China's regime gains more control of critical infrastructure in Latin America

China is seeking to conquer America's backyard.

China doesn’t need to invade to achieve Taiwanese unification

China is more likely to pursue a “short of war coercion campaign,” as we call it, centered on political and economic warfare accompanied by limited kinetic action than an invasion of Taiwan for three main reasons:

Why Biden isn’t on the November ballot in Ohio  — yet

Ohio state legislators are scrambling to get President Biden on the November ballot after members failed to break a legislative impasse this week. State law says presidential candidates need to be certified with the state 90 days before the November election; this year, that

Why Biden is holding back heavy bombs from Israel

The heavy bombs that President Biden has held back from sending to Israel have been a major point of controversy in the Gaza war, as a key tool for Israel’s decimation of the territory. Biden has paused a shipment of some 3,500 bombs, which includes heavy 2,000-pound versions

Morning Report — US-Israel relations sour; Cohen testifies today

Seven months into Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, relations between Israel and the United States are growing frostier. President Biden and his senior advisers are cautioning Israel against a planned full-scale invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah — where 1.3 million

Jewish and Muslim college students will be glad to leave this academic year behind

Jewish and Muslim students at U.S. colleges are exhausted as their academic year comes to a close. Antisemitism and Islamophobia have both spiked on campuses in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and the recent anti-war encampments have greatly disrupted student

House GOP targets Biden's Israel weapons hold

House Republicans are taking aim at President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war this week, after the administration paused shipment of some bombs to Israel and warned that the U.S. will cut off more offensive weapons to Jerusalem if its forces launch an invasion into

GOP senators see warning signs for Trump after embarrassing week

Senate Republicans see some warning signs flashing after an embarrassing week for former President Trump, despite his strong poll numbers in battleground states against President Biden. Some Republican lawmakers think Trump needs to step up his appeals to disaffected GOP

GOP infighting threatens to deliver primary losses

Bitter infighting among House GOP lawmakers is threatening to boot several members out of office, as Republicans wade into incumbent primary contests against the best advice of their own party leaders. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) became the latest Republican to back Rep. Bob

Federal corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez set to start Monday

Sen. Bob Menendez, the three-term New Jersey Democrat who once chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is set to stand trial on federal bribery and obstruction charges starting Monday. Two New Jersey businessmen who allegedly traded luxurious bribes for Menendez’s

Democratic group launches testimonial ads targeting Trump as part of $140M campaign

A major Democratic super PAC on Monday launched its first wave of ads as part of a $140 million campaign to target voters in key battleground states, using testimonials from voters to warn of the risks of a second Trump presidency. American Bridge 21st Century will air three

5 lobbying fights roiling Congress

When the Senate sent the House a massive aviation bill Thursday, one of the few remaining targets for lobbyists flew out the window. Lobbyists have been eyeing must-pass bills to advance their clients’ priorities, and the advancement of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

White House uses Infrastructure Week to tout progress on thousands of projects

The White House said it has so far announced nearly $454 billion in funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which the president signed in late 2021. The money has been used to fund projects and awards in more than 4,500 communities in all 50 states. “Across the

US, Chinese officials to meet to discuss AI risks

American and Chinese officials will meet in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss risks associated with advanced artificial intelligence (AI), according to senior administration officials. The bilateral talks will be “an exchange of views on the technical risks of AI” and will offer

Fentanyl pill seizures are skyrocketing, 115 million pills seized in 2023: Study

The number of fentanyl seizures by law enforcement more than quadrupled between 2017 and 2023, with researchers finding the drug has continued entrench itself in the country's illicit drug supply. Seizures of fentanyl in the U.S. have followed an exponential upward trend since

Conservative outside group drops $70M on Senate Democrats in battlegrounds

French government questions Noem's account of a cancelled meeting with Macron: report

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s (R) controversial new book faced a new hurdle Friday after a French government official questioned her account of a canceled meeting with President Emmanuel Macron, NBC News reported. Noem claimed in her book “No Going Back” that she made a

