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RNC takes steps toward a 2026 GOP midterm convention

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Republicans are one step closer to finalizing plans for a midterm convention later this year. The Republican National Committee approved a rule change during its...

DOJ urges Supreme Court to block California map, calls Newsom-backed plan a racial gerrymander

Department of Justice asks Supreme Court to block California's congressional map, alleging the state improperly factored race into redistricting under Proposition 50.

GOP lawmaker’s absence nearly hands Democrats win on Trump war powers

Rep. Wesley Hunt nearly cost Republicans a key vote on Trump's Venezuela war powers after arriving 20 minutes late to the House chamber Thursday.

Progressive Dem Jasmine Crockett targets Trump deportation flights with new ‘TRACK ICE’ bill

Democrats introduced the TRACK ICE Act requiring transparency for deportation flights amid Minneapolis tensions. The bill would mandate 72-hour disclosure.

Blocking ICE cooperation fueled Minnesota unrest, officials warn as Virginia reverses course

ICE arrests surge in sanctuary states as federal officials say local cooperation prevents chaos. Kentucky, Alabama leaders contrast their approach.

Senate faces uphill slog on ObamaCare subsidies

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Senate faces uphill slog on ObamaCare subsidies Senate negotiators left Washington for the holidays without a resolution on the expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies. But with lawmakers increasingly shifting into campaign mode as the calendar flips to the new year, a vote...

Trump says US will keep oil and ships seized near Venezuela

President Trump said on Monday that the U.S. government will, for now, keep the oil and two oil tankers that the U.S. Coast Guard seized off the coast of Venezuela this month. "We’re going to keep it. Maybe we’ll sell it. Maybe we’ll keep it. Maybe we’ll use it in the strategic reserves," Trump said...

Boasberg orders return of Venezuelan deportees challenging Alien Enemies Act removal

A federal judge on Monday ruled the Trump administration must allow Venezuelan men it deported to a megaprison in El Salvador to return to the U.S. to fight their case, including disputing that they were part of a gang. The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg is the latest development in a case brought...

Trump warns Colombia’s President Petro ‘better watch his a‑‑’

President Trump lashed out at Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Monday, warning that “he better watch his a‑‑.”  “He has to watch it because he’s got drug factories. They make cocaine in Colombia,” Trump told reporters at Mar-a-Lago on the heels of an announcement about the building of new Navy ships. "He better watch his...

Lawmakers hammer DOJ over Epstein files release

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are tangling over potential consequences for Department of Justice (DOJ) officials after the department failed to share every document tied to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as required under law. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), the bipartisan duo who led the effort to force...

Where Trump’s ratings on economy stand at end of year

Presented by the Bank Policy Institute — Recent polls have provided some of Trump’s worst figures on his handling of the economy. {beacon} Business & Economy PRESENTED BY THE BANK POLICY INSTITUTE The Big Story Where Trump’s ratings on economy stand at end of year President Trump’s overall approval ratings have seen a slight uptick...

Jim Beam to halt production at main distillery; Democrat blames Trump tariffs

Jim Beam, the Bourbon company, is stopping its main distillery's production this year. “We plan to pause distillation at our main distillery on the James B. Beam campus for 2026 while we take the opportunity to invest in site enhancements,” the James B. Beam Distilling Co. said in a statement to The Hill on Thursday,...

Lawler: Vance, Rubio more likely to run with one other than compete in 2028 

Will Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio run against each other in the 2028 Republican primary? Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said Monday he does not see it happening. Lawler told host Kasie Hunt on CNN’s “The Arena” that “frankly, I think it’s more likely that you’ll have a Vance-Rubio ticket than anything...

Trump announces new class of ‘Golden Fleet’ Navy battleships

President Trump announced on Monday a new class of battleships as part of the U.S. Navy’s “Golden Fleet.” The president said that he approved a plan for the Navy to start construction of the two battleships, which will be equipped with guns, missiles, hypersonic weapons and high-powered lasers. Trump trumpeted the ships as being built...

Dems acknowledge Clinton’s ties to Epstein aren’t ‘a good look’

Democrats largely acknowledge that former President Clinton's association with Jeffrey Epstein isn’t the best of circumstances — particularly for a politician whose personal life has been tabloid fodder.  The release of thousands of files late last week revealed a number of photographs of Clinton and Epstein, the convicted child sex offender. The images released included Clinton...

Judge extends order barring Abrego Garcia re-detainment

A federal judge on Monday extended a temporary order barring federal immigration officials from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia, sharply scrutinizing the Trump administration's intentions toward the once wrongfully deported man. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis noted at a hearing that Abrego Garcia was already deported illegally once and questioned whether federal officials could be trusted...

Interior again goes after offshore wind

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Interior again goes after offshore wind The Trump administration has suspended the authority of five major offshore wind farms to keep building in federal waters, yet another escalation of the administration’s attacks on the wind energy industry. © AP Photo Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in...

Powerball jackpot hits $1.6B: The only states where you’d actually get $1B

A winner following Monday's drawing would not be an instant billionaire.

Emil Bove’s Supreme Court audition

Trump-appointed conservative judges have been lining up for years to audition for the next Republican Supreme Court opening. Lately, their efforts have been escalating, in keeping with Pres. Donald Trump’s well-known expectation of demonstrative fealty. One judge may have come up with a new way to find favor with the president, by openly taking a...

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