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Angie Craig builds fundraising lead in Minnesota Senate primary

Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) holds an edge over Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in fundraising, well ahead of the state’s Democratic primary in August. Craig raised $2.5 million in...

Sherrod Brown posts big cash advantage over Jon Husted

Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown’s fundraising haul is dwarfing his opponent’s, keeping Democrats’ hopes...

Cornyn heads into Texas Senate runoff with more money than Paxton

Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn boasts a significantly larger war chest than his primary...

‘We’re taxing the rich’: NYC Mayor Mamdani touts new $500M-a-year tax on luxury second homes

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates Gov. Hochul's proposed tax on ultra-wealthy owners of luxury second homes, which is expected to raise $500 million a year.

Biden’s weaponized Justice Department is just Democrats vs. democracy

In a saner world, the political weaponization of the DOJ under President Joe Biden...

Hyundai recalls family-friendly Palisade SUVs after child dies

Hyundai is recalling nearly 70,000 of its 2026 Palisade SUVs while an investigation into the death of a young child continues, the carmaker announced Friday.

Why aren’t TSA agents getting paid?

The U.S. Government is currently facing its second partial shutdown of the 2026 calendar year, albeit one that only affects the Department of Homeland Security. Why?

Here’s what’s in Trump’s SAVE America Act

President Trump's push to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is taking center stage this week in the Senate, where it faces an uphill battle amid unified Democratic opposition.  The legislation — which is a top priority for the president — is unlikely to muster enough votes to pass the upper chamber,...

Sean Penn missed Oscars to meet with Zelensky in Ukraine 

Actor Sean Penn was absent from the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday because he was meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.  Penn has frequently advocated for Kyiv amid its war with Russia, and he spent the weekend abroad in an attempt to push his efforts forward. “Sean, thanks to you, we know what a true...

Jackson family says staff member led to erroneous Stratton endorsement 

The family of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson clarified on Monday that their father did not issue an endorsement for Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) in the Senate Democratic primary to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), explaining that "a draft sample ballot was released by a staff person" without approval.  Yusef D. Jackson, one of the civil...

Trump says Newsom’s dyslexia should prevent him from being president 

President Trump suggested Monday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) dyslexia should prevent the governor, who’s widely seen as a 2028 candidate, from being president. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office while talking about voter identification in California, he described Newsom as a “low-IQ person.” “Gavin 'Newscum' has admitted that he is a — that he has learning disabilities,”...

Trump says he’s requested China visit to be delayed for a month

President Trump said on Monday that he has requested for his visit to China to be delayed for a month, saying he would rather be in the U.S. amid the ongoing war in Iran. “I don’t know. We’re working on that right now. We’re speaking to China. I’d love to, but because of the war,...

The Memo: Allies balk at Trump’s call for help on Strait of Hormuz

President Trump is seeking help to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz — but the responses he’s getting from traditional U.S. allies mostly range from tepid noncommittal to outright refusal. The diplomatic battle has cast a new shadow on Trump’s attack on Iran, which has been unpopular with the American public from the outset. U.S....

House Republicans ramp up pressure on Senate to pass SAVE America Act

Conservatives in the House are ratcheting up pressure on the Senate to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, threatening to block other legislation until the measure becomes law — a move that would add to the growing stalemate on Capitol Hill. The upper chamber is expected to take up the bill this...

200 US troops wounded since Iran war started: Centcom

The Pentagon said Monday approximately 200 U.S. service members have been wounded since the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran broke out.  The “vast majority” of these injuries have been “minor” and over 180 troops have returned to duty, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) spokesperson, U.S. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, told The Hill in a statement. ...

Vance pushes back on past criticisms of foreign intervention

Vice President JD Vance on Monday pushed back on the suggestion that he has reservations about the U.S. operation in Iran due to his past criticisms on foreign interventionism. “You’re trying to drive a wedge between members of the administration, between me and the president. What the president has said consistently, going back to 2015...

Kennedy Center board unanimously approves Trump’s shutdown plan

President Trump's hand-picked Kennedy Center board voted unanimously Monday to go forward with his two-year closure and renovation plan, which is set to begin this summer. In a Monday release, the performing arts center said the board voted to “temporarily close the Center for a comprehensive revitalization project.” The center will close after a July...

Kelly: Hegseth ‘no quarter,’ Trump ‘just for fun’ remarks show no ‘clear strategy’ for Iran war

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) slammed President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, arguing the duo lack a strategy in the war against Iran as the conflict stretches into its third week. "The ‘no quarter’ comment by the SecDef and this ‘just for fun’ remark by the President tells me there was never a clear strategy...

Marines: ‘One-in-a-million’ malfunction caused explosion over I-5

The USMC has determined that a "one-in-a-million" malfunction in an artillery shell's fuze caused it to explode over Interstate 5 and strike a California Highway Patrol vehicle with debris during a 250th anniversary event in October 2025.

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