Rick Scott doubles down on attacks against Judge Merchan's daughter

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) stuck by his attacks against the daughter of the judge overseeing former President Trump’s criminal case on Sunday, claiming she is a “political operative.” Scott was in New York City on Thursday to support Trump in his criminal case, where he faces

'My life is in danger,' says Marine vet who tried to help North Korean diplomats defect

A Marine veteran said his life is in danger after he claims he attempted to help North Korean diplomats defect by staging a fake kidnapping. Christopher Ahn described in a “60 Minutes” interview with Sharyn Alfonsi on Sunday that the Spanish government is now seeking to

Gen Z is struggling financially more than Millennials did at their age: Study

Young members of Gen Z are struggling more financially today than Millennials did at their age 10 years ago, according to a new study published last week by the credit reporting agency TransUnion. The study includes a survey conducted in February of 614 Gen Z consumers, aged

Biden to meet with Brown v. Board plaintiffs during week of engagement with Black community

President Biden this week will mark the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board Supreme Court decision as part of a broader outreach to the Black community, a White House official exclusively told The Hill. Biden on Thursday will meet with the plaintiffs from the Brown

Ocasio-Cortez: State of US health care is ‘barbarism’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) described the state of health care in America as “barbarism” in a forthcoming episode of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) podcast. In a preview of Wednesday’s episode of “Bernie: The Podcast,” Ocasio-Cortez lamented the high costs of health

Nearly half of master’s degrees have a negative ROI

As thousands of new graduates toss their caps this month, research shows more than 40 percent of master’s degrees aren’t financially worth obtaining, the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity found. Looking at career earnings at graduation and a decade later, while

Kari Lake says she's not 'all that confidant' the 2024 election will be fair

Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake said she’s not “all that confident” that the 2024 election will be fair, again dipping her toes into election denial conspiracies that put her 2022 gubernatorial race in legal trouble. Lake said in a Fox News “Sunday Morning Futures” interview

Ex-Republican congressman calls RFK Jr. a ‘MAGA crazy Republican’ who will take votes away from GOP, Trump

Former Rep. David Jolly (Fla.), who served in the House as a Republican but later left the party, ripped into independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling him a “MAGA crazy Republican” who could take votes from the GOP this November. “I still think RFK Jr.

Clinton adviser says Biden campaign 'doing it all wrong'

A longtime senior adviser to former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hit the Biden campaign over its strategy in a New York Times op-ed Sunday, arguing the president is siding too much with his base and leaving moderates behind. Mark Penn, who

Johnson's 'intuition' clashes with data on illegal voting

The GOP unveiled a bill last week to bar noncitizens from voting in federal elections — prohibiting something that’s already illegal to address a problem lawmakers can’t prove exists. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was candid last week in telling reporters that Republicans are

To aid the green energy transition, we need to modernize our grid infrastructure

Failing to modernize our out-of-date grid infrastructure is the No. 1 threat to the green energy transition. FERC must act and finalize this rule so we can modernize our transmission and energy systems before it’s too late.

Putin replaces defense minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed replacing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with former vice prime minister Andrei Belousov, according to an official post by the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, on Telegram. Shoigu was appointed to lead

Van Hollen hits Clinton over ‘dismissive’ remarks about student protesters

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) criticized former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday over her remarks last week that most of the students participating in pro-Palestinian campus protests across the country are ignorant and ill-informed. Clinton said Thursday that the

UN aid agency estimates about 300,000 people have fled Rafah

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said Sunday it estimated that about 300,000 people have fled Rafah ahead of a potential full-scale Israeli invasion. “Over the last week, @UNRWA estimates around 300,000 people have now fled #Rafah, as the forced and inhumane

Apple employees in Maryland vote to authorize strike

Employees at an Apple store in a Baltimore suburb voted to authorize a strike on Saturday, setting up what could be the first work stoppage at any Apple retail store in the country. The Towson, Md., employees claim the tech giant isn’t bargaining in good faith as they negotiate

Dozens walk out of Jerry Seinfeld speech at Duke commencement in protest of his support for Israel

Dozens of students walked out of the Duke University commencement ceremony ahead of Jerry Seinfeld’s scheduled speech Sunday, apparently in protest of the Jewish comedian’s support for Israel, according to news reports and videos circulated on social media. As Seinfeld received

The exhausted Scottish National Party clings to power, for now

A quarter of a century on, there is little sense of optimism anywhere in the parliament.

