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Paris closes Seine to swimmers 1 day after ending ban

Just one day after opening the Seine River to swimming for the first time in more than a century, French officials shut down the river due to concerns about pollution following heavy rainfall. Swimming in the Seine has largely been illegal since 1923 due to pollution and other

Watch: Trump meets with Netanyahu at the White House

President Trump is hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for White House talks on Monday. The two leaders were expected to discuss the recent military strikes against Iran and a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. It is Trump's third face-to-face encounter with

Fox News host rails against DOJ memo on Epstein

Fox News host Will Cain is the latest media figure on the right to be disappointed by a Trump administration memo debunking several widely circulated conspiracy theories about the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. “I’m looking at this memo. It says there’s no client list.

Trump ramps up tariff push

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump slaps 25 percent tariffs on Japan, South Korea President Trump announced Monday his administration would impose a 25 percent tariff on imports from South

A Pokémon fan got the Pope to sign his Popplio card

One recent visitor to the Vatican may have pulled off a historical first: getting the sitting Pope to autograph a Pokémon card. But that Pokémon fan’s interaction with Pope Leo XIV has another layer, because the choice of Pokémon card is so, well, choice. On Saturday, Pope Leo

RFK Jr. sued over vaccine changes

Presented by Express Scripts Pharmacy Benefit Services {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Medical groups sue RFK Jr. over vaccine changes Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. violated the law when he withdrew certain recommendations

Tesla takes hit as Musk launches third party

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk's third party push weighs on Tesla stock Tesla’s stock tumbled nearly 7 percent Monday after Elon Musk launched a third party and received an icy response from President Trump. © Aaron Favila, Associated Press The tech

Warnings missed in deadly Texas floods

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Warnings missed in deadly Texas floods Local, state and federal officials are all pointing fingers in the wake of the deadly Texas flooding, but one thing is certain: The warnings weren’t heard by the people

Karen Bass confronts federal agents at Los Angeles park

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Monday she confronted federal agents at a city park amid tensions between her city and the federal government over immigration. “When I got to MacArthur Park, by the way, and my purpose was one, to witness what was going on, but then when I got

Lawler mocks potential Maloney comeback campaign

After a report that former Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D) is considering challenging Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) in the midterms, the Hudson Valley representative sarcastically weighed in on the prospect of a rematch with the man he unseated four years ago. “I’m sure Democrats are