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Exodus from NYC spells trouble for Mamdani’s spending-hike agenda

A new watchdog report points to a peril Mayor Zohran Mamdani refuses to see: New York City can't actually afford to bleed its golden geese even more just to...

Stop City Hall funding day-labor racket drawing ICE to Home Depot

A manufactured crisis plays out daily in the parking lots of LA's Home Depot...

Alabama, Tennessee GOP governors call special sessions after Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act decision

Republican governors in two southern states are calling state lawmakers back for special sessions next week to consider new congressional maps following a landmark Supreme Court decision that narrowed the scope of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Alabama lawmakers are set to convene in Montgomery starting Monday to discuss potentially moving the state’s May 19...

Pentagon says US naval blockade has cost Iran $4.8 billion 

The Defense Department has estimated that the U.S. naval blockade has cost Iran about $4.8 billion in oil revenue, a Pentagon official familiar with the assessment told The Hill late Friday.  The blockade, which was instituted more than two weeks ago, is one of the actions President Trump has used to inflict pressure on Iran...

GOP Sen. Young: Trump should work with Congress on any future Iran strikes

Sen. Todd Young (R-Indiana) said on Friday that the Trump administration would need to seek congressional approval before renewing military action against Iran, after officials asserted the 60-day war powers clock stopped running when the ceasefire took effect. “The purpose of the War Powers Act was to assert the constitutional responsibility of Congress to declare...

Family member of armed man who breached Mar-a-Lago perimeter describes personality, politics

The family of an armed North Carolina man killed at Mar-a-Lago early Sunday calls the incident "mind-blowing," describing him as quiet and afraid of guns.

Katie Porter holds ‘F— TRUMP’ sign at California Democratic convention

Former Rep. Katie Porter, who is running for Golden State governor, said "F--- Trump" during remarks at the California Democratic Party state convention.

How Dem attorneys general are war-gaming to push back on Trump election meddling

Democratic attorneys general are bracing for President Donald Trump to interfere in the midterm elections — and war-gaming how to stop him. The party’s...

The bots powering Nicki Minaj’s MAGA war

Nicki Minaj spent the past year transforming herself from a polarizing rap superstar into a high-profile conservative provocateur, lobbing viral attacks at Democratic leaders,...

DHS shutdown drags into week two as Iran threat, SOTU clash complicate Hill talks

The funding standoff remained steady over Homeland Security funding while other issues, like possible conflict with Iran, tariffs and the State of the Union, threaten to sideline a deal.

Who is Abigail Spanberger, and why did Democrats choose her for to their State of the Union response?

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a former House Democrat, is delivering her party's rebuttal to the State of the Union on Tuesday night.

Thomas rips Supreme Court tariffs ruling, says majority ‘errs’ on Constitution

Justice Clarence Thomas cited President Richard Nixon's 1971 import surcharge precedent in his dissent, arguing Congress authorized tariff authority under emergency powers law.

Florida bill would let churches use armed volunteers instead of licensed security

A Florida bill would allow churches, synagogues and mosques to use armed volunteers for security instead of costly licensed guards amid rising violence concerns.

Congress delays return to Washington due to winter storm

The House and Senate have postponed their first votes of the week from Monday to Tuesday, giving lawmakers an extra day to return to Washington as a winter storm is set to hit the area.

‘It’s hidden’: Female genital mutilation and the secret shame of Minnesota’s Somalis

Minnesota has zero convictions for female genital mutilation despite hundreds of thousands at risk nationwide and the state's large Somali population.

Noem restricts disaster aid over shutdown targeting ICE

The Trump administration on Sunday halted disaster aid to states for long-term rebuilding projects in order to focus on emergency operations as the partial...

Greenland rejects Trump’s hospital ship proposal citing existing free healthcare system

Greenland's prime minister rejects Trump's hospital ship offer, saying the territory has free healthcare unlike America where "it costs money to go to the doctor."

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: Tariff revenue projections ‘unchanged’ after SCOTUS ruling

The U.S. is not projecting any changes to the tariff revenue it will take this year as President Trump is reissuing tariffs the Supreme Court struck down under different legal authority, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.

Trump says he’s sending U.S. hospital ship to Greenland; local officials say, ‘No thanks’

President Trump said he plans to send a U.S. hospital ship to Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory that he wants to acquire, so its medical staff can treat locals who he says are being ignored.

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