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
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
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
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
People's payouts have turned out to be much smaller than the impressive $725 million fund. A lot smaller.
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
{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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Section 702 spy program will lapse for at least a week if members then depart for a scheduled recess.
Costco is firing back at class action-lawsuit filed in Southern California court accusing the membership club of falsely advertising.
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,
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
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
{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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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 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, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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”
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
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 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
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
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
Racist right-wing activist and pardoned January 6 insurrectionist Jake Lang was arrested in Dallas on Tuesday night for making “terroristic threats.” His bail is set at $1 million. Lang was visiting Texas to stir up racial animus around the trial of Karmelo Anthony, a Black
Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner (D) addressed the string of controversies about his past behavior on Wednesday, following his recent win in the state’s Democratic primary election. “There’s nothing out there that’s actually concerning,” Platner, who is looking to unseat
The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) released a recommended maternal vaccine schedule Wednesday that for the first time diverges with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ACOG recommended four vaccines be administered
In case your credit card statement hadn't already made it clear, new federal data confirmed it on Wednesday: Inflation is back.
President Donald Trump said he loves inflation. A new report released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that America’s annual inflation rate had reached its highest levels in three years. Later, in the Oval Office, a reporter asked Trump whether the new
