Congressional Republicans weigh a skinny reconciliation bill for DHS funding as senators clash over adding Iran war costs and other legislative items.
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The Justice Department is investigating former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) over allegations of sexual misconduct, a source familiar confirmed to The Hill. Five women have come forward so far with allegations of sexual assault or misconduct over the last several years. The district attorneys for Los Angeles and Manhattan have also launched probes. Swalwell has…
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International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol on Thursday warned that Europe will run out of jet fuel in “six weeks or so” if the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drags on. Birol told The Associated Press that the strait’s closure has caused “the largest energy crisis we have ever faced.” The closure…
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President Trump defended his comments pushing back on Pope Leo XIV’s statements against the Iran war, saying he has a right to disagree with the pontiff and that he felt no need to meet to iron out their differences. “I have a right to disagree with the pope. I have no disagreement with the fact…
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Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, declined to give senators an estimate of the cost of the military operations against Iran when pressed on the issue during a hearing Thursday. Vought said the White House is working on a request for additional defense funding but declined to offer an…
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