The Hill Articles: January 2, 2026

January 2
Trump’s Iran threat angers ‘America First’ wing; Tehran hawks question tactics Things appear grim in search for Dec. 30 boat strike survivors McCarthy says lawmakers heading for the door because ‘nothing is happening’ Parachutist crash lands near stands at Armed Forces Bowl Appeals court strikes down California’s open carry ban for most of state   Trump refuses to give up aspirin habit  Trump blocks chipmaker merger, citing national security risk Bannon says Trump’s Iran threat echoes Hillary Clinton’s playbook Trump digs in with tariff defense Coast Guard paints grim picture of search for Dec. 30 boat strike survivors Off-duty ICE officer shoots, kills man firing gun near his Los Angeles home, DHS says Tesla falls behind Offshore wind companies challenge Trump anti-wind orders 5 takeaways from Mamdani’s start as NYC mayor Top Democrat calls on Trump to expand oil tanker seizures to target Russia Grenell says ‘Wicked’ composer’s Kennedy Center cancellation ‘totally bogus’ Swalwell says he’ll strip driver’s licenses from ICE officers who wear masks if governor Greene: Trump threatening troops in Iran ‘everything we voted against in ’24’ Mamdani revokes Adams executive orders supporting Israel Starlink satellites to be moved to lower orbit Tesla falls behind China’s BYD as top EV maker after second year of declining sales New year, new Epstein transparency law, and Trump is already breaking it Zelensky taps military spymaster to replace powerful chief of staff Reckless breaches of contract will not make America great DC pipe bomb suspect to remain locked up ahead of trial, judge rules Massie: Trump’s Iran threat about oil not free speech Musk’s AI chatbot Grok apologizes after generating sexualized image of young girls Rising: January 2, 2026 How foreign policy realists lost touch with reality on Russia Trump: Construction of DC’s new arch to start in early 2026 The American empire has entered its final act Adams responds to Andy Cohen criticism: ‘Another sloppy drunken rant’ DoorDash bans driver over alleged AI delivery scam: ‘Zero tolerance for fraud’ Trump shops for marble for White House ballroom Microsoft wants to resurrect Three Mile Island. It will never happen. Trump: Losing ability to issue tariffs would be ‘terrible blow’ to US national security Attacking Iran is key to Netanyahu remaining in power New York Magazine removes Mamdani aide from cover after resignation over antisemitic posts Ex-Cheney physician says Trump aspirin regimen ‘makes no sense’ Every child deserves a Trump Account: Here’s how to make it happen  Iran: US troops ‘legitimate targets’ after Trump threatens to intervene in protests Talarico brings in nearly $7M with latest haul for Texas Senate race Venezuela proves the US learned the wrong lessons from Iraq  4 reasons Americans are feeling worse about the economy Live updates: Iran threatens US targets as Trump vows to ‘rescue’ protesters Is the US ‘blockade’ of Venezuela lawful?  Whitehouse details Dems’ Kennedy Center probe: ‘Their first instinct was to loot it’ Even James Bond’s spycraft is no match for today’s technology Trump says he ‘aced’ third cognitive exam in defense of ‘perfect’ health Trump vows to ‘rescue’ protesters amid Iran unrest: ‘We are locked and loaded’ Whole Hog Politics: 6 counties to watch in a two-faced election year How Trump is making life affordable again Major trials to watch for in 2026 Rob Gronkowski reveals he’s never spent any of his NFL salary EPA urged to classify abortion drugs as pollutants Midterms, Ukraine war, Venezuela: Storylines to watch in 2026 Here are the states to watch in the redistricting fight in 2026 GOP lawmakers, frustrated with dysfunctional Congress, head for the exits
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