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Lawmakers on edge as statehouse security tightens after Minnesota shootings

Anxious lawmakers convened Wednesday under heightened security in Wisconsin's state Capitol, one of the most publicly accessible statehouses in the country, days after a legislator and her husband in neighboring Minnesota were shot and killed at their home and others were targeted.

Proposed sale of millions of acres of public land under GOP budget bill prompts backlash

An analysis by The Wilderness Society found that more than 250 million acres currently under the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service are at risk of sale.

US stands on sidelines of Israel-Iran conflict, for now

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story US stands on sidelines of Israel-Iran conflict, for now The U.S. on Wednesday still had not directly stepped into the conflict between Israel and Iran, as President Trump urged Tehran to make a nuclear deal. ©...

How close is Iran to a nuclear bomb?

Iran’s nuclear breakout time has become a key question as President Trump considers whether to bomb the Islamic regime’s key underground nuclear facility. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in justifying his unprecedented strikes on the regional rival last week, said Iran was “marching very quickly” toward a nuclear weapon. That seemed to diverge from U.S....

DOJ announces largest-ever crypto seizure related to ‘pig butchering’ scams

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced the largest-ever seizure of cryptocurrency funds linked to so-called pig-butchering scams. The U.S. attorney’s office filed a civil forfeiture complaint in the District Court for the District of Columbia to seize more than $225.3 million in cryptocurrency that federal prosecutors say was part of a sophisticated blockchain-based...

The Memo: US faces sea of risk if Trump presses ahead with Iran attack

President Trump looked to be on the cusp of deciding whether to join Israel’s attack on Iran on Wednesday. Trump told reporters at the White House that he had “ideas” of what he wanted to do but had not reached a definitive conclusion. In general, he said, he likes “to make a final decision one...

NYC mayoral candidate draws criticism for ‘globalize the intifada’ comparison to Warsaw uprising

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is facing criticism over remarks he made in which he avoided denouncing the phrase “globalize the intifada” and compared it to the Warsaw ghetto uprising during the Holocaust. Mamdani appeared for an interview with The Bulwark, released on Tuesday, in which host Tim Miller asked him for his...

Fed holds tight

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story  Fed keeps rates steady amid Trump attacks The Federal Reserve kept interbank interest rates at a range of 4.25 to 4.5 percent Wednesday amid trade policy fluctuations and pressure from President Trump. © The Associated Press Fed...

Trump talk of joining Iran-Israel conflict unnerves lawmakers in both parties

Senators in both parties are growing increasingly nervous about the possibility that President Trump could insert the United States directly in the Israel-Iran war with a decision to bomb Iran to prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon. It’s not clear whether Trump has made a decision himself on an issue that divides his own...

Trump administration to shutter LGBTQ youth suicide hotline

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care   PRESENTED BY  The Big Story  Trump administration to shutter LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline  The Trump administration has given a crisis hotline for LGBTQ+ youth 30 days to shut down and stakeholders as well as lawmakers are speaking out against the move.  © The...

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