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Mamdani enters MAGA territory

12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. Happy Friday! Who’s planning to see Wicked: For Good this weekend?! In today's issue: • Trump hosts Mamdani • White House gives Ukraine new deadline • Johnson, Thune out of sync • DOJ says grand jury reviewed Comey

DHS: Charlotte immigration operation 'not ending anytime soon'

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Thursday that its operations in Charlotte, N.C., will not be ending “anytime soon,“ conflicting with reports from local law enforcement who said immigration officials have left the city. “Operation Charlotte’s Web isn’t ending

What's in Trump plan to end war in Ukraine?

After weeks of stalled talks over Russia’s war on Ukraine, Axios reported this week that Washington and Moscow had quietly hammered out a 28-point proposal to end the war. U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll visited Kyiv on Thursday to discuss the plan with Ukrainian President

'Unknown substance' reported at Dallas ICE facility

Authorities on Friday responded to reports of an “unknown substance” at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility targeted by a gunman earlier this year. “The preliminary investigation determined that a suspicious package was located inside a government

Luntz: Trump has until Labor Day 'to turn things around'

Longtime Republican pollster Frank Luntz says President Trump has a deadline to address price increases and affordability concerns as his first year back in the White House winds down. "We're gonna know the impact of prices one week from now at Thanksgiving and for the next

North Carolina’s 2023 GOP-drawn congressional map upheld

A panel of federal judges upheld North Carolina’s 2023 congressional map Thursday as the judges continue mulling the legality of the state’s mid-decade redistricting push. The panel has not yet ruled on whether that new map, which was drawn this year to add a Republican pickup

DOJ reverses, says grand jury approved Comey charges

The Justice Department reversed course Thursday, alleging the full grand jury did review the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey. The change comes 24 hours after lead prosecutor Lindsey Halligan told a judge that all jurors were not privy to the final revised