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Trump calls into premiere of C-SPAN’s new nighttime show
President Trump called in to the first episode of C-SPAN’s new show late Monday, addressing topics like immigration and a GOP-led effort to impeach his defense secretary. “Washington Journal Primetime” host Mimi Geerges asked Trump about his recent comment that his administration’s massive deportation crackdown “might be too tough” after Republicans suffered significant losses in…

Blunt Rochester backs Democratic legislative push in face of Trump’s veto threat
While Democrats will have to contend with President Trump’s threats to veto legislation when they take control of Congress in January, Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) on Tuesday argued that reality should not be a deterrent to passing legislative priorities. Speaking at The Hill’s Health Next Summit in Washington, Blunt Rochester touched on healthcare priorities…

Buttigieg challenges political status quo in new book ‘Next’
Pete Buttigieg — who has said that he’s leaning toward a 2028 presidential run — is penning a book that he describes as focused on taking “big swings to reform our political system.” The former Transportation secretary announced the Jan. 26 release of his new book, “Next,” on Tuesday. The book, Buttigieg said in a…

Majority of Republicans want Congress to end Iran war: Poll
A majority of Republicans in a recent survey said they want Congress to end the Iran war, which has stretched into a ninth month and surged gas and grocery prices. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, released Tuesday, found that 71 percent of respondents support legislation to end the Middle East conflict. This included 93 percent of Democrats…

Measure the crime, Alaska: Seizing a plane over a six-pack defies logic
Under such an evaluation, essentially no fine is ever excessive.

Hegseth on Vance’s criticism of the Iran war: ‘Politics is not really my thing’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a Tuesday morning press conference deflected Vice President Vance’s earlier criticism that the Iran war led to stunning Republican losses in the midterm elections, telling reporters he respects Vance “greatly” but was “not going to exchange any finger-pointing.” “Thankfully, politics is not really my thing. I do the Department of…
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And What About Europe’s Center-Left?
As U.S. Democrats sweep into power, European progressives are wondering how to move forward.

Iran threat prompts pullout of U.S. military planes from British base
The U.S. military redeployed aircraft away from RAF Mildenhall due to a threat from Iran, the second such withdrawal in a little more than a month.

From the Battlefield to Capitol Hill: These US Military Veterans Are Now Members of Congress
At least 15 newly-elected members of the US House of Representatives and US Senate are military veterans—most of them Democrats. The post From the Battlefield to Capitol Hill: These US Military Veterans Are Now Members of Congress appeared first on The National Interest.
How I Became the Star* of a Hallmark Christmas Movie
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