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Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Thursday cautioned President Trump against escalating the Middle East conflict by sending U.S. troops to Iran, warning that a ground invasion would harm the U.S. in the long term. “I want President Trump to have every diplomatic tool at his disposal, and I do trust that he knows a…

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared to back the idea of sending U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to polling places. “Why is there an objection to sending ICE to polling stations?” Blanche said Thursday during a conversation at the Conservative Political Action Conference. “Illegals can’t vote. It doesn’t make any sense.” There is…

The ball is in the House’s court on ending the 42-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after the Senate in the wee hours of Friday morning agreed to a proposal that funds all but two immigration agencies. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has a tricky task ahead in quickly moving forward the Senate…

The president’s remarks to Dana Perino gave people the ick online.

For long-time residents of Florida, who enjoy the state’s low taxes, safe streets and sensible pro-business policies, the recent special election was their worst nightmare come true.  

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Friday that attacks against Iran will “escalate and expand,” a day after President Trump extended a pause on U.S. strikes against the Middle East nation’s energy infrastructure. Katz, in a statement obtained by The Associated Press, said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “warned the Iranian terrorist regime…

The president went on and on. And then on a little bit more.

Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or in the box below: In today’s issue: ▪ Senate passes TSA funding ▪ Trump extends Iran strikes pause ▪ Maduro makes court appearance ▪ More DEI probes at schools The pressure is on the House to sign off on badly needed funding for the Transportation Security Administration…

The president awkwardly welcomed the ambassador, who was once engaged to Donald Trump Jr., to the White House.

Florida has been widely seen as a red state, particularly since the emergence of Donald Trump in 2016 as a presidential winner. Trump won Florida in 2016, in 2020 and in 2024, and over that time period saw the Sunshine State become a center of the MAGA-universe. But a series of recent Democratic wins —…

“Both mothers agreed…”

Senators agreed by unanimous consent early Friday morning to a proposal that funds the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other critical agencies in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The late-night Senate deal left out funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol after negotiators failed to agree on reforms demanded by…

“Wow. Trump is going to resign?” hit back the press team of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

“This just keeps getting more and more ridiculous. This is as bad as Stalin’s personality cult,” wrote one critic online.

Lindell has been embroiled in legal battles related to false claims he made about the 2020 presidential election. 

Since retaking office, the Trump administration has enacted or attempted to enact waves of anti-LGBTQ policies. 

It’s unclear what legal authority Trump has to circumvent Congress, which controls spending.

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) signed several laws into effect Wednesday that limit the scope of federal immigration enforcement operations in the state.  The three bills include a mask ban for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers operating in the state, reducing cooperation between New Jersey and federal officials on immigration enforcement operations and…

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) hosted a delegation of sanctioned Russian officials in Washington, D.C., Thursday, drawing mixed reactions from GOP colleagues and condemnation from Ukraine advocacy groups and the Russian opposition in exile.  Luna is putting herself forward as a facilitator of dialogue between the U.S. and Russia in pursuit of peace in Ukraine….

President Trump took a swipe at Fox News and its polls while speaking on the network’s “The Five” on Thursday, saying he “hates” them. “I hate Fox polls,” he said on the show. “Honestly, whoever does your polls are terrible.” The latest Fox News poll shows Trump with a 41 percent approval rating and a…

The Treasury Department announced Thursday that it will add President Trump’s signature to paper currency to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the U.S., marking the first time a sitting president’s signature will appear on currency.  “There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J. Trump…

He claimed that the actions were taken as a show of good faith. 

The Department of Education announced Thursday it would be moving out of its current headquarters in Washington, D.C., which has been 70 percent vacant after half of its workforce was cut as part of President Trump’s efforts to eliminate the agency. The Education Department will move to another smaller building in the city, with projected…

Diplomat Richard Haass rebuked the Trump administration’s approach to its military operations against Iran. “When you go to war without Congress, without the public, without allies, when your objectives constantly churn and change, you basically are going to war without a cushion,” the former president of the Council on Foreign Relations told CNN’s Anderson Cooper…