Northern lights: What causes the colors that we see — and don't see?

Greens and blues, reds and purples — when it comes to the northern lights, what causes all the different colors?

Cotton: 'Joe Biden's position is de facto for Hamas victory at this point'

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) took aim at President Biden’s stance on Israel on Sunday, slamming him for the administration’s position on Rafah and its decision to pause some military shipments to the country. Cotton defended Israel’s actions in Rafah that have set the stage for a

Blinken: US doesn't have 'double standards' on holding Israel accountable

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday rejected the accusation the U.S. is attempting to avoid holding Israel accountable for its military campaign amid criticism over the State Department's recent report on Israeli war conduct. In a highly anticipated report released last

Biden enlists Obama, George Clooney, Julia Roberts for star-studded mega fundraiser

The Biden campaign is enlisting former President Obama, George Clooney and Julia Roberts for a star-studded major fundraiser in Los Angeles next month, according to a campaign official. As part of the fundraiser, Clooney and Roberts will participate in a contest that will be

The Antisemitism Awareness Act is bad for American Jews — here’s why

The bill codifies a definition of antisemitism that is hostile to both Palestinian rights and Jewish safety.

Sullivan: Pause in military aid doesn't mean Biden will 'abandon Israel'

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan maintained Sunday that President Biden's threat to withhold offensive weapons from Israel does not mean the U.S. intends to "abandon" the country. Sullivan, speaking with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, warned of

Greene: Johnson is 'owned by the Democrats'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) accused Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of being “owned by the Democrats” in a Sunday interview. Asked why she thinks Johnson would not “defund Jack Smith,” referring to the special counsel who brought two indictments against President Trump,

Why are economists MIA on today’s biggest fiscal catastrophes?

Economists are now strangely silent while watching public policies unfold that are neither equitable nor efficient.

Sanders says Americans don't 'want to be complicit' in 'starvation' in Gaza

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) doubled down Sunday on his opposition to further U.S. aid to Israel, suggesting Americans do not want to be "complicit" in the starvation of children in Gaza. "Look, every Republican, as I understand it, wants to give huge amounts of money to

Bruising Maryland Senate primary comes down to the wire for Democrats

A photo finish could be in store in Maryland this week as Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) and Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) fight for supremacy in what has turned into potentially the bloodiest primary on the Senate map this year. Trone, the co-owner of Total

Senate Democrat defends criticism of US report on Israel war conduct

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) doubled down on his criticism of the U.S. report on Israeli war conduct released last week. The State Department released a report late Friday night concluding it was “reasonable to assess” Israel has violated international humanitarian law in its

Graham, Welker clash on Biden response in Israel

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) clashed with NBC News anchor Kristen Welker after he maintained Israel should do "whatever it takes" to defeat Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, while comparing Israel's wartime conduct to the U.S. dropping atomic bombs in World War II.

Government's addiction to contractors is creating a data crisis

As government privatization is on the rise, so are claims of secrecy regarding what used to be public data.

Murphy: 'We have no obligation to write a blank check of military support to any of our allies'

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Sunday that the U.S. has "no obligation" to hand over a blank check to any of their allies after the Biden administration said it would be narrowing some bomb shipments to Israel. Murphy pushed back on Sen. John Fetterman's (D-Penn.) recent

House Republican says Biden's weapon halt threat is for 'political reasons'

Republican Rep. Mike Waltz (Fla.) on Sunday alleged President Biden's threat to halt weapons to Israel is politically motivated with the November election less than six months away. "I think the reality of us being in an election year now and the election just six months