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Will Trump fall for Iran’s nuclear negotiations bluff?

Thirty years ago, when I first studied language in Tehran, my class was a bit bizarre, with students from both Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya and Kim Jong-il’s North Korea. The North Koreans were in Iran for a purpose. Across the city, North Koreans would shuttle around in minibuses with their window shades drawn. I never found […]

Panama Canal decision is another Trump win in Western Hemisphere

The verdict is in: China has been denied an important foothold in the Western Hemisphere. A recent ruling by Panamanian courts provides the Trump administration with another victory in its efforts to oust the Middle Kingdom from America’s backyard. On Jan. 30, the Panamanian courts ruled that a concession to Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary […]

Trump administration seeks to expedite removal of 5-year-old Minnesota boy

The Trump administration is seeking to expedite the removal of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, days after a federal judge in Texas ordered their release from an immigration detention center. The federal government filed a motion earlier this week to end asylum claims for the Ramos family, according to the...

Ukraine’s coldest winter: Russia’s energy strikes collide with waning supplies

From an app on his phone, the Speaker of Ukraine’s Parliament can monitor the plunging temperatures in his Kyiv apartment — the direct result of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. While lobbying for more support for Ukraine in Washington, D.C., Ruslan Stefanchuk shows The Hill that it’s only slightly above freezing in his kitchen...

The Memo: Firestorm over racist social media post forces Trump to hit delete

There are some limits, even for President Trump — or so it seemed on Friday. The latest furor began late Thursday night with a social media post from the president. The post amplified a flagrant and undeniably racist clip of former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama. The firestorm that followed was intense and broad,...

House GOP digs in on push for voting bill in hopes of pressuring Senate

Republicans are digging in on their push for a partisan voting requirements bill as they aim to combat Democratic demands to reform immigration enforcement. But they face a minefield of internal division over how to get the legislation through both chambers of Congress. The House is scheduled to vote next week on the Safeguard American...

Trump vows to ‘unleash’ commercial fishing off New England, reversing Obama-era Atlantic restrictions

President Donald Trump reopened a nearly 5,000-square-mile preserve east of Cape Cod to commercial fishing, reversing Obama-era restrictions.

Ex-‘Squad’ Dem appears to be leaning on radical activist at center of damning Tlaib report in comeback bid

Ex-"Squad" Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., dished out over $20,000 to a consulting firm that appears to be the same one that got Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., in hot water for fundraising help.

Trump admin uncovers ‘staggering’ $8.6 billion in suspected California small business fraud

California pandemic loan fraud totals $8.6 billion as Small Business Administration suspends over 111,000 borrowers. Kelly Loeffler criticized Biden administration.

Virginia Dems take tax hikes into overtime, target fantasy football leagues

Virginia Democrats propose 10% tax on fantasy football leagues as part of sweeping tax increases. New levy would hit fantasy sports revenue statewide.

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