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House Republicans are scrambling to find a solution to internal disagreements over their plan to pass President Trump’s sprawling agenda, an effort that kicked into high gear after leadership was forced to punt a key vote this week — and as the Senate inches closer to moving ahead with its alternative plan. During a late-night...

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has warned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids could sweep up “innocent citizens.” “If you’re not out looking for criminals based on crimes committed, but undocumented immigrants based on their looks, you’re going to sweep up a lot of innocent people, including innocent citizens,” said the Maryland Democrat, according to...

Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas), co-chair of the Border Security Caucus, said on Tuesday the United States “could” use drones against the cartels if it meant saving American lives. NewsNation reported this weekend that cartels have authorized the use of weaponized drone explosives against border patrol agents and other U.S. law enforcement at the southern border....

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said he’s eyeing next week for a final committee vote on Kash Patel’s nomination to lead the FBI, rejecting Senate Democrats’ request for a second formal hearing with the nominee. “Further hearings on his nomination are unnecessary,” Grassley said in a statement Tuesday. Grassley said Patel already testified...

President Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his proposal for Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip and announced that the U.S. will take over the tiny territory in a joint press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The press conference culminated after a day of remarks by Trump on the future of Gaza, which...

Employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are being placed on administrative leave with pay "until further notice," according to letters reviewed by The Hill. Employees must be available by phone and email during business hours, according to the notice, which provides an email for them to contact "to end that." The letters...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his son Yair Netanyahu. “So grateful to spend time with these two geniuses,” Yair Netanyahu captioned a Tuesday Instagram post featuring a photo of his father and Musk. The White House hosted the Israeli prime minister on Tuesday. During a press conference later...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is set to meet with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday, an official told The Hill.  The governor will be the first Democrat to go to the White House to have a sit-down with Trump since the inauguration. They were recently together in California when the president traveled...

The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Pam Bondi as the next attorney general, giving her control of a Justice Department embroiled in controversy. The vote was 54-46. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) joined all Republicans in voting in support of Bondi. Bondi, a two-term attorney general in Florida, has been lauded for her prosecutorial experience...

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are holding a joint press conference at the White House on Tuesday where they are discussing the future of the Gaza Strip. Several suggestions floated by Trump include permanently resettling Palestinians in Gaza and during a press conference said the U.S. would take it over, though he...

A judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order mandating that transgender women in federal prison be housed in male facilities and the government stop funding their gender-affirming care. After a hearing in Washington, D.C., earlier in the day, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth granted a temporary restraining order Tuesday evening requested by three anonymous transgender women...

The son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Josh Kraft, has launched a campaign to be Boston’s mayor. “I love with this city with its many unique neighborhoods, and its people. The people of Boston are hard working, humble, and above all, proud of this city, no matter which neighborhood they come from,” the...

President Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of the U.S. taking over the Gaza Strip, saying America should be responsible for clearing the territory of rubble and unexploded bombs and proposing an “economic development.” Trump’s remarks are some of his most extreme rhetoric regarding the future of the territory where nearly 2 million Palestinians live...

United Airlines announced on Tuesday it plans to restart flights to Israel next month, making it the first major U.S. airline to do so this year. On March 15, United will resume service from Newark to Tel Aviv, and it will add a second daily flight starting March 29, the airline said in a statement....

The National Football League (NFL) is replacing the “End Racism” message on the back of a Super Bowl end zone this year with a new phrase: “Choose Love.” This Sunday will mark the first Super Bowl since 2020 without an end zone field stencil displaying “End Racism.” The other end zone will display the message...

Climbing temperatures are sharpening economic divides in American communities, a new report has found. Rising insurance rates are increasingly making broad swaths of the country's biggest cities unaffordable, according to the new findings from First Street Foundation, which analyzes the impacts of climate change on real estate. In many regions, “home insurance is becoming a luxury good,”...

Lady Gaga is speaking out in support of the transgender community, saying onstage at the Grammy Awards that "trans people are not invisible." "Trans people deserve love," the 38-year-old singer said on Sunday at the 67th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, after winning the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with Bruno Mars for their song, "Die...

Adam Frisch, a former Colorado Democratic House candidate, said there are just a handful of cities that make up the Democratic Party today. “Twenty big cities, Aspen and Martha’s Vineyard—that’s what’s left of the Democratic Party,” Frisch told The Wall Street Journal. “And I’m not exactly sure those 20 big cities are getting the best...

Shakira is honoring immigrants to the U.S. with her Grammy Award win, telling them they "are worth it." "I want to dedicate this award to all my immigrant brothers and sisters in this country," the 48-year-old performer said Sunday as she accepted the Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album at the annual awards show in...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a warning about the Panama Canal, saying the current status of the trade route is “unacceptable.” According to a summary of Rubio’s meeting with Panamanian president José Raúl Mulino released by the State Department, Rubio said there would have to be “immediate changes” to how the U.S. operates with...

Senior officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were placed on administrative leave after they refused to turn over classified material to teams from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Officials spoke with The Associated Press on Sunday to say USAID members were eventually unsuccessful and DOGE teams were able to gain access...

President Trump slammed Democrats for what he said was “purposefully” delaying the confirmation of his nominees. “Democrats are purposefully delaying virtually all of my Nominees,” Trump posted Sunday on Truth Social. “No matter how good and well qualified someone is, they are taking maximum time for approval — and laughing about it.” Just eight of...

President Trump said he would speak Monday morning with the leaders of Canada and Mexico after imposing a fresh round of tariffs on imports from those countries and made clear it would take significant action to lift the tariffs. “They have to balance out their trade, number one. They’ve got to stop people from pouring...

Tariff talk is making its way to the Grammys stage, with host Trevor Noah quipping that fans of Beyoncé won't be able to buy concert tickets because of a potential trade war ignited by President Trump. "Yesterday Beyoncé announced her new tour," Noah said Sunday as he kicked off the 67th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. "I will...