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Pennsylvania surpasses 900 measles cases

Pennsylvania on Monday surpassed 900 measles cases, after adding more than 100 additional cases in the past week. The Pennsylvania Department of Health updated its measles dashboard on Monday, putting the total number of cases in the state at 903, after 115 new infections were

Trump loosens vehicle mileage standards

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump rolls back car fuel efficiency rules The Trump administration has rolled back car fuel efficiency standards requiring automakers to ensure their cars and light trucks were using less fuel. © AP Photo/Rick

Debate over AI regulation pushed past midterms

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Debate over AI regulation pushed past midterms The debate over how to regulate artificial intelligence is being pushed past the November midterms, much to the dismay of some lawmakers. © Mariam Zuhaib, Associated Press Our

Trump ad is 'wrong, it flat out is' says Mick Mulvaney

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Monday said that a new taxpayer-funded TV advertisement from the White House promoting President Trump is "wrong, it flat out is." The 30-second ad features Trump saying in a voiceover that the U.S. will "cast out the

Confusion around the UK bomb plotting probe

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Confusion around the UK bomb plotting probe Five men were arrested Sunday in connection with a possible terrorist attack at a U.K. air base operated

Trump Asks African Reporter How Ebola Is Going

Donald Trump’s response to the ongoing Rwanda-Congo conflict involved deflecting to the Ebola virus before shutting down the line of questioning entirely. The question came from White House correspondent Hariana Verás, the first African journalist accredited to the White House.

GOP senator says Trump should bring Iran war to an end

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) on Monday said President Trump should end the Iran war as the conflict hit its seven-month mark, during which gas prices have soared and contributed to Americans' concerns over the cost of living. Capito made the remarks during an interview

Can Labour bring down our energy bills? | Politics Weekly

Speaking to Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey at the Labour party conference in Liverpool, Miatta Fahnbulleh, the energy secretary, said a mark of her success or failure would be whether she could get bills down and said she would do so. She also challenged Reform UK and the Tories