump years, history will be written by those empowered by Trump.

Appeals court sides with Louisiana on Ten Commandments in schools

The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday in favor of a Louisiana law that says the Ten Commandments must be displayed in every public school classroom.   The appeals court said a preliminary lower court injunction against the law, which was challenged on free speech grounds, was premature since the displays never went up in classrooms.  The...

Anthropic CEO to meet Hegseth amid dispute over military use of Claude

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday at the Pentagon as the company continues discussions with the department around the terms of use of its AI model Claude, a Pentagon official confirmed to The Hill on Monday. The AI firm has increasingly found itself at odds with the Pentagon in recent...

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