Rove: Talarico has chance of upset in Texas

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Published on: March 5, 2026, 5:31 pm

Republican strategist Karl Rove on Thursday said Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) has a chance of winning if Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) becomes the GOP nominee. “[Democrats] haven’t won a Senate race here since 1988, they haven’t won a statewide race since 1994, but everybody believes that this year is the year...

Congress can help find and rescue tens of thousands of exploited children

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Published on: March 5, 2026, 5:30 pm

Operation Renewed Hope is a global victim identification operation aimed at finding the 57,000 children whose images of sexual abuse are in the hands of law enforcement, and the Renewed Hope Act of 2026 would create and equip a dedicated workforce of 200 analysts, investigators and forensic specialists to help locate and safeguard these children.

Iran seeks revenge against Trump's military operation

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Published on: March 5, 2026, 5:30 pm

12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter. Subscribe here. 🍩 Plus: RFK Jr.’s war on Dunkin’, Starbucks {beacon}   It’s Thursday. Have you heard that the FBI is taking over the Reagan Building in Washington? That means the National Children’s Museum will be forced out. I’m so bummed.   In today's issue: Iranian leaders call...

Trust in CDC, FDA, NIH shrinks: Survey

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Published on: March 5, 2026, 5:22 pm

A new poll published Thursday found that Americans have lost trust in federal health institutions and are more likely to say they trust independent, professional medical organizations when it comes to advice on topics like vaccination. The February survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania found that public trust...

Trump says he must be involved in selecting new Iran leader

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Published on: March 5, 2026, 5:18 pm

President Trump said on Thursday that he must be personally involved in the process of selecting a new leader in Iran. In an interview with Axios published on Thursday, Trump said that the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba Khamenei, is most likely to succeed his father, but that the pick would be...

Almost 20K US citizens returned from Middle East: State Department

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Published on: March 5, 2026, 5:09 pm

The State Department said on Thursday that nearly 20,000 Americans have returned home from the Middle East since the U.S. military’s launch of strikes against Iran on Saturday. Assistant Secretary of State Dylan Johnson said in a Thursday press release that this figure omits Americans who have relocated to other countries or who are currently...

Trump: 'Bad' for Paxton to say he won't drop out if Cornyn gets endorsement

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Published on: March 5, 2026, 5:09 pm

President Trump warned Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday that it would be "bad for him" not to drop out of the state’s Republican Senate primary runoff if the president decides to back incumbent Sen. John Cornyn.  Trump was responding to a question during an interview with Politico about Paxton’s recent comments saying he...

Massie: Iran war 'will radicalize new generations of terrorists'

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Published on: March 5, 2026, 5:04 pm

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Wednesday warned ahead of a vote on a war powers resolution that the U.S. airstrikes on Iran "will radicalize new generations of terrorists." Massie, the only GOP sponsor of the House measure, pointed to the long wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in making his case. "Have we learned nothing from...

Paper straws versus private jets: Why climate guilt isn’t a luxury I can afford

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Published on: March 5, 2026, 5:00 pm

If we’re serious about the planet, accountability must start at the top — not at the bottom of a milkshake.

Watch live: House Republicans give remarks on DHS funding ahead of vote

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Published on: March 5, 2026, 5:00 pm

House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain (Mich.) and other top Republicans will speak with reporters Thursday afternoon as funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remains in limbo nearly three weeks after appropriations lapsed. Republicans have revamped their push for Democrats to support legislation to reopen the DHS after the U.S. military launched a...

Azerbaijan vows retaliation after alleged Iran drone attack

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Published on: March 5, 2026, 4:52 pm

Officials in Azerbaijan said Thursday it would retaliate against Iranian drone strikes on its territory as tensions in the Middle East escalate.  Its foreign ministry said Tehran targeted portions of land within the exclave of Nakhchivan and successfully struck the Nakhchivan International Airport while another drone crashed near a school building in the village of...

How expansive is the Constitution's Speech or Debate Clause?

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Published on: March 5, 2026, 4:30 pm

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) appealed to the First Amendment to block the "censure" levied against him by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon agreed, freezing the censure action pending the outcome of an appeal.

Live updates: War powers debate shifts to House

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Published on: March 5, 2026, 4:28 pm

The House is expected to take up a vote on a war powers resolution that would curb any further U.S. military action in Iran, and Democrats are scrambling to bolster support for it. Senate Republicans voted overwhelmingly Wednesday against the upper chamber's resolution seeking to rein in President Trump, though several members are voicing concerns...

GOP chair hits Pentagon policy chief for keeping Congress out of the loop

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Published on: March 5, 2026, 4:26 pm

House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) on Thursday went after Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby for not keeping Congress in the loop on force posture changes in Europe. In a hearing on the National Defense Strategy, Rogers accused the Trump administration of sidelining Congress in its decision to pull a U.S. combat brigade...

Fetterman rips Newsom for comparing Israel's government to apartheid

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Published on: March 5, 2026, 4:22 pm

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for comparing Israel to an “apartheid state.” “That's a talking point of the fringe of my party, and that's profoundly disappointing. I mean, I was shocked,” Fetterman told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on "Cuomo" Wednesday evening. “Overall, he might be more liberal, but I never thought...