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Space industry companies urge Congress not to cut funding to space commerce office
Space industry companies on Monday urged Congress not to cut funding to the Office of Space Commerce (OSC) in multiple letters. “We write today on behalf of more than 450 U.S. space, satellite, and defense companies to urge the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science to
Newsom to devote $101 million to jumpstart rebuilding efforts after LA fires
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced $101 million in new funding designated to help rebuild multifamily rental affordable housing in areas of Los Angeles that were destroyed six months ago by the wildfires. The California Department of Housing and Community Development
Homan: If Democrats ‘don’t like what ICE is doing, then change the law‘
President Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, called on Democrats to tone down the anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rhetoric, saying they should pass legislation to address their concerns, rather than target the law enforcement officers. In an interview on Tuesday on
Senate GOP plots how to move Trump’s $9.4B clawbacks request
Some Republican senators are interested in trimming the package of cuts to public broadcasting and global health programs.
Trump's reversal: Pentagon to send more weapons to Ukraine after pause
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump's reversal: US to send more weapons to Ukraine after pause The Pentagon is expected to send more defensive weapons to Ukraine, a reversal from
Republicans gear up to sell their 'big, beautiful bill' back home
Senate Republicans are quickly shifting into sales mode as they attempt to pitch voters on their mammoth tax and spending bill in the face of an onslaught of Democratic attacks. Republicans accomplished a herculean lift in getting the “big, beautiful bill” to President Trump’s
GOP lawmaker gets engaged to Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) is engaged to Jacqui Heinrich, a senior White house correspondent with Fox News. Heinrich confirmed the engagement herself in a post on the social platform X on Tuesday that featured a link to a People magazine exclusive article on it. “Fact
At least 161 missing, 109 dead after Texas floods, Abbott says
At least 161 people are known to be missing in Kerr County, Texas, following the catastrophic flooding this past weekend, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said at a news conference Tuesday. The governor also confirmed 109 fatalities linked to the floods, including 94 in Kerr County
Nebraska sues GM, OnStar over alleged sale of driver data recorded by vehicle tech
The Nebraska Attorney General's Office announced Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against General Motors and OnStar for allegedly collecting, processing, and selling sensitive driving data from Nebraskans without their knowledge or consent.
Trump's CDC nominee set for Senate vote
Presented by Express Scripts Pharmacy Benefit Services {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Senate committee to vote on Monarez as CDC head A Senate committee will vote Wednesday on advancing the nomination of Susan Monarez for director of the Centers for Disease
Senate Democrats press ICE on uniform, mask protocol
A group of Senate Democrats are pressing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on the masking of officers not in uniform during its operations. In the letter, sent to acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, the group of Democrats argued the masks and lack of uniforms have led to
More than 8 in 10 worried about tariffs' impact on finances: Survey
More than 80 percent of Americans fear their finances will take a hit from the Trump administration's tariffs, according to the latest Yahoo! Finance/Marist Poll. In the survey, conducted in late May, 39 percent of surveyed U.S. adults say they’re “very concerned” and 41
Hantavirus, rabies exposures confirmed at Grand Canyon National Park
A park employee at the Grand Canyon was exposed to hantavirus, and a separate case of exposure to rabies in the park has also been confirmed.
Trump administration takes blows from Epstein conspiracy community it once embraced
The Trump administration is stumbling as it seeks to unwind new details about the Jeffrey Epstein case, infuriating its key boosters with a memo concluding the deceased financier was not murdered and did not keep a list of clients. Figures in the Trump administration have long
Trump tees up copper tariffs
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump warns steep tariffs are on the way President Trump said Tuesday that a 50 percent tariff on copper would be imposed, with officials adding later the new
The national parks where international visitors could face a surcharge under Trump order
Charging international visitors more to visit some of the national parks will bring in an estimated $90 million, according to the Department of Interior.
Floods spotlight NWS and disaster cuts
{beacon} View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Floods come as Trump eyes NOAA cuts The deadly Texas floods are drawing renewed scrutiny to the Trump administration's cuts at the nation’s weather and climate research agencies. © Julio Cortez,
GOP faces 'big, beautiful' blowback risk on ObamaCare subsidy cuts
Medicaid cuts have received the lion’s share of attention from critics of Republicans’ sweeping tax cuts legislation, but the GOP’s decision not to extend enhanced ObamaCare subsidies could have a much more immediate impact ahead of next year’s midterms. Extra subsidies put in
KBJ Rips “Senseless” Supreme Court Decision on Trump’s Mass Firings
In a 15-page dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson torched the Supreme Court’s Tuesday ruling allowing President Trump’s mass government layoffs to resume. Trump in February issued an executive order directing agencies to implement “large-scale reductions in force,” or RIFs,
Democrats see political gift in Trump’s 'big, beautiful bill'
Democrats say Republicans have given them a political gift in President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” They say they can easily sell the bill to the public as a threat to working-class voters, given its cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs and significant tax breaks
Few see falling birth rates as a priority: Survey
Few Americans see falling birth rates as a national priority, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. When asked in the Thursday survey about how large of a problem declining birth rates in the U.S. is, 28 percent of
Appeals court voids FTC's 'click to cancel' rule just before it starts
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) “click-to-cancel” rule was struck down by an appeals court on Tuesday, just days before it was set to take effect. The rule, announced in October 2024, would have required sellers to make it “as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment
Cassidy, Kaine propose new funding trust for Social Security
Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) proposed a new method to account for the expected lapse in the Social Security Trust Fund. A June report from the program’s Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) fund would only be able to cover “100 percent of total scheduled
Democratic Bill Would Force ICE Agents to Unmask and ID Themselves
Democratic Senators Cory Booker and Alex Padilla have introduced a bill that would ban Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from wearing masks or concealing their identities during raids and arrests. The VISIBLE Act would also require agents to display their names or
Graham: Senate will move 'soon' on Russia, China sanctions
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that the Senate will move “soon” on a “tough” Russia sanctions bill that will also penalize the Kremlin’s top energy recipients, China and India. “President @realDonaldTrump is spot on about the games Putin is playing,” Graham said in
Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot Is Now Openly Spouting Antisemitic Rhetoric
Thanks to an anti-woke update, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot has become profoundly antisemitic. xAI, the corporation building Grok, updated the chatbot’s code over the weekend after the virtual assistant partly blamed Musk and Donald Trump for more than a hundred deaths in the
How no taxes on tips could impact you
Among the multiple provisions within the bill President Donald Trump signed last week are several that could directly impact you, including no tax on tips.
