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In an interview reported Thursday, Sen. Mark Kelly criticized President Donald Trump’s direction to revert U.S. Navy aircraft carriers to older catapult systems, arguing the change would drive expenses and questioning the president’s authority and expertise to make the decision.
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The Hill’s “Whole Hog Politics” set a live, member-only audience Q&A for 9 a.m. ET, with hosts Chris Stirewalt and Bill Sammon addressing reactions to the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary and what it indicates about Democrats’ priorities.
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On a morning described by market coverage as quiet on the policy front, futures pointed to further gains after major benchmarks closed at records, with the Nasdaq 100 expected to lead weekly momentum.
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A new roundup of 2026 political developments highlights early signs of unusually weak performance by sitting House members in primaries, alongside separate updates on defense deployment planning, a major arts institution’s governance decision, and congressional timing for a daylight saving measure.
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A new report examines how firms that continued diversity, equity and inclusion policies fared amid years of political and market backlash tied to “go woke, go broke” rhetoric.
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Advocacy groups are pressing for an investigation tied to National Institutes of Health research using human fetal tissue, pointing to NIH data showing spending fell from nearly $120 million in fiscal year 2018 to roughly half that level in fiscal year 2024.
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President Donald Trump renewed pressure on Senate Republicans to take up the House-approved Sunshine Protection Act, while GOP senators objected on grounds that some states would face darker winter mornings.
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The Hill reported that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt plans to step down, a move that would require the Trump administration to quickly name a successor for a high-visibility communications role.
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Fox News reported that a Newsom-appointed California judge, Nichelle Holmes, previously remarked that “justice” can include dismissals, and that she later released Marcos Iriarte-Valdez before he allegedly stabbed Todd Stewart to death.
