Trump demands $350B Pentagon infusion, elections overhaul in next party-line GOP bill

The president is seeking to kick-start a legislative effort just starting to take shape on Capitol Hill.

Republicans dominate Democrats to extend Congressional baseball winning streak

Republican lawmakers continued their dominance in the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on Wednesday night at Nationals Park, topping the Democrats and extending the club's winning streak to six consecutive seasons. Behind a complete game performance that included

NASA head defends all-male crew for Artemis, space program named after Greek goddess

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Wednesday defended the decision to use an all-male crew for the approaching Artemis III mission. “I have seen reactions ranging from disappointment to outrage,” Isaacman wrote in a post on X, in response to complaints about the mission

Lawmakers once saw Bill Gates as a benevolent innovator. After Epstein, they aren’t sure.

Members left their interview with the Microsoft founder and philanthropist conflicted about his legacy.

Trump says he may not renew USMCA with Mexico and Canada

President Trump on Wednesday said he may not renew the free trade agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico six years after he implemented it in his first term to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). “Well, I’m not looking to renew it,” Trump told

Impact in Iran after Trump orders more strikes

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Impact in Iran after Trump orders more strikes The U.S. military launched another round of strikes Wednesday evening against Iran, less than an hour

Schumer: 'Trumpflation is getting worse and worse'

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed the Trump administration over rising inflation rates, following new data released by the Labor Department. The Department reported on Wednesday that the consumer price index (CPI) has increased by 4.2 percent over the last

Voters lean in favor of codifying Trump's MFN policy

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care The Big Story Voters lean in favor of codifying Trump's MFN policy A new poll shows there is strong bipartisan support among battleground voters for Congress to codify President Trump’s “most favored nation” drug

Inflation hits back hard at Trump, who spins heads with comments

A new report on Wednesday showed inflation rising 4.2 percent in May, marking its highest level in three years and underlining how hard the Iran war is hitting consumers. The Labor Department report is unwelcome news for President Trump and the GOP in an election year where

Bonus Facebook settlement payments are going out, but people aren't impressed

People's payouts have turned out to be much smaller than the impressive $725 million fund. A lot smaller.

Trump: 'I love the inflation'

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump embraces May price spikes amid Iran war: ‘I love the inflation’ President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he loved “inflation,” after he was asked about

Union warns of safety issues after EPA cuts desk phones

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Union: 9-1-1 doesn’t work right on EPA call software The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) replaced employee desk phones with calling software used on their laptops, something the union says poses safety

US military launches fresh round of Iran strikes

The U.S. military began launching another round of strikes Wednesday evening against multiple targets in Iran, less than an hour after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that forthcoming attacks would be "strong and clear." The U.S. Central Command (Centcom) began launching

Johnson defends Trump inflation comment: 'Totally out of context'

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday defended President Trump’s “I love the inflation” comment amid concerns about skyrocketing energy costs resulting from the Iran war. “It was totally out of context. You know what he was talking about,” the GOP leader told CNN’s

Dairy farmers sue Trump administration over checkoff program

Three Wisconsin farmers filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday for requiring dairy producers to provide operational data and pay mandatory fees to the Dairy Checkoff Program. For every 100 pounds of milk sold, dairy farmers pay 15 cents toward the

The Memo: Trump faces slippage back toward war in Iran

President Trump is grappling with new volatility over Iran, which threatens to complicate the political landscape at home as the midterm elections loom less than five months away. The U.S. and the Islamic Republic have gotten into a fresh spate of attacks and counterattacks

Tim Tebow joins Hawley in push against child exploitation

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow joined forces to push for a provision to combat child exploitation that became law as part of the immigration enforcement reconciliation package. President Trump on Wednesday signed the nearly $70 billion measure

Hegseth says coming strikes on Iran will be 'strong and clear'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the U.S. military would launch "strong and clear" strikes against Iran on Wednesday night and Thursday night if needed. The warning came hours after President Trump said more attacks on Iran were planned for Wednesday night

