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Trump says he suggested Lindsey Graham's sister as interim South Carolina senator
President Trump said on Monday that he recommended Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) sister to replace him as interim South Carolina senator during a conversation with South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R ). “I recommended, to Governor Henry McMaster, Lindsey Graham’s wonderful
Ronny Jackson running for top GOP spot on Armed Services panel
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), a former White House physician and staunch supporter of President Trump, on Monday announced his bid to serve as the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee next year. A retired Navy officer who already chairs the panel’s Intelligence
Trump reimposes blockade on Strait of Hormuz, declares 20 percent US toll on shipping
President Trump said Monday that the U.S.’s naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz will be reinstated as Washington and Tehran fight for control of the crucial waterway after strikes were exchanged over the weekend. “The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or
New Docs Reveal How Much Trump Is Spending on Giant Banners
President Trump is spending taxpayer funds worth thousands of dollars to make and hang more large banners with his face on them all over federal buildings in Washington, D.C. Democratic Senator Adam Schiff shared newly discovered federal contracts with MeidasTouch News that
$6 million a day: Trump's disclosures show he is the swamp's biggest monster
Trump’s side hustles were pulling down 15 times the president’s yearly salary of $400,000 — every single day!
ICE Kills Another Person—One Week After Last Fatal Shooting
A person was shot and killed Monday morning by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Biddeford, Maine, according to reports by local media outlets and authorities. “This morning a shooting occurred in Biddeford,” Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau wrote in a Facebook post
FBI Forced to Reveal New Details on How It Redacted Epstein Files
Last spring, it was rumored that agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigations were trained to redact portions of the Epstein files before the documents became public. On Sunday, agency officials admitted to the scheme. It took independent journalist and award-winning
Trump: Graham took back criticism of 'Jan. 6 thing' about '40 minutes later'
President Trump on Monday said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) took back his criticism of the "Jan. 6 thing" about "40 minutes later" after the attack on the U.S. Capitol Building. The president called in to "Fox & Friends" to reflect on Graham, who died from an aortic dissection
Carville: Far-left Democrats 'part of the problem' within party
Democratic strategist James Carville recently said far-left Democrats are a “part of the problem” within the party, slamming candidates for critiquing it during their campaigns instead of uplifting the collective messaging. “Is their solution to beat Republicans to run against
Strait of Hormuz traffic lowest in 5 weeks
Ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is the lowest it’s been in five weeks, according to reporting from Reuters. Trade intelligence company Kpler found that on Sunday, just six ships went through the strait — a five-week low, according to Reuters. The company also found that
How old is too old to be executed?
Florida’s spree of executing the elderly is indecent and unnecessary.
Trump Is Already Using Lindsey Graham’s Death to His Benefit
In a Sunday talk show appearance, President Donald Trump used the death of Senator Lindsey Graham the day prior as a get-out-of-answering-questions-free card. The weekend saw the unexpected death of the Republican senator at age 71. It also saw the United States and Iran trade
Mullin defends move to tie election security to counterterrorism funding
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended a decision to tie disbursements of counterterrorism grant funding to a series of demands for states on election security. The funding, which is distributed through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is
Support for Israel less important to younger Jewish Americans: Survey
A new poll found that support for Israel is less important to younger Jewish Americans, who are more likely to prioritize other ways of connecting to their culture and their faith. The Associated Press-NORC poll released on Monday found that 42 percent of American Jews under 45
Will Mamdani's winning streak last to the midterms?
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is having a successful summer, with his Democratic Socialist of America candidates winning elections in New York and Colorado, and his policies being praised for their economic change and response to inflation, despite being labeled
Tim Scott throws support behind former Rep. Trey Gowdy to finish Graham’s term
Scott has already made a round of calls pitching the former prosecutor as a possible short-term pick to finish out Sen. Lindsey Graham’s term.
