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Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman (D) said Sunday that she isn’t running for Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) seat. “We're going to hear a lot more from Democrats nationally trying to get you or the governor to get into the race for Mitch McConnell’s seat. … You said ‘no,’ he said ‘no.’ Any chance that that...

Democratic Rep. Jim Himes (Conn.) said he thinks the Trump administration is acting “with an unbelievable cocktail of incompetence and illegality.” Himes, who is the ranking member on the House Committee on Intelligence, joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where host Margaret Brennan asked him about the Trump administration’s deportation flights of alleged...

China is creating a "Sputnik moment" for AI innovation, while the United States has two different policy paths to choose from: one for freedom to innovate and freedom of speech, and another for European-style regulatory repression of commerce and content.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's chief of staff, Joe Kasper, sent a memo Friday saying that members of the Department of Defense (DOD) may be subjected to polygraph tests in a new investigation into alleged leaks at the Pentagon. Kasper mentioned "recent unauthorized disclosures" of sensitive information but stopped short of specifying any details about the...

Former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber was found dead on Saturday morning at the age of 43. According to the Alexandria Police Department (APD), the cause and circumstances of Aber’s death are being looked into and will be determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia. A...

Former Vice President Harris is widely favored as a possible candidate in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary field, per a new poll. The 2024 Democratic nominee has the support of 36 percent of Democratic voters and Democratic-leaning independents eligible to participate in the 2028 primary, according to a new survey from Morning Consult. Following Harris...

Trump administration special envoy Steve Witkoff said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin prayed for President Trump after he was injured following an assassination attempt during the presidential campaign last year. Speaking to former Fox News host Tucker Carlson on his podcast, Witkoff said Putin told him about his reaction to the attack on Trump...

House Republicans who faced hostile crowds and viral confrontations at town halls in their districts are defending their decision to hold the events — despite recommendations from House GOP leaders to avoid them. “I think that was able to show folks that Republicans can and should stand our ground,” Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) said. Edwards,...

An attorney resigned from the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, posting a sharply critical resignation letter that called on the company to stand up to President Trump' amid a crackdown on law firms. Rachel Cohen, an associate at the firm, shared a strongly worded “conditional notice” of resignation with her colleagues on...

As he is ramping up deportations of migrants from the U.S., President Trump is battling the backlash from Democrats in Congress, activists on the ground and judges in the courtroom. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg recently imposed a temporary order to halt deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century wartime law. The judge wanted...

Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), a supporter of President Trump, met Saturday with China's economic chief, Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing. This was the first visit by a U.S. politician to China since Trump's return to the White House amid tensions between the two countries over trade tariffs. "Senator Daines welcomed today's meeting with Vice...

CNN political analyst Elie Honig is questioning President Trump over his recent deflection on how the 1798 Alien Enemies Act was invoked by the administration to speed up the deportation of Venezuelan migrants allegedly linked to gang activity. Trump, speaking to reporters on Friday, suggested that "other people" handled the proclamation, pointing to Secretary of...

Congress is considering $880 billion in spending cuts, which could be achieved by removing all noncitizens from Medicaid and other welfare programs, which would save about $1 trillion over the next decade.

The next stop on Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) "Fighting Oligarchy" tour: Tucson, Ariz. Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are pairing up again on Saturday afternoon to rally supporters in the swing district against President Trump's policies that they argue favor the wealthy while ignoring the needs of the working class. The duo has also...

Federal workers in the U.S. are split on their support for President Trump’s return to office mandate, according to a new survey. The Washington Post-Ipsos poll, published earlier this week, found that half of Americans in the federal workforce oppose a five-day in-office mandate while the other 49 percent are supportive of the effort. Among...

In this shifting global landscape, it seems that territory and external control are once again becoming central to international politics.

Israel launched retaliatory strikes against Lebanon amid a shaky ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah brokered late last year, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).  The Israeli military said it struck dozens of Hezbollah rocket launchers and a command center in response to the Lebanese militant group’s rockets that targeted the Jewish State...

Top House Democrats urged Education Secretary Linda McMahon and the Trump administration to reverse a Thursday move to begin dismantling the Department of Education. “Students, teachers, and schools across the country rely on the Department’s important work to ensure that all people are able to access and grow through education, and we have serious doubts...

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said Thursday President Trump is committed to using legal measures to dismantle the Department of Education. “I think he was correct in saying that we were going to do everything legally. That's what he has said to me from the very beginning,” McMahon said during an evening appearance on Fox...

House Oversight and Accountability Committee ranking member Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) requested an investigation into Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s comments urging Americans to buy Tesla stock as the company’s shares dip due to mass firings and reform efforts overseen by CEO Elon Musk. “This is just the latest example of the Trump Administration using taxpayer resources to...

Democratic strategist James Carville on Thursday blasted Democrats for focusing too much on urban voters. “I think it was always the time for Democrats to campaign hard in rural areas,” Carville said during an episode of “Politics War Room,” highlighted by Mediaite. “I don't know how the party ever got away from that," he added....

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Lawmakers worry US will give up military command of NATO Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Thursday was the latest GOP lawmaker to warn against the U.S. backing away from NATO military leadership. © Greg Nash...

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said President Trump told students “he doesn't give a damn about them” with a recent move against the Department of Education. “Today, Donald Trump and the corrupt billionaire he installed as Education Secretary told 50 million public school students across America that he doesn’t give a damn about...