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MORNING GLORY: President Trump should go far and fast in reforming the DC police

The first thing President Trump should do with the District of Columbia police force, which he took over on Tuesday, is fire or retire much, if not most, of its upper tier of leadership, and replac...

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Gaza is already emerging as a foreign policy litmus test for 2028 Dems

Pete Buttigieg once had a ready answer about the U.S.-Israel relationship, likening it to a “friendship” in which you “try to guide them to a better place.” It's a line that used to go over well wi...

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Poll: Newsom's redistricting gambit complicated by support for independent congressional maps

LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a major hurdle in his quest to revamp his state’s congressional lines, according to a new poll: Californians’ deep support for its current independe...

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Veterans may be denied food stamps under Trump's new tax law

Veterans will no longer be exempt from work requirement rules for food stamps under President Trump's "big, beautiful" spending and tax law, leaving many worried about how they will find ...

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AI launches across the government

Federal employees will soon be able to try out popular artificial intelligence tools — part of a controversial Trump administration effort to automate more of the government.The U.S. General Servic...

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Congress is lukewarm on RFK Jr.’s plans. In the states, they’re catching fire.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to “make America healthy again” has spread from Washington to state capitols with nearly 900 measures introduced this year echoing his agenda.Those...

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Russia pierces Ukraine's front line in push ahead of Trump-Putin summit

The Russian military has pierced pockets of Ukraine’s front lines in the eastern Donetsk region this week, pushing forward just days before Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is set to mee...

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Trump warns of 'severe consequences' if Russia doesn't stop Ukraine war after Putin meeting

President Trump warned on Wednesday that there would be "severe consequences" for Russia if it did not agree to stop its war in Ukraine after his meeting with President Vladimir Putin on ...

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Trump tells Europe he won't negotiate territory with Putin, leaders say

European leaders said President Trump on Wednesday assured them he would not negotiate territorial issues with Russian President Vladimir Putin at their summit in Alaska this week, saying...

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'Highly unlikely' Ukraine would recover all occupied territory in Russia deal: Ben Rhodes

Former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes said Wednesday he’s doubtful Ukraine will recover all of its territory occupied by Russia amid ongoing peace talks brokered by President...

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White House puts a low bar for Trump-Putin summit

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter{beacon} Defense &National Security The Big Story White House puts a low bar for Trump-Putin summit The...

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Trump tells European leaders US could provide security guarantees for Ukraine

President Donald Trump has told European and Ukrainian leaders that the U.S. is willing to contribute security guarantees for Ukraine — with some conditions, according to three people familiar with...

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Canadian approval of Washington crashes under Trump

Canadians’ views of U.S. leadership have turned increasingly negative since President Donald Trump returned to office, a new poll from Gallup found.Approval of Washington dropped to 15 percent — it...

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A GOP divide is growing over Trump’s redistricting play

President Donald Trump’s aggressive redistricting push is sparking public concern from an unusual mix of Republicans.Resistance to mid-decade redraws is running the ideological gamut and cutting ac...

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Crypto cash threatens Sherrod Brown’s comeback campaign

A cloud of crypto campaign cash is looming over Sherrod Brown’s Senate comeback bid in Ohio.A deep-pocketed super PAC funded by cryptocurrency companies that spent more than $40 million to successf...

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Adams vows to stay in NYC mayoral fight, in potential boost for Mamdani

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to stick with his fraught reelection bid to the very end, telling POLITICO in the strongest terms yet he will not drop out of the race to stop frontr...

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Trump’s chief intervened to save RFK Jr.’s top vaccine aide

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles was behind President Donald Trump’s highly unusual decision last week to rehire a vaccine regulator he’d just fired at the urging of MAGA influencer Laura Loo...

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Will Trump Get His Potemkin Statistics?

In 2013, ahead of a scheduled visit from President Vladimir Putin to the small Russian town of Suzdal, local officials worried that he would be disappointed by the dilapidated buildings. In a moder...

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Liberal comic who helped popularize podcasting explains why he turned down Hillary Clinton interview

Stand-up comedian and podcast host Marc Maron told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday why he decided to turn down an interview with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2017.Maron, a podca...

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Proponent of Medicaid cuts set to brief House Republicans as they plot another megabill

An influential group of House Republicans has invited a chief architect of the hard-right push for deep Medicaid spending cuts to brief congressional aides Thursday as GOP leaders quietly map out a...

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Trump says he may bring up Russia-linked hack of US courts with Putin during upcoming meeting

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he could potentially bring up the recent hack of U.S. federal court databases with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Alaska late...

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