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House Judiciary Democrats request information from Patel following Atlantic report

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Published on: April 22, 2026, 8:45 am

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are demanding that FBI Director Kash Patel turn over information to Congress related to accusations that he has regularly consumed alcohol in excess during his time leading the counterintelligence agency. “These glimpses of your relationship to alcohol would be alarming to see in an FBI agent; for us to...

Trump says Iran keeping Strait of Hormuz closed to 'save face'

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Published on: April 22, 2026, 2:56 am

President Trump went after Iran over the Strait of Hormuz again shortly after announcing an extension of a ceasefire with Tehran. “Iran doesn’t want the Strait of Hormuz closed, they want it open so they can make $500 Million Dollars a day (which is, therefore, what they are losing if it is closed!). They only...

Democrats boost midterm edge with Virginia redistricting win: 5 takeaways

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Published on: April 22, 2026, 2:04 am

Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a mid-decade redistricting plan that could help Democrats win four more House seats ahead of the November midterms Voters in the Old Dominion approved a temporary amendment to the state constitution allowing Democrats to draw new congressional lines favoring the party in all but one of its 11 House districts....

Laura Trump says president has 'great people' working with him to write jokes ahead of correspondents' dinner

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Published on: April 22, 2026, 1:43 am

Lara Trump, President Trump’s daughter-in-law, said Monday that the president has “great people” working alongside him to write jokes ahead of the White House Correspondents' Dinner. “It's a combo, he, he does a — yeah, he's got some great people who he's, I think, tapping to help him with this. But, he comes up with...

Virginia voters approve redistricting measure backed by Democrats

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Published on: April 22, 2026, 12:26 am

Virginia voters have approved a Democrat-backed redistricting plan, according to Decision Desk HQ, greenlighting a new congressional map that could net the party as many as four seats ahead of the midterm elections.  Voters in the Old Dominion cast their ballots in a Tuesday referendum, in which Democratic lawmakers asked them to approve a state...

Trump: UK's Starmer has 'plenty of time to recover' after 'really bad' ambassador pick

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Published on: April 22, 2026, 12:16 am

President Trump went after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his former U.K. ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson, who has faced scrutiny over files linked to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom acknowledged that he ‘exercised wrong judgment’ when he chose his Ambassador to Washington. I...

Trump extends Iran ceasefire and naval blockade

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Published on: April 21, 2026, 11:13 pm

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump extends Iran ceasefire and naval blockade President Trump said he would extend the U.S. ceasefire with Iran until Tehran provides a unified proposal, but added that the U.S. military blockade of the Strait...

DOJ charges Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud amid denials from civil rights group

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Published on: April 21, 2026, 10:53 pm

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced an 11-count indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) including bank and wire fraud, charging the group in connection with a now-defunct program that used paid informants to monitor extremist groups. The charges include six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud and one count of conspiracy...

HHS posts, then removes notice to remake preventive services task force

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Published on: April 21, 2026, 10:51 pm

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story HHS posts, then removes notice to remake preventive services task force Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seeking to remake an influential but little-known task force that determines what preventive medical services insurers must cover for free. © Jacquelyn Martin, Associated...

Patel gets in shouting match with reporter as he defends job performance

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Published on: April 21, 2026, 10:30 pm

FBI Director Kash Patel got into a shouting match with a reporter amid questions over his job performance following an explosive article from The Atlantic alleging excessive alcohol use by the director. The outlet reported that while in charge of the bureau, Patel has consumed alcohol “to the point of obvious intoxication” in front of...

Court curtails Trump anti-renewable moves

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Published on: April 21, 2026, 10:27 pm

{beacon} View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Court curtails Trump anti-renewable moves A federal judge on Tuesday curtailed enforcement of several Trump administration policies that would have otherwise been expected to hamper renewable energy. © AP Judge Denise Casper, an Obama appointee in Massachusetts, granted a preliminary injunction preventing the federal government from...

Kennedy denies pressure to back off vaccines, but casts focus elsewhere

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Published on: April 21, 2026, 10:07 pm

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Congress on Tuesday that he has not faced pressure from the White House to scale back his vaccine skepticism, even as a top Trump health adviser recognized "ongoing conversations about where to prioritize." The denial contradicts a mounting body of reporting from sources inside...

NASA veterans launch nonprofit advocating for 'rule of law'

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Published on: April 21, 2026, 10:01 pm

A group of NASA veterans came together on Tuesday to launch a new nonprofit organization aimed at defending Americans’ constitutional rights.  Astronauts for America is a group of over 100 former astronauts with common “patriotic, not partisan” goals, the founding members wrote in an open letter.  “We are Republicans, Democrats, and Independents from many different...

Ocasio-Cortez on Trump: 'You kind of want this guy on a golf course' instead of in Oval Office

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Published on: April 21, 2026, 9:58 pm

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said she would rather see President Trump “on a golf course” instead of in the Oval Office, comments that come after multiple intense threats from the president toward Iran. “You know, obviously, it's awful that this guy's playing golf, but, in a way, we're already seeing that some of the most...