California rejects Trump demand to ban trans athletes
California education officials have formally rejected the Trump administration’s demand to bar transgender girls from girls school sports teams, escalating tensions between the Golden State and the White House. The state’s Department of Education on Monday declined to sign a
Top Democrats Demand Release of All Epstein Files Naming Trump
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin, along with 15 more of the 19 Democrats on the committee, demanded in a letter Tuesday that Attorney General Pam Bondi release “Epstein file” documents mentioning President Donald Trump. The letter, which rails against Bondi
Trump officials on defense over Epstein findings
⚠️ Plus: Musk's third party draws GOP skepticism {beacon} TRUMP ADMINISTRATION officials are on the defensive over questions about convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following a Department of Justice (DOJ) report that found the disgraced financier did not have a
Musk says exposing Epstein files will be America Party priority
Tech billionaire Elon Musk once again slammed President Trump over the Jeffrey Epstein case, confirming that his new political party, which he has dubbed the “America Party,” will make it a priority to expose the files. Musk first questioned how people can be expected to have
In reversal, Trump administration will defend Biden's asbestos ban
The Trump administration says it will uphold a Biden-era ban on the ongoing use of asbestos after previously saying it would reconsider the rule. In a court filing last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had said that it planned to pursue a rulemaking process that
Supreme Court allows Trump to resume mass layoffs; Jackson dissents from 'senseless' decision
The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a judge’s order preventing the Trump administration from conducting mass layoffs across the federal bureaucracy, for now. The court in its unsigned ruling said Trump’s February executive order directing federal agencies to prepare for
Trump’s New Tariff Threat Will Send Medication Prices Skyrocketing
President Trump wants to place a 200 percent tariff on your pharmaceuticals. “We’ll be announcing something very soon on pharmaceuticals, we’re gonna give people about a year, year and a half to come in and after that they’re gonna be tariffed. If they have to bring the
Luna urges DOJ to authorize release of more info on Epstein
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release more information related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying the American people “deserve” the truth and should be able to draw their own conclusions on the case. “The American
DHS: Three injured in Monday active shooter incident at Border Patrol facility
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday that three people were injured in a Monday active shooter incident at a Border Patrol facility. According to a DHS press release, alleged shooter Ryan Louis Mosqueda on Monday directed fire toward the front of a McAllen,
Trump floats 200 percent tariffs on pharma imports 'very soon'
President Trump on Tuesday threatened to impose up to 200 percent tariffs on pharmaceutical products imported into the U.S. “very soon.” “If they have to bring the pharmaceuticals into the country, the drugs and other things into the country, they're going to be tariffed at a
Trump says 50 percent tariff on copper imports imminent
President Trump said Tuesday that a 50 percent tariff on copper would be imposed, with officials adding later the new taxes would take effect by August. “Today, we’re doing copper,” Trump said at a Cabinet meeting. “I believe the tariff on copper, we’re going to make it 50
Congress must make America more resilient to increasingly devastating disasters
The federal government must prioritize funding resilience and risk mitigation programs to protect American communities from worsening disasters, while also investing in bipartisan initiatives such as the Smart Cities and Communities Act to combat the climate crisis.
Travelers can keep shoes on at airports: Here's what can't come through
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will permit travelers to keep their shoes on while going through screening at airports, rolling back a rule put in place almost 20 years ago. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which includes the TSA, is set to hold a
Trump’s Claim on Ukraine Aid Raises Question of Who’s In Control
Donald Trump gracelessly dodged a question Tuesday about weapons shipments to Ukraine, revealing that the commander-in-chief has no idea about what’s going on with his own warchest. During a Cabinet meeting, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins pressed Trump for details about his recent flip
Strategist urged Harris to differentiate herself from Biden in weeks before vote: Memos
Maria Comella, a campaign strategist, advised Kamala Harris's team to acknowledge past mistakes in order to differentiate themselves from President Trump and create trust with voters.
Elon Musk Drags Steve Bannon Into His Epstein Report Freak-Out
The world’s richest man is not happy with how the Trump administration is handling the Epstein files. Elon Musk has gone scorched earth on his ex-allies in the wake of a Department of Justice memo refuting prior claims from Trump officials that there had been a “client list”
Texas Democrat: 'Conflicting reports' on whether cuts impacted flood response
Texas Democrat Rep. Joaquin Castro said he has seen "conflicting reports" on whether the Trump administration's cuts to the nation’s weather and climate research agencies have impacted the state's flooding response after a flash flood killed at least 100 people. During an