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Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Wis.), the No. 3 Republican in the House, called for the deportation of all Somalis linked to fraud in Minnesota, amid heightened scrutiny of the state’s handling of the illegal activity. In a post on social platform X, Emmer said even naturalized citizens should have their citizenship revoked so they can be…

A longtime New York jazz group said Monday it will not perform at The Kennedy Center on New Year’s Eve, one of multiple cancellations after President Trump‘s name was added to the performing arts center. The Cookers were scheduled to perform two shows at the venue Wednesday. They told fans in a statement on their…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denied claims that Kyiv tried to attack Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence, calling the accusation “complete fabrication” intended to undermine progress toward peace. In Monday post on social platform X, Zelensky warned that the accusation could be a false pretext used to justify future attacks against Ukraine. “Russia is at it…

A National Guard deployment in New Orleans authorized by President Donald Trump will begin Tuesday as part of a heavy security presence for New Year’s celebrations a year after an attack on revelers on Bourbon Street killed 14 people, officials said Monday.

Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: ▪ Trump admin targets Minnesota ▪ Trump consumed with foreign policy  ▪ U.S. strikes facility in Venezuela   ▪ Iowa state Senate election  A fraud scandal plaguing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) has drawn the ire of many Republicans and those in the Trumpadministration, The Hill’s Sarah Fortinsky…
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President Trump is consuming himself with foreign policy matters as the first year of his second term comes to a close, even as concerns about the economy are set to consume the Republican Party in 2026. Trump is spending the final weeks of the year at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, where he hosted Ukrainian…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed that his relationship with President Trump has “evolved” over time. During an interview that aired Monday on Fox News’s “Special Report,” the network’s Bret Baier asked Zelensky about his recent meeting with the president. “So, just take us behind the scenes in this meeting. Was the meeting with President Trump…

David Axelrod said Republicans “should be really concerned” about the president’s “Marie Antoinette thing.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “doesn’t want success for Ukraine,” contradicting an earlier statement from President Trump. “I don’t trust Putin. And he doesn’t want success for Ukraine, really, he doesn’t want — he can say it. I believe that he can say such words to President Trump. I believe…

The outgoing congresswoman opened up about her last conversation with the president in the lead-up to her big break with him.

“He doesn’t want to be with a bunch of f**king rednecks and simpletons, you know?” the commentator mused.

The U.S. military on Monday said it had targeted another alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two “narco-terrorists” as it continued its counter-narcotics campaign off the coast of South America.  The U.S. forces blew up the vessel, which was operated by a designated terrorist organization, in international waters and no U.S. service members…

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has “conceded literally nothing” in talks to end the war in Ukraine. “The adversary here, Vladimir Putin, has — to best I can tell — conceded literally nothing to date. And while they say there’s 90 percent agreement, I doubt that Vladimir Putin…

Small Business Administration (SBA) head Kelly Loeffler said Monday that her department is halting annual grants to Minnesota, amid an investigation into alleged fraud in COVID-era lending programs. Loeffler said on the social platform X that the SBA is pausing yearly funding to Minnesota “while we investigate $430 million in suspected [Paycheck Protection Program] fraud…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) claimed in a New York Times profile that President Trump said his “friends will get hurt” by exposing abusers connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  According to the story told by Greene, she received a call from Trump after she said at a news conference that she would expose…

Democrats plan to hold a fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot by reconvening the House select committee that investigated the matter.  In a “Dear Colleague” letter, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) asked members of the House if they would like to provide testimony at a hearing that is otherwise slated to…

“It just shows where his heart is,” the ex-Trump loyalist said.

President Trump told reporters he was considering bringing a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for “gross incompetence” as he complained about renovations to the central bank’s headquarters. “We’re thinking about bringing a suit against Powell for incompetence. Because think of it, these aren’t outstanding buildings. These are small buildings,” Trump said during a…

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said Sunday that his party should “telegraph” impeaching and defunding Trump administration officials over files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, if Democrats win back the House in 2026. “Congressman, it sounds like you’re saying that inherent contempt, holding these officials in inherent contempt, or even the possible — a…

President Trump expressed support on Monday for Israel’s potential attack against Iran if Tehran continues the purported expansion of its ballistic missile program. “Yes, the nuclear fast, okay, one will be yes, absolutely,” the president said at his Mar-a-Lago resort, standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The other was, we’ll do it immediately,” Trump…

Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of trying to attack President Vladimir Putin’s residence in northern Russia, which President Trump said he was “very angry” about, even as Kyiv has denied it happened. The Kremlin’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow’s negotiating position to end its war in Ukraine was under review after it claimed Kyiv…
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) is “hopeful” Congress will codify President Trump’s executive order on capping prescription drug prices next year.  “There’s a ton that we’re still going to do, and I think one of the biggest winning issues will be if a Republican Congress can codify President Trump’s executive order on capping prescription prices,…

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday that federal authorities were on the ground in Minneapolis as part of the broad investigation into “rampant fraud.” “Homeland Security Investigations @ICEGov are on the ground in Minneapolis right now conducting a massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud,” Noem wrote on the social platform X, adding,…

President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

Conservative commentator Scott Jennings said Sunday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) went “off the deep end” in 2025, accusing her of becoming a “lib.” “MTG became a lib. I mean that’s what happened this year,” Jennings, a CNN senior political commentator, said in an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” which he joined on…