Florida high court paves the way for Republicans to use new House map

The Florida Supreme Court paved the way for Republicans to use a new House map that the party hopes will net them up to four seats in November – delivering another blow to Democrats’ efforts to push back against GOP redistricting. In a 6-1 ruling, the high court declined a bid

AI firms craft state rules as White House, Congress stall

Major artificial intelligence labs are done waiting on Washington to pass a national standard for AI, turning to state bills to carve out their own policy lines while Congress tries to catch up. Most AI labs support a national safety framework for AI that would eliminate the

House will vote Thursday on expected-to-fail surveillance patch

The Section 702 spy program will lapse for at least a week if members then depart for a scheduled recess.

Costco responds to lawsuit over customer-favorite food item: 'Fatally flawed'

Costco is firing back at class action-lawsuit filed in Southern California court accusing the membership club of falsely advertising.

California sues Trump administration to block DHS 'holding facility' construction

California is suing the Trump administration in a bid to block the construction of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Santa Clara County, arguing the federal government has not followed proper administrative and environmental procedures. The complaint,

States starting to see major ObamaCare coverage losses

Newly released state enrollment data show ObamaCare coverage losses could be even more severe than initially anticipated, due to Congress's unwillingness to renew enhanced subsidies. Monthly enrollment data through April from Arkansas, Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, New

Spike Lee: ICE 'not welcome' at celebrations if Knicks win NBA Finals

Filmmaker Spike Lee said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will not be welcome at celebrations for the New York Knicks if the basketball team claims victory in the NBA Finals. “If the Knicks, when we win, whether it's home or away, there’s going to be such — it's going

Compute becomes lifeblood, constraint of AI boom

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Compute becomes lifeblood, constraint of AI boom Computing power has become the lifeblood — and a key limiting factor — of the race to develop AI, as the push to integrate the technology into daily life clashes with the finite

House Democrat: Bill Gates's association with Epstein after 2008 conviction 'really troubling'

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) on Wednesday condemned Bill Gates’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein, which began after the disgraced financier pleaded guilty to sex crimes in 2008. The billionaire testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Wednesday

House to vote on short-term spy powers extension Thursday amid Pulte clash

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced that the House will vote Thursday morning on extending the nation's foreign spy powers through July 2, a move that comes amid a partisan clash over President Trump naming Bill Pulte to be the acting director of national intelligence

Energy Secretary Stunned by Trump’s “Secret Mission” in Iran War

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright was caught off guard Wednesday when he learned about President Trump’s statements earlier in the day about inflation and a “secret mission” on oil amid the war in Iran. Democratic Representative Emilia Sykes grilled Wright during his testimony

New screwworm case confirmed in Texas

A sixth case of New World screwworm has been confirmed in a Texas calf. It’s the second calf in La Salle County, Texas, to become infested with the parasite that threatens wildstock with larvae that burrows deep into the tissue of its inhabitant, according to the U.S.

Musk's xAI, SpaceX sued over 'pervasive and inescapable' data center power plant noise

Mississippi residents are suing Elon Musk’s xAI and SpaceX over the “pervasive and inescapable” noise from their data center and accompanying power plant in a Memphis, Tenn.-area community. Three individuals who live near the plant in Southaven, a city just south of Memphis

Transcript: Platner Is Testing A New Strategy to Defeat Susan Collins

This is a lightly edited transcript of the June 10 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon . You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: This is The New Republic show Right Now . I’m the host, Perry Bacon. I’m here Wednesday

Kalshi adds required employment verification for some prediction market bets

The CFTC is considering its first regulation for prediction markets, as arrests over "insider trading" on everything from military operations to Google Search data continue to stack up. As CoinDesk reports, a notice of proposed rulemaking says "the proposal would establish a

Justice Department Indicts Eight Pro-Palestinian Activists

The FBI arrested eight “college-aged adults” connected to pro-Palestinian advocacy on the University of Michigan’s campus, on Wednesday morning. FBI Director Kash Patel alleged that the group of arrestees, aged 21–28, “engaged in a coordinated campaign of violent, criminal

