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DHS suspends ‘parole’ program amid rampant fraud

The Department of Homeland Security has temporarily shut down its most prominent "parole" program that allows unauthorized migrants to skip the border and fly directly to U.S. airports after revelations of massive fraud.

Locked in online: Harris wins the nomination in a virtual vote by party delegates

Vice President Kamala Harris won the Democratic presidential nomination this week after thousands of party delegates completed an unusual online vote that will lock her in on the top of their ticket weeks before the party's national convention begins.

Senate Democrat pushes bill to undo Supreme Court’s Chevron ruling, wants feds to have more power

Sen. Ron Wyden introduced legislation Friday that would upend the Supreme Court's recent ruling giving judges power over administrative agency decision-making.

Olympic boxing brouhaha is about women’s safety, not transgender politics

Plenty of the debates about transgender “rights” during the last decade have hinged on the theoretical, the exceptional, and the personal. But in Paris, the most practical, immediate, and apolitical circumstance is making the case against the notion of gender as a subjective identity. Two boxers, Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan, […]

Trump campaign must stop flailing on its own MAGA island

MOBILE, Alabama — Former President Donald Trump, vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance, the Republican Party, and their entire political leadership team are guilty of campaign malpractice in the first degree. Granted, running a campaign is hard work, with a ton of unpredictability and a significant amount of luck mixed in. Still, some factors are predictable, […]

Middle America rattled by jobs report

For the past four years, inflation has rattled local small businesses across the country. The inflation rate peaked in 2022, but of course the cost of goods never went back down. In fact the prices just kept rising, just not at the same clip they had been rising at the peak. In short, gas prices, […]

Democrats may soon regret their attack on federal courts

As recently as July 2021, a majority of Democrats still had a favorable opinion of the Supreme Court. That all changed, of course, after the court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision which finally overturned Roe v. Wade. By July 2022, the Democratic Party’s favorable opinion of the Supreme Court had fallen to 13%, […]

Appeals court extends emissions deadline in ‘Cancer Alley’ case

Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Court rules against EPA in Louisiana ‘Cancer Alley’ case A U.S. circuit court this week sided with a Louisiana rubber manufacturer and the state in denying a request from the Environmental Protection Agency to hold the facility...

Karl Rove predicts Harris will soon lead Trump in national polling average

Republican strategist Karl Rove brought out his famous whiteboard on Friday to demonstrate how Vice President Harris could get the “momentum” to “leave her in the lead" of the presidential race at the end of the Democratic convention.  “Five polls have been held since the 26th of July. He leads in only two. She leads...

Harris campaign eager to maintain its momentum

Vice President Harris is seeking to keep up the momentum from the last two weeks, looking for a running mate who will further boost her bid. Harris came into August with a $377 million war chest, major endorsements from unions and top Democrats, a bump in the polls, and plans to visit every swing state next week with her choice for...

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