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'Qatar was the turning point': How Israel's bombing of Doha ignited a peace process

President Donald Trump's coming Middle East trip is the capstone on five weeks of diplomacy that shifted into high gear at a moment when the prospects for peace seemed doomed.After Israel bombed Do...

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The US military's new task force to ‘crush’ drug cartels in the Caribbean

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter{beacon} Defense &National Security The Big Story The US military's new task force to ‘crush’ drug cartels in the C...

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Trump administration has failed to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Africa

GREENBELT, Maryland — The Trump administration has made haphazard and, so far, ineffectual attempts to find a country willing to accept Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he’s deported again from the U.S., ac...

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Gavin Newsom approves slavery reparations agency

SACRAMENTO, California — Gavin Newsom on Friday approved a new state agency to administer restitution for descendants of slaves — a victory for Black lawmakers and advocates despite stopping short ...

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Anti-Corruption Politics May Be the Key to Beating Trumpism

The Trump administration’s cartoonish graft presents a unique opportunity for a populist anti-corruption platform. But for the Democrats to pull it off, they’d have to repudiate corruption within t...

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Indictment shouldn’t hinder James’ work as New York attorney general

ALBANY, New York — Former top officials in the state attorney general’s office believe that Thursday’s indictment of Letitia James should have minimal impact on the day-to-day work of the office sh...

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White House has, for now, ruled out legislative fix for military pay

The Trump administration has, for now, ruled out Congress enacting a short-term fix to pay members of the military who risk going without a paycheck next week and is instead looking at other ways t...

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The Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Tesla

No modern car company is better-known for advancing technology than Tesla. Inside one of Elon Musk’s vehicles, you can stream Netflix on a massive touchscreen while you wait for the car to recharge...

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‘It Finally Feels Like We Can Breathe Again’

TEL AVIV — Early Thursday morning, as Israelis woke to news reports that Israel and Hamas had struck a deal, pedestrians passing through Tel Aviv’s “Hostage Square” began to pause in disbelief: Was...

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Letitia James' indictment is becoming a major subplot in the NYC mayoral race

NEW YORK — Letitia James’ indictment is creating a profoundly awkward moment for Andrew Cuomo’s New York City mayoral campaign — a dynamic that resurfaced the ex-governor’s bitter antipathy toward ...

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Hegseth blasted by Loomer, conservatives over Qatari air force facility in Idaho

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Friday announcement that the U.S. will host a new Qatari air force facility in Idaho has drawn the ire of the Trump administration’s closest allies, inclu...

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Hegseth announces task force to ‘crush’ drug cartels in Caribbean Sea

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday the Department of Defense is forming a new counternarcotics joint task force in order to “crush” drug cartels in the Caribbean Sea. Hegs...

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Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ gathering

Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday slammed the No Kings protest march scheduled to take place at the National Mall next week, describing the planned protest as the "hate America rally" that would draw ...

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Hegseth says US will host Qatari air force facility in Idaho

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday the U.S. will host a new Qatari air force facility in Idaho, where pilots will train to fly F-15s. Hegseth said the Trump administration...

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Venezuelan opposition leader dedicates Nobel Prize to Trump for ‘decisive support’

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado rang in her Nobel Peace Prize victory Friday by dedicating the award to the people of Venezuela fighting for freedom — and President Donald Trump, ...

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Labor Department recalls furloughed workers to compile critical inflation data

The Department of Labor is recalling employees who were furloughed in the government shutdown to prepare the release of the consumer price index for September, according to an administration offici...

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MAGA steams at Trump’s Nobel snub

President Donald Trump lost out on the Nobel Peace Prize Friday. And Republicans from all corners of the party say he was robbed.The president has long pined after the prestigious award. Now, many ...

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Johnson says Trump 'working on ways' to keep troops paid

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday that President Trump is “working on ways” to pay U.S. service members without congressional action as the government shutdown stretches into its 1...

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Vought sounds layoff siren: 'The RIFs have begun'

President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday afternoon announced that it has begun firing federal workers, OMB Director Russ Vought wrote on X.“The RIFs have begun,” Vought posted, on day 10 o...

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Melania Trump says she and Vladimir Putin have ‘open channel of communication’ on war-displaced children

First lady Melania Trump said she has established an “open channel of communication” with Russian President Vladimir Putin in recent months, hoping to reunite children separated from their families...

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Most states planning to withdraw National Guard troops from DC this fall

Nearly half the roughly 2,450 National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C., amid President Trump's crackdown on crime are reportedly set to leave the city later this fall. Au...

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