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Watchdog exposes taxpayer-funded teacher program for banning White applicants: ‘Likely illegal’

Minnesota teacher program allegedly restricts eligibility to BIPOC applicants only, sparking federal law violation concerns from education watchdog group.

Trump administration strikes another hammer blow at Afghan allies

Following the Trump administration’s clampdown on Afghan immigrant visa processing, new developments may have left U.S. allies with no further hope of accessing the Special Immigrant Visa program. Shawn VanDiver, president of #AfghanEvac, told me that as of the start of the year, he is aware of more than a dozen visa applicants who were denied from […]

Venezuela raid is about the oil — keeping it from Russia and China

While you were sleeping off your residual New Year’s hangovers the first wee Saturday hours of 2026, President Donald Trump started his military decapitation of Venezuela’s communist dictatorship. And while you were still sleeping, the president ended it, seizing and arresting accused criminal drug trafficker Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia in fewer than 2 […]

Seattle rings in the new year with more failed progressive policies

Seattle has a new socialist mayor and new progressive leadership, which means there will be a lot of well-meaning disasters and misplaced priorities that make life in the city worse, especially when it comes to the criminal justice system. Seattle already had its first debacle of the year with a change in directives on how […]

A Real bust

The U.S. government saw a problem. The U.S. government spent 20 years creating a solution to that problem at a significant burden to the people. The U.S. government made certain that this burdensome solution in no way solves the problem. This story, which has probably played out a thousand times in the last century, is […]

The Movement: Warning signs emerge for MAGA populism over ObamaCare

The Movement is a weekly newsletter tracking the influence and debates steering politics on the right. Sign up here or in the box below. Republicans in Congress are on a path to letting enhanced ObamaCare subsidies expire at the end of the year, a result that could amount to a dismissal — or, depending on your perspective,...

Charlamagne tha God criticizes Mamdani’s messaging on Trump: ‘That’s actually how you normalize fascism’

Charlamagne tha God criticized New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s (D) messaging around President Trump, with whom Mamdani recently had a cordial meeting. “If you're, you know, Joe Biden, and you say, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy, but then when Donald Trump wins the presidency, you standing outside the White House saying, ‘Welcome...

Cheryl Hines: RFK Jr. ‘not going to run for president’ in 2028

Cheryl Hines, the wife of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said her husband is “not going to run for president” in 2028. “Cheryl, is your husband going to run for president in 2028, and if so, are you ready for that?” NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas asked Hines on her show. “Gosh,...

Crockett’s Senate launch video highlights audio of Trump insulting her

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Monday posted a Senate campaign launch video that features audio of President Trump insulting her. “Texas, let’s win this thing. #JasmineForUS #TexasTough,” Crockett wrote in a post on the social platform X on Monday. Crockett’s post also featured a video in which she is facing sideways while audio clips of...

Breaking down the tech provisions in (and out) of the NDAA

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Breaking down the tech provisions in (and out) of the NDAA Two key AI provisions were left out of the final text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after failing to overcome Republican divisions, while a pair of measures restricting investments and contracts with China made it into the must-pass defense bill. ...

Indiana Senate panel advances new House map, teeing up final vote

An Indiana Senate panel has advanced a new House map that aims to give Republicans two additional pickup opportunities next year, though questions remain on whether it has enough support to be passed by the full chamber. The Indiana Senate Committee on Elections passed an aggressive GOP-favored House map 6-3 on Monday, just days after...

Court rejects Trump’s pause on wind approvals

A federal judge on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s effort to halt approvals for all new wind energy projects — dealing a blow to the president’s efforts to hamper renewable energy. Judge Patti Saris, appointed by former President Clinton, ruled that moves from the Interior Department, Commerce Department, Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of...

ABC extends Jimmy Kimmel’s contract for another year

ABC has extended comedian Jimmy Kimmel's contract an additional year. Kimmel signed a one-year extension with the Disney-owned broadcast network this week, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill on Monday, clearing the way for his "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" late-night show to continue through May 2027. Kimmel is a frequent critic of...

Trump backtracks on releasing boat strike video

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump backtracks on releasing boat strike video President Trump on Monday shifted his position on publicly releasing video of a September boat strike that Democrats have called a likely war crime, saying he would defer to Defense Secretary Pete...

It’s ACA subsidies week 

Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY COALITION TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE The Big Story It’s ACA subsidies week Lawmakers this week are scrambling to pass some kind of legislation that deals with expiring enhanced ObamaCare subsidies and an associated, looming premium spike. But Republicans, who control both chambers...

Burchett teases annual event: ’15 minutes is all you need for a dadgum Christmas party’

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) teased his annual Christmas party in a social media post Monday. “Everybody's asking about the Christmas party and asking, ‘This legit?’ You can Google it. It's 15 minutes long this year. Last year, it went to 16, but we thought it dragged on too much. But, 15 minutes,” Burchett said in...

Defense bill allows for longer use of PFAS-based foam

{beacon} Energy & Environment   The Big Story Defense bill allows for longer use of PFAS-based foam The latest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) gives the Pentagon more time to use firefighting foam that contains “forever chemicals.” © Photo Credit Lawmakers on Sunday released a negotiated version of the annual defense authorization bill that...

Young voters more likely to self-identify as liberal: Survey

Young voters are more likely to identify as liberal and are increasingly critical of President Trump's job performance, new polling conducted by the Yale Youth Poll found. Forty-six percent of voters under age 30 self-identified as liberal, the Monday poll shows. his marks an increase from spring polling, which found that 39.3 percent of voters...

DC police chief stepping down amid Trump National Guard push

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith announced Monday she is stepping down at the end of this year, a little more than two years after starting the D.C. role. “I am deeply humbled, grateful, and deeply appreciative of my time with the District of Columbia,” Smith said in a statement. “Serving as Chief of...

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