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    Topic: Government

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    • Democrats face showdown over future in Michigan: Join the live discussion

      Join The Hill’s Amie Parnes, Ian Swanson and Caroline Vakil for a live discussion ahead of the Michigan Senate primary, where the contest is coming down to another fight between the left and center factions of the Democratic Party. Moderate Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) is set to take on progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed Tuesday evening….

    • Bad bosses on Capitol Hill could face reckoning under new anonymous staffer review platform

      A former congressional staffer, David Tennent, has launched a new tool called “The Scoop” as part of a platform named Capitol CNCT, allowing verified Capitol Hill employees to anonymously rate and review the congressional offices and lawmakers they work for. The tool aims to replace informal channels such as private conversations and anonymous social media…

    • Senate Republican: Max Miller ‘shouldn’t be in office’

      Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on Monday said Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), who is facing calls to step down over allegations of abuse toward his ex-wife Emily Moreno, should not be serving in the House. “First off, he shouldn’t be in office, right?” Scott told MeidasTouch’s Pablo Manriquez in a brief interview. “And everybody should be…

    • O’Reilly: ‘The nut in Michigan will probably win’

      Political commentator Bill O’Reilly on Monday called progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed a “nut” that will probably win in Michigan’s Senate race. In an “On Balance” interview with NewsNation’s Leland Vittert, O’Reilly argued that in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, “turnout will be low and it’ll be true believers in the socialist communist cause.” “The nut…

    • Watch live: Senate convenes Medicaid hearing as work requirements face scrutiny

      Health experts on Tuesday morning will testify before the Senate Budget Committee on Medicaid, just months after the Trump administration issued a new rule requiring states to implement work requirements before approving residents for the low-income insurance program. The long-anticipated update guides 42 states and the District of Columbia in carrying out the work rules implemented by President Trump’s One…

    • World’s oldest president reshuffles army as his absence stokes unease

      Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 93, has reshuffled the country’s military, appointing new officials to key army positions and promoting five colonels to brigadier general, amid mounting unease over his prolonged absence from the country. Biya has not appeared in public for nearly two months and has been staying in Geneva, Switzerland, since leaving Cameroon on…

    • DSA is Democrat base, co-chair says

      Megan Romer, the co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), said Monday that the organization’s members make up the base of the Democratic Party. Romer was pressed by NewsNation’s “Cuomo” on DSA’s role in the Michigan Senate race. Progressive Abdul El-Sayed is set to face off against moderate Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), who Democrats…

    • Live updates: Blanche nomination goes up for Senate Judiciary vote

      Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will face a Senate Judiciary Committee vote Tuesday morning to advance his nomination for the permanent job. The vote comes a week after a previous one was canceled as GOP Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and Thom Tillis (N.C.) said they could not vote in Blanche’s favor. Cornyn secured a deal…

    • Tennessee congressional hopeful accused of shooting license plate cameras

      An independent congressional candidate in Tennessee has been charged with four felony counts of vandalism after allegedly shooting four automated licence plate reader (ALPR) cameras, including at least one made by Flock, over a nine-day period in July 2026. The case is notable both because the suspect is running for federal office and because it…

    • David Squires on … Gianni Infantino clinging to power as his Fifa empire crumbles

      The Guardian’s cartoonist David Squires has published a satirical strip imagining behind-the-scenes crisis talks at Fifa, as president Gianni Infantino faces mounting pressure amid what the piece characterises as a “botched World Cup plan”. The cartoon uses humour to comment on Infantino’s efforts to shore up support as controversies engulf football’s governing body, reflecting broader…