California Republican James Gallagher sworn in to Congress, fills LaMalfa seat

Rep. James Gallagher (R-Calif.) was officially sworn into Congress on Wednesday afternoon, slightly broadening the GOP’s slim majority in the House. Gallagher won the special election on June 2 for the seat for California’s 1st Congressional District, following Rep. Doug

Trump on World Cup visa disputes: 'We're working ... to make sure the right people' come in

President Trump on Wednesday said visa disputes for FIFA World Cup attendees are under review, though he told reporters that the administration is working to ensure "the right people" enter the U.S. A reporter told the president in the Oval Office that some "people are afraid

ActBlue CEO pleads the Fifth in House hearing on alleged foreign donations

ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones on Wednesday refused to answer questions during her testimony before the House Administration Committee regarding allegations of the organization funneling foreign campaign donations to Democratic candidates in federal elections, asserting her

Four senior senators express alarm, push for ‘hard’ Social Security votes

Four senior senators, two Democrats and two Republicans, are calling on Congress to tackle the “hard” debate over how to extend the solvency of Social Security after the program’s trustees issued a new report this week projecting it will face a significant shortfall at the end

Introducing Rep. James Gallagher

Platner: Political establishment agrees on 'love of Jeffrey Epstein and a hatred of me'

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, who has been recently dealing with concerns around his past behavior toward women, said in a new ad that the political establishment has a “love of Jeffrey Epstein and a hatred of me.” “Some of the most powerful Democrats and

Trump claims 100 million oil barrels secretly moved through Strait of Hormuz

President Trump claimed Wednesday that the U.S. secretly moved over 100 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump in a Truth Social post said he “directed” the military to “execute a secret mission to support Oil Tankers and other Commercial Ships” through the

EPA replaced employee desk phones with calling software. The union says 9-1-1 doesn't work correctly

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) replaced employee desk phones with calling software used on their laptops, something the union says poses safety issues, including during a recent medical emergency. Justin Chen, president of the biggest EPA employee union, told The

Trump Energy Secretary Admits He Straight-Up Lied About Iran

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright admitted to Congress Wednesday that he made a false social media post about the Iran war in March. While Wright testified before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Democratic Representative Suhas Subramanyam asked him about a

Push for 3-week FISA 702 extension draws swift pushback from Senate Democrats

An attempt to negotiate a three-week extension on the nation’s warrantless spy powers is already facing objections from Democrats. Efforts to fast-track an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) until July 2 were largely rejected by

Trump Blabs to Everyone About Supposed Secret Mission for Iran’s Oil

President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that 100 million barrels of oil had been transported through the Strait of Hormuz—much to the energy secretary’s surprise! In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that last month, he’d directed the military to conduct a “secret mission”

“Bullsh*t!”: Trump Secretary Crashes Out Over Energy Funding

A House committee hearing exploded into bluster and blunder Wednesday after Energy Secretary Chris Wright was called out for singularly defunding clean energy projects in blue states. Wright appeared before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to discuss oil

Dershowitz wants 'complete transparency' if called to testify in House Epstein investigation

Lawyer Alan Dershowitz on Wednesday said he wants "complete transparency" if he testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of its probe into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The committee's chair, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), said earlier

Kalshi planning to require some participants to identify employers

Kalshi plans to require users in certain markets to share information about their employers in its latest push to crack down on insider trading. The prediction market announced Tuesday that it has created a system to score markets based on the risk of insider trading and

NFL faces pressure at House hearing over rising cost of televised games

Lawmakers in both parties on Wednesday blasted the NFL over the rising costs for watching televised games, arguing their constituents are being hurt as a result of the league’s new streaming deals. Republicans and Democrats alike during a House Judiciary Committee hearing

Poll: Half of Americans concerned over AI's jobs impact

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found that more than half of respondents fear that they or someone in their household will lose their job because of artificial intelligence (AI). Fifty-three percent of the 4,531 respondents to the survey, conducted from June 3 through 8, were