Trump: US to become 'the guardian' of the Strait of Hormuz
President Trump said Monday that the U.S. will take on the role of “the guardian” of the Strait of Hormuz as Washington and Tehran both claim control of the waterway after exchanging strikes over the weekend. “We’re going to keep the strait, and we’ll probably run it,” Trump
GOP grapples with Graham death, McConnell absence: Join the live discussion
Sen. Lindsey Graham's shocking death over the weekend is cutting further into the Senate GOP's majority, particularly with Sen. Mitch McConnell absent. Plus, the on-again Iran war causes more headaches for the Trump administration. Join The Hill editor-in-chief Ian Swanson,
Graham’s Death Throws Major Hurdle in Upcoming Republican Votes
The sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham over the weekend makes things tougher for his fellow Republicans. Several Senate votes loom in the coming weeks, including the confirmations of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Jay Clayton for director of national intelligence,
Trump is America’s biggest national security threat
The most important thing Congress can do to strengthen national security is to remove Trump from office as soon as possible.
Live updates: Trump says US will resume Strait of Hormuz blockade; Graham's death scrambles Senate GOP's course
President Trump on Monday said the U.S. military would resume its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and charge a 20 percent rate "on all cargo shipped," declaring the U.S. to be the "guardian" of the waterway, as tensions and strikes escalated with Iran. "The Hormuz Strait is
Trump shares video calling for Mamdani, 'hardcore communist bastards' to be deported
President Trump on Sunday shared a video calling for "hardcore communist bastards" to be deported, notably naming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D). Conservative pundit Michael Savage's 49-minute-long video, which he posted on July 4, claims that democratic socialist
Vance to press House Republicans on advancing Trump agenda
Vice President Vance is set to sit down with House Republicans on Tuesday in an effort to get them to reopen the chamber floor and pass President Trump’s key legislative priorities. The development comes as lawmakers return to Capitol Hill on Monday after leaving for the July
Peters backs Stevens in Michigan race to succeed him in Senate
Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) is backing Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) to replace him ahead of the Michigan Senate primary next month. “Colleen & I are all in for Haley Stevens for U.S. Senate. Michigan – and the country – can’t afford to lose this seat. @HaleyforMI is the fighter
Graham Platner may turn from a nightmare to a blessing for Democrats
Platner’s implosion may actually help the party in the long term.
Schiff says he will force Republicans to vote again to end Iran war
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) plans to introduce another war powers resolution to force Republicans to vote again to end the military conflict with Iran after hostilities between the United States and Iran intensified over the last week. “You’re … seeing the problems with
This Week on the Hill: Johnson returns to House logjam as GOP hard-liners dig in
Lawmakers return to Washington this week confronting the same legislative logjam that brought the House to a standstill before they left town, with no clear path to breaking the impasse. Conservative hard-liners have pressed GOP leaders to take action on the Safeguard American
The messy intersection of Dred Scott and the birthright citizenship case
It is easy to forget just how terrible the Dred Scott decision was.
Capitol agenda: Graham’s death makes a hard month harder
Graham’s position as a power broker between the Senate and President Donald Trump puts the fate of several legislative priorities in question.
Schumer calls Trump administration budget proposal 'lopsided' in call for bipartisan funding bills
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) early Monday called on Senate Republicans to work with Democrats to address what he called President Trump’s “lopsided” spending priorities and pass bipartisan spending bills to avoid a government shutdown. Schumer criticized
US, Iran claim control of Strait of Hormuz after weekend strikes
The U.S. and Iran are both claiming control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway in the conflict between the two countries, after weekend fighting. In a post on the social platform X Sunday night, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said that it had “completed a new wave of
Congress should empower states to fix benefit cliffs
A U.S. Senate committee recently discussed a decades-old federal policy trap that punishes poor families for getting a raise: social safety net-benefit cliffs. These cliffs hamper upward mobility and harm small businesses dealing with workforce challenges. To fix this, Congress
Graham’s death ripples across GOP agenda in Senate
In today’s issue: The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will have ripple effects on the GOP agenda in the coming weeks, as Washington mourns one of its most outspoken dealmakers and defense hawks. Graham had risen to become one of the most influential voices among
How the media created Graham Platner, then destroyed him
The strangest part of Graham Platner's story was the media's willingness to pretend he really was the working man he impersonated.
