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Congress divided on Trump’s tit-for-tat nuclear tests with Russia, China
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Congress divided on Trump’s tit-for-tat nuclear tests with Russia, China President Trump’s decision to restart nuclear weapons testing as a warning to Moscow has divided Congress – Republicans cheering while Democrats see it as a dangerous…
Kathryn Bigelow defends authenticity of ‘House of Dynamite’ after Pentagon criticism
Kathryn Bigelow, the filmmaker who recently debuted “A House of Dynamite,” responded to criticism from the Pentagon after portions of the movie alleged that the country’s nuclear weapon detection systems can only stop a threat 50 percent of the time. In response to the film, the Pentagon distributed an internal memo slamming its veracity. Defense…
Texas Supreme Court allows judges to refuse performing same sex marriages
Texas judges and justices of the peace, who are legally allowed to perform wedding ceremonies, now will not face punishment if they refuse to perform a ceremony on the basis of a “sincerely held religious belief,” according to a new interpretation of the Judicial Code of Conduct issued by the Texas Supreme Court.
Trump tells Democrats to ‘do something’ ahead of ObamaCare premiums spike
President Trump late Thursday once again slammed ObamaCare, demanding that Democrats “do something” ahead of an imminent spike in Affordable Care Act (ACA) premiums amid the federal funding impasse. “As I have said for years, OBAMACARE IS A DISASTER! Rates are going through the roof for really bad healthcare!!! Do something Democrats!!!” the president wrote…
Trump calls on Republicans to use ‘nuclear option’ and get rid of Senate filibuster
President Trump on Thursday called on Senate Republicans to initiate the “nuclear option” and get rid of the filibuster, allowing them to end the government shutdown and pass legislation with a simple majority. “It is now time for the Republicans to play their ‘TRUMP CARD,’ and go for what is called the Nuclear Option —…
Humility Revisited: On Being Conservative
Populists are as vulnerable to magical thinking as ideologized elites, and just as prone to rash action.
Islanders hammered by Hurricanes after Mathew Barzal’s benching
It was as if the Mike Milbury era packed its bags, hopped in a time machine and arrived in North Carolina some two decades into the future.
Huge Dolphins gain wiped out with controversial penalty: ‘That’s not a foul’
The refs called tripping against the Dolphins defense — but they might be tripping themselves.
NYC floods kill owner trying to save dogs, man fixing boiler as Big Apple rocked by ferocious rainstorm
Sources told The Post that the victim originally made it out of his flooding home, but doubled back to save his dogs. It’s unclear what happened to the dogs.
