Senate Democrat on judge’s arrest: ‘Gravely serious and drastic move’

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Sunday called threats to arrest Democratic colleagues over an incident at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility “very drastic” and only appropriate if anyone actually broke the law. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” McCaul was asked about ICE arresting the mayor of Newark, N.J.,…

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.), who announced late last month that he had filed articles of impeachment against President Trump, moved on Tuesday to force an impeachment vote against the president. Thanedar’s move will result in a House vote on his resolution featuring seven articles of impeachment by Thursday by way of House rules. The Michigan…

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), a key voice in the debate over the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap, is slamming what he says is a lack of negotiations on the contentious issue. Lawler — a vocal member of the SALT Caucus who said he will not vote for a $30,000 deduction cap as proposed…

For Rae Vermeal, the experience of one Pima County senior illustrates the complexity of the housing struggle for older people in the region. The woman owns her home and gets $967 through Social Security.

What started out as a "tiny little brown line" on one woman's fingernail led to a rare, potentially life-threatening medical condition, one that she's now trying to help others catch early.

GOP Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick claims he is “firmly committed to protecting” Medicaid. But when the opportunity arose to join a dozen of his Republican Congressional colleagues who signed a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson stating they would not support a final GOP budget that guts Medicaid, Fitzpatrick’s signature was conspicuously missing.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was meeting last week with representatives from a teachers union in his home state when things quickly devolved.

Sacramento residents and Social Security recipients nationwide can expect changes to their payments this May. Nearly 74 million Americans will receive benefits electronically, with payment dates based on birth dates. For those born between the 1st and 10th, payments will arrive on May 14. Beneficiaries born from the 11th to 20th will see payments on May 21, while those born after the 20th will be paid on May 28.

Other than those indigenous to this vast and blessed land, we are all immigrants here in the United States of America, with rights enshrined in the constitution, no matter our status. The frantic mass deportations pushed by the current administration have affected visa holders, asylum seekers, tourists, and legal citizens. Sweeping reforms have eliminated due process in a web of reinterpreting archaic laws like the Alien Enemies Act and have revoked Temporary Protection Statuses (TPS) , affecting hundreds of thousands of innocent people.

The Social Security Administration is backing off a plan it announced in March to withhold 100% of many beneficiaries’ monthly payments to claw back money the government had allegedly overpaid them.

Former GOP presidential contender Nikki Haley criticized President Trump for accepting a $400 million jet from Qatar to replace Air Force One, citing national security concerns and the implications of accepting gifts from foreign nations.

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President Trump attended a lunch with more than 30 major U.S. business and tech leaders in one of his first events after landing in Saudi Arabia, underscoring the visit’s focus on investment opportunities. Here are the 32 individuals the White House said joined Trump’s lunch with Saudi officials. Elon Musk: The Tesla and SpaceX CEO…

An analysis by the National Alliance to End Homelessness shows that as many as 9 million people could become homeless if the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ends rental assistance.

This marks the third round of store reopenings.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the country after many filed court challenges against the Trump administration crackdown, federal officials said Friday.

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) said in a new interview that the House DOGE Caucus — originally intended to complement Elon Musk’s work at the White House — is now completely defunct. “The DOGE caucus is dead. It’s defunct,” Moskowitz said in a Politico interview, published in Q&A form on Tuesday. “We haven’t met in months,”…

China’s President Xi Jinping said President Trump’s trade policy would backfire, a day after U.S. and Chinese negotiators signed a deal to lower mounting tariffs.  “There are no winners in tariff wars or trade wars. Bullying or hegemonism only leads to self-isolation,” Xi said during a Tuesday speech, according to a transcript from state-sponsored media outlet Xinhua. He added that unity…

Kentucky’s federal delegation, including U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, and Representatives Hal Rogers (KY-05), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Andy Barr (KY-06), James Comer (KY-01), Thomas Massie (KY-04), and Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) sent a letter to President Trump expressing their support for Governor Beshear’s request for Public Assistance in 85 counties, additional Individual Assistance for 24 counties, and Hazard Mitigation for the entire Commonwealth as a result of the devastating flooding in April.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) is warning that Qatar’s gift of a luxury Boeing 747-8 to the Trump administration to serve as the new Air Force One poses “significant espionage and surveillance problems,” a concern voiced by other lawmakers. “I’m not a fan of Qatar. I think they have a really disturbing pattern of funding…

Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story  Trump extends ‘olive branch’ to Iran with stern warning President Trump on Tuesday offered an “olive branch” to Iran as he projected optimism about the future of the Middle East in remarks from Saudi Arabia. ©…

DEI backers pretend they are defending free speech. If you wonder how committed they are, just try expressing your views on their DEI indoctrination.

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider the validity of President Trump's executive order to exclude children of "unlawful" entrants from birthright citizenship, with many justices likely to express extreme skepticism about the order's constitutionality.

It's been over 50 years since the tragic demise of former child star Bobby Buntrock, best known as Harold Baxter on TV's beloved sitcom Hazel (NBC/CBS, 1961-1966). On April 7, 1974, Buntrock was in a fatal car accident on a bridge in Keystone, South Dakota. Like too many former child stars, before, during, and after his lifetime, Buntrock's life ended horrifically. This is his sad story.

As a journalist, governmental chaos keeps me busy. As an expert on poverty and homelessness – who spent a third of her career in homeless shelters – comments from the oval office are jaw-droppingly clueless and beg to be challenged.

Douglas County, Neb., Treasurer John Ewing Jr. (D) has ousted incumbent Republican Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert in the latest victory for Democrats during President Trump’s second term, Decision Desk HQ projects.  Ewing, who is also a former deputy chief of police for Omaha, will become the city’s first Black mayor. He denied Stothert a chance…

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The deadly and drug-resistant fungus Candida auris is under close surveillance as health experts work to calm its spread.

PLUMAS COUNTY, CA — Human remains discovered in a rugged area northeast of Cromberg have been positively identified as William Millard, a local resident who was reported missing in 2017, according to the Plumas County Sheriff's Office.