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How the Democrats Can Benefit From Missing Mitch

My family group chat has been consumed by one particular question of late: “Do you think Mitch McConnell is still alive?” I’m an editor, not a clairvoyant. But for the record: I think he is alive, albeit probably in a bad way. Those close to McConnell have, in recent days,

US planning renewed strikes on Iran: Reports

The U.S. is reportedly planning to reopen strikes against Iran as soon as this weekend, U.S. officials told several outlets on Friday. CBS News reported that Israel is also involved in the plans to launch “one of the harshest bombing campaigns to date” against Iranian energy

Critics and allies chime in after Fauci hearing

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Critics and allies chime in after Fauci hearing Former chief White House medical advisor Anthony Fauci's ability to command public fixation is proving resilient this week as figures from

FIFA ditches plan to seek private investment for World Cup

FIFA has scrapped plans to cash in on the popularity of the World Cup by selling a share of it to private equity as part of what it said earlier this week was a broader investment strategy, the federation said late Friday. The plan, which would have sought private investment to

Silicon Valley clashes over open-source technology

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story ‘Rogue’ AI hacking incidents amplify debate over open-source tech Concerns over AI’s cybersecurity risks reached a fever pitch this week following two hacking incidents at OpenAI and Anthropic, sparking further debate in Silicon

DOI proposes potentially major water cuts

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story DOI proposes potentially major water cuts The federal government is proposing potentially steep cuts to water used by California, Arizona and Nevada, a major step toward figuring out the management of the

US stands on the brink of a regional war

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story US stands on the brink of a widening regional war The U.S. war with Iran is flaring up across the region, threatening to pull U.S. allies into a

George Santos settles with CFTC over Kalshi bets

Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over wagers he placed on the State of the Union earlier this year on Kalshi, the agency announced Friday. Santos placed bets on whether he would attend

Elon Musk Goes All in on Trying to Save Susan Collins

Elon Musk is going to throw some of his millions of dollars into the midterms and back Senator Susan Collins. The New York Times reports that Musk plans to spend $100 million to $120 million to help Collins, as well as other Republican candidates in close Senate races.