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Senate GOP reaches deal on AI law ban

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story GOP senators reach deal on state AI regulation ban Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) reached a deal with Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on new text for a provision in President Trump’s sweeping tax package that bars states

Trump dismantles decades of Syria sanctions

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump dismantles decades of Syria sanctions President Trump on Monday signed an executive order dismantling a series of sanctions on Syria. © AP The

GOP set to cut billions more in Medicaid

Presented by Vaccinate Your Family {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Senate set to vote on amendment rolling back Medicaid expansion Senators are set to vote on a series of amendments to the GOP’s megabill, including one introduced by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.)

GOP makes energy changes to megabill

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Solar, wind taxes added, public land sales scrapped from megabill Senate Republicans announced sweeping energy and environment policy changes for their "big beautiful bill" over the weekend. © © AP Photo/Rick

Great Art Explained: Jackson Pollock

The fantastic art history YouTube channel Great Art Explained has a great two-episode series on Jackson Pollock. In Part One of my film I look at how, post World War Two, the art scene shifted from Paris to New York. How America was searching for “The Great American painter”,

Trump ally LaCivita joins Graham's reelection campaign

Chris LaCivita, who served as co-campaign manager for President Trump's 2024 presidential bid, is joining Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) reelection campaign as a senior adviser. Graham's campaign announced the addition in a press release Monday, solidifying the senator's

NOAA to discontinue some weather data, but delays cutoff

Federal authorities say they will discontinue some weather data — but they are delaying the original plan to do so by one month. Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said it would phase out data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program,

Iran: More than 900 killed in war with Israel

Iran said that more than 900 people were killed in its nearly two-week war with Israel, which subsided with a ceasefire shortly after the U.S. carried out strikes on three of Iran's underground nuclear facilities. The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported

Halo's Future Will Be Revealed...In October, Says Xbox

Rumors have been swirling for a while now that Xbox’s flagship series, Halo , might be making the leap to PlayStation in the near future. There have also been rumors about a remake of the OG game. Now, Halo Studios, formerly 343 Industries, has stepped forward to explain that