Trusting Chatbots With Our Ballots (at the Worst Possible Moment)
Robert Siebelink was staring down the kind of ballot California specializes in: 61 people running for governor, and that’s just the top line. So the 54-year-old Democrat from California did what a growing number of Americans are doing, according to a story Jennifer Medina wrote
Trump’s Budget Bill Has a New Trap For Democrats
As the rules set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finally offer the states some guidance on how they may roll out the new compulsory Medicaid work requirements, blue states are doing the kinds of things you might expect. Liberal leaders are pursuing creative
The 7 Republicans most likely to win the 2028 presidential nomination
The Republican primary in 2028 may not be as large and unwieldy as the Democratic field, but political observers on both sides of the aisle say that doesn’t mean it won’t be as compelling. For months, speculation has been building over who will inherit the Republican mantle
Senate GOP faces array of disagreements with Trump
President Trump and Senate Republicans are looking to get on the same page after battling over an array of disagreements, from the extension of enhanced surveillance authorities and the war with Iran to Trump’s desire to abolish the filibuster and pass the SAVE America Act.
Platner turmoil in Maine could push donors to other high-stakes Senate contests
Democratic donors could set their sights on other high-stakes Senate races as Graham Platner's exit in Maine complicates the party's push for control of the upper chamber this fall. Democrats are seeking to flip Republican-held seats in Texas, Ohio, Iowa, North Carolina and
Lindsey Graham’s Legacy? It’s About One Thing Only, and It Isn’t Good
It’s hard to remember it now, now that Donald Trump’s dominance over a supine and gutless Republican Party has extended for more than a decade and still shows few signs of abating, but when he first entered politics, Trump did encounter some opposition within the GOP. After
Lawmakers probe private equity’s tightening grip on youth sports
A growing number of private investment firms are pouring millions into youth sports, and critics say their capitalization on the athletic development of young people across the country is going too far. Each year, more multibillion-dollar firms are buying up the most
Higher Grocery Costs Are Creating a Vicious Cycle of Household Debt
Higher grocery prices have plagued consumers for years, with President Donald Trump’s war in Iran exacerbating the spike in costs over the past several months. But what began with higher prices at the checkout counter has given rise to another worrisome trend: escalating
Democrats battle over the future of their fractured post-Platner party
The fallout from the controversy surrounding Graham Platner’s exit from the Senate race in Maine has intensified an internal battle within the Democratic Party between progressives and a more centrist establishment. To many moderate Democrats, Platner’s withdrawal from the race
Social media limits are coming for teens across Europe
The European Union is weighing sweeping new restrictions on children's and teenagers' access to social media, including age limits, an outright ban, and phased access. Social media platforms could also be forced to prove their services are not harmful before young people are
Top House progressive warns Democrats to get serious on AI messaging
“We absolutely cannot let the AI money silence us,” Rep. Greg Casar said in an interview.
House Republicans left DC in a jam. It’s not clear when they’ll get out of it.
Lawmakers return Monday to uncertain prospects for the floor agenda.
US launches additional strikes in Iran amid continued hostilities: Centcom
U.S. forces on Sunday launched additional strikes on Iranian targets, as the two sides continue their resumption of hostilities over the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said Sunday evening its forces hit “dozens of targets at multiple locations with precision
Prediction market users spend nearly $200 million on midterm election bets: Report
Prediction market users have wagered in excess of $197 million on midterm election results, according to NBC News. The outlet analyzed 1,408 open markets on Kalshi and Polymarket for its report, published on Friday. On both platforms, users can bet on a variety of topics,
Graham death sends shockwaves through Senate
The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Saturday sent shockwaves through the Senate, as the upper chamber lost a 23-year veteran who shaped debate on a litany of foreign and domestic policy items. Graham died on Saturday “from a brief and sudden illness,” his