Smith on Maduro capture: 'I don't think it fundamentally changed drug trafficking in America at all'

Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said Sunday that he does not believe the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will have any significant impact on the scope of drug trafficking in the United States. “No, I don’t know,” Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, said in an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill,”…

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China’s factory activity grows at fastest pace since October, private survey shows, beating official reading

An employee works on a carbon fiber production line at Zhongfu Shenying in Lianyungang, China’s eastern Jiangsu province on July 31, 2025. Str | Afp | Getty Images China’s factory activity gathered speed in January, according to a private survey released Monday, as manufacturers accelerated production and front-loaded shipments ahead of the extended Lunar New…

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Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, CAC

A broker is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 6, 2025. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European markets are expected to see a lackluster mixed open on Thursday as investors take stock of the regional and global economic outlook. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening a…

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Spanberger rips Trump over affordability, immigration in Democratic response to SOTU 

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) criticized President Trump on issues of affordability and immigration, leading the Democratic response to the president’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. Spanberger, a former CIA officer and House lawmaker elected governor of the Old Dominion in November, criticized the president for the administration’s use of U.S. immigration… Source…

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Carney responds to Trump's bridge burn

Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {Beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Carney says he had ‘positive’ conversation with Trump after bridge threat. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he had a “positive” conversation with President Trump after the president threatened to block the Beech Bridge… Source link

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WNBA, players union inch toward landmark CBA

A general view of the WNBA logo on the court before a WNBA game between the Atlanta Dream and the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, Sept. 1, 2025. Erica Denhoff | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images The Women’s National Basketball Association and its Players Association are inching closer to a collective…

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