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Former longtime Florida Republican lawmaker dies

By: The Hill

Published on: May 11, 2026, 12:02 am

Former Florida Rep. Bill Posey (R) died on Sunday at the age of 78 surrounded by his wife and two daughters after years of service representing Florida's 15th and 8th congressional districts. “Congressman Posey represented Florida in the United States House of Representatives from 2009 to 2025, following distinguished service in both the Florida House...

Netanyahu: War in Iran ‘not over’

By: The Hill

Published on: May 10, 2026, 11:34 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Iran war is “not over” in an interview that aired on Sunday, reinvigorating the push to dismantle Tehran’s proxies and see its nuclear enrichment program collapse. “I think it accomplished a great deal, but it's not over, because there's still nuclear material, enriched uranium that has to be...

Trump administration launches Moms.gov on Mother’s Day

By: The Hill

Published on: May 10, 2026, 10:09 pm

The Trump administration launched the website Moms.gov on Mother’s Day in an effort to help provide resources to expecting women and their families.  The site’s tagline says it's “addressing the needs of mothers and fathers who face difficult or unexpected pregnancies and ensuring the well-being of mothers and the health of American families.” Information on...

5 GOP battles that will drive the summer in Congress

By: The Hill

Published on: May 10, 2026, 9:00 pm

While congressional Republicans have coalesced around a plan to fund immigration enforcement, there are plenty more intraparty battles that will make for rocky legislating for the summer. At the crux of many of the disputes is anxiety about the looming midterm elections that threaten to erase the GOP’s majority. That’s driving some Republicans to argue...

Trump call's Iran's proposal 'totally unacceptable'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 10, 2026, 8:58 pm

President Trump slammed the Iranian government’s response to his administration’s peace proposal on Sunday. The president wrote on his Truth Social platform: “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”  The Islamic Republic News Agency reported earlier Sunday that negotiators in Tehran submitted their response to...

Trump says federal agencies ‘must buy American’

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Published on: May 10, 2026, 8:40 pm

On Sunday, President Trump said federal agencies "must buy American" in a Truth Social post, doubling down on his push to prioritize the use of products manufactured, developed and produced in the United States.  “ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES MUST BUY AMERICAN — NO EXCUSES! For decades, Washington politicians sent your Taxpayer Dollars overseas, and let Foreign...

California Democrat calls Virginia Supreme Court ruling on redistricting ‘disgraceful’

By: The Hill

Published on: May 10, 2026, 8:37 pm

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Sunday called a recent Virginia Supreme Court ruling rolling back redistricting in the state “disgraceful,” saying the court “suckered the people of Virginia.” “So, what the Virginia Supreme Court did was not only wrong, it was disgraceful. They basically said, ‘Hey, Virginia, spend all this taxpayers’ money holding an election,...

Supreme Court decision on VRA 'sent us backwards in time': Booker

By: The Hill

Published on: May 10, 2026, 8:21 pm

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker (N.J.) said Sunday that the Supreme Court sent the country “backwards in time” by declaring Louisiana's addition of a second majority-Black congressional district an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The high court ruled last month, in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 only...

Virginia Democrat: ‘All options on the table’ after redistricting state Supreme Court decision

By: The Hill

Published on: May 10, 2026, 7:57 pm

Virginia Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D) on Sunday said “all options” are on the table for Democrats in the Old Dominion State as they respond to a ruling from the state Supreme Court striking their redistricting measure. The decision immediately eliminates four House seats that were expected to flip to the Democrats in midterm elections, while...

Kelly on Iran war: ‘What are the American people getting out of this?’

By: The Hill

Published on: May 10, 2026, 7:18 pm

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Sunday questioned the basis for the U.S. war against Iran, which recently stretched past its second month, saying “we're going to be in a worse posture than we otherwise would be in if this war in Iran didn't happen.” “Do you think that the U.S. would be able to defend,...

Trump threatens Iran amid peace proposal discussions: ‘They will be laughing no longer’

By: The Hill

Published on: May 10, 2026, 7:10 pm

President Trump on Sunday said Iran will be “laughing no longer” as he continues to hammer out the framework for a peace proposal with Tehran. “For 47 years the Iranians have been ‘tapping’ us along, keeping us waiting, killing our people with their roadside bombs, destroying protests, and recently wiping out 42,000 innocent, unarmed protestors,...

Could Tucker Carlson hijack the GOP — and take the White House?

By: The Hill

Published on: May 10, 2026, 6:00 pm

Tucker Carlson has risen to 7 percent in the 2028 Republican presidential nomination prediction markets, despite having no campaign, committee, or party apparatus, due to his large independent media presence and the dissatisfaction of Trump's base with his declining approval ratings.

Why hantavirus isn't the next pandemic, according to health officials

By: The Hill

Published on: May 10, 2026, 5:59 pm

The sights of PPE-clad passengers leaving the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship Sunday may prompt flashbacks to the COVID pandemic. Health officials say that isn't exactly the case.

Wright on gas prices: 'I can't make any predictions'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 10, 2026, 5:55 pm

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday he is “avoiding” predictions on gas prices, as the average cost has reached its highest point amid the war in Iran. “I can't make any predictions about … oil prices or gasoline prices. The military part of the conflict took about what we expected,” Wright told host Kristen Welker...