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Officials say veterans issues must retain nonpartisan focus as Washington reshapes after elections

Lawmakers, government officials and advocacy groups said Wednesday that veterans issues must continue down a nonpartisan track in January, when a new Washington emerges following the 2024 elections that delivered a Republican trifecta in federal government. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, told The Hill's Bob Cusack at the...

Watch live: House GOP leaders speak after Trump visit, elections

House Republicans are set to hold a press conference on Wednesday afternoon following President-elect Trump's visit to Capitol Hill. The GOP is likely to be taking a victory lap, as House Republicans swept races for the White House, House and Senate. During his remarks Wednesday, Trump jokingly said he wanted to nominate 15 Republican lawmakers...

Don’t poke the bear: Democrats would be wise to find common ground with Trump 

One thing the Democrats should be able to negotiate is a DREAM Act — unfortunately I don’t see cooperation in my crystal ball.

Axelrod pushes for Rahm Emanuel as DNC chair

Democratic strategist David Axelrod is pushing for U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel to become the new chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). “If they said, ‘Well, what should we do? Who should lead the party?’ I would take Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, and I would bring him back from Japan and I would appoint...

Tulsi Gabbard on short list of candidates for director of national intelligence job

Former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard is being considered by President-elect Trump to be his nominee to lead the nation's intelligence community.

Casey campaign, refusing to concede, accuses McCormick of trying to ‘disenfranchise’ voters with lawsuits

Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey accused Republican challenger Dave McCormick of trying to "disenfranchise" voters through lawsuits over provisional ballots.

‘Keep our nation safe’: Senators vow to ban pro-Hamas migrants from entering US with bipartisan push

Two senators are pushing a bipartisan bill, opposed by the "Squad," that would ban immigrants involved in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel; it is expected to pass.

Biden admin sets new target to triple US nuclear capacity from 2020 levels

President Biden announced a new initiative to triple American nuclear energy from 2020 levels by increasing capacity to 200 gigawatts by 2050.

UFO hearing: Ex-Pentagon official says government ‘cabal’ is hiding ‘the fact that we are not alone’

Witnesses testified to the House Oversight Committee regarding the Pentagon's alleged hiding of UFOs.

Trump names Stephen Miller, Dan Scavino to senior White House staff

Dan Scavino and Stephen Miller are among four new cabinet picks announced by the Trump-Vance transition team.

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