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• Lawler: Vance, Rubio more likely to run with one other than compete in 2028 

  22-12-2025 23:49 via thehill.com
  
  Will Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio run against each other in the 2028 Republican primary? Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said Monday he does not see it happening. Lawler told host Kasie Hunt on CNN’s “The Arena” that “frankly, I think it’s more likely that you’ll have a Vance-Rubio ticket than anything...
  
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• Lawler: Vance, Rubio more likely to run with one another than compete in 2028 

  22-12-2025 23:49 via thehill.com
  
  Will Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio run against each other in the 2028 Republican primary? Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said Monday he does not see it happening. Lawler told host Kasie Hunt on CNN’s “The Arena” that “frankly, I think it’s more likely that you’ll have a Vance-Rubio ticket than anything...
  
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• Trump announces new class of 'Golden Fleet' Navy battleships

  22-12-2025 23:45 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump announced on Monday a new class of battleships as part of the U.S. Navy’s “Golden Fleet.”The president said that he approved a plan for the Navy to start construction of the two battleships, which will be equipped with guns, missiles, hypersonic weapons and high-powered lasers. Trump trumpeted the ships as being built...
  
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• Dems acknowledge Clinton's ties to Epstein aren't 'a good look'

  22-12-2025 23:22 via thehill.com
  
  Democrats largely acknowledge that former President Clinton's association with Jeffrey Epstein isn’t the best of circumstances — particularly for a politician whose personal life has been tabloid fodder.  The release of thousands of files late last week revealed a number of photographs of Clinton and Epstein, the financier and convicted child sex offender. The images released...
  
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• Judge extends order barring Abrego Garcia re-detainment

  22-12-2025 23:19 via thehill.com
  
  A federal judge on Monday extended a temporary order barring federal immigration officials from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia, sharply scrutinizing the Trump administration's intentions toward the once wrongfully deported man. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis noted at a hearing that Abrego Garcia was already deported illegally once and questioned whether federal officials could be trusted...
  
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• Live updates: Trump unveils shipbuilding initiative as Venezuela tensions flare

  22-12-2025 23:16 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump unveiled a new shipbuilding initiative alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Navy Secretary John Phelan this afternoon, as tensions spike in the Caribbean. Military action near Venezuela has spurred more scrutiny of Trump's ongoing pressure campaign after the U.S. seized another oil tanker Saturday and is pursuing another...
  
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• Former FDA chief sounds alarm over HHS childhood vaccine overhaul

  22-12-2025 22:10 via thehill.com
  
  Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb expressed concern over the Trump administration’s pending overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule.  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will release a new vaccine schedule next year that recommends fewer shots, NewsNation reported Friday. The move would bring the U.S., which recommends 72 childhood...
  
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• Live updates: Trump to announce shipbuilding initiative as Venezuela tensions flare

  22-12-2025 22:07 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump will make an announcement alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan about shipbuilding this afternoon, as tensions spike in the Caribbean. Military action near Venezuela has spurred more scrutiny of Trump's ongoing pressure campaign after the U.S. seized another oil tanker Saturday and is pursuing another vessel in the region....
  
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• Bill Clinton spokesperson says they don't need 'protection,' asks for release of all Epstein files

  22-12-2025 21:11 via thehill.com
  
  A spokesperson for former President Clinton called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release any remaining materials involving the former president in files related to Jeffrey Epstein.Angel Ureña, the deputy chief of staff to Clinton, said Monday on social platform X that under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the DOJ is required to...
  
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• Bill Clinton spokesman says they don't need 'protection,' asks for release of all Epstein files

  22-12-2025 21:11 via thehill.com
  
  A spokesman for former President Clinton called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release any remaining materials involving the former president in files related to Jeffrey Epstein.Angel Ureña, the deputy chief of staff to Clinton, said Tuesday on X that under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the DOJ is required to “produce the...
  
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• Who is Jeff Landry, Trump's new point person on Greenland?

  22-12-2025 20:56 via thehill.com
  
  Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) was named by President Trump on Sunday as his special envoy to Greenland, which Trump has previously sought to acquire as part of the United States. On Truth Social, the president said that Landry “understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security, and will strongly advance our Country’s Interests...
  
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• Live updates: Epstein survivors rip Justice Department over file release

  22-12-2025 20:18 via thehill.com
  
  Files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are once again top of mind after the Justice Department released thousands of documents over the weekend.  Epstein survivors ripped the Justice Department on Monday over its handling of the case, calling on Congress to investigate the release.  Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are also...
  
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• Epstein survivors urge Congress to hold Justice Department accountable

  22-12-2025 20:14 via thehill.com
  
  More than a dozen Jeffrey Epstein survivors bashed the Justice Department for its handling of the release of files related to the deceased sex offender, calling for congressional oversight as they accused the department of failing to comply with the law. “This law, enacted by a nearly unanimous vote in the House and unanimously in...
  
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• Conway files to run for Nadler's seat in New York

  22-12-2025 19:06 via thehill.com
  
  Prominent anti-Trump critic George Conway III filed paperwork on Monday to run as a Democrat for the seat being vacated by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), according to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC). A conservative lawyer who later founded the anti-Trump Lincoln Project, Conway has been one of the loudest critics of the president. Conway was married...
  
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• Epstein files: Where do things stand with their release?

  22-12-2025 18:43 via thehill.com
  
  Washington has been roiled by controversy surrounding files linked to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for months, but the scandal heated up at the end of last week with the Justice Department choosing to release only some of the files. Multiple files on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) website featuring files on Epstein were...
  
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• Democrats urge Trump to abandon rule limiting green cards for those on public assistance

  22-12-2025 18:25 via thehill.com
  
  More than 125 Democrats in Congress are urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to withdraw a rule that would open the door to denying a green card to those who use public benefits like Medicaid or food stamps. President Trump’s latest crack at a so-called public charge rule would strike down the Biden-era version of the...
  
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• No. 2 House Democrat: 'All options' being considered in Epstein files fight

  22-12-2025 17:55 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) said Monday that Democrats are considering “all options” to compel the Justice Department to release the full slate of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In an interview on “CNN News Central,” the No. 2 House Democrat accused the White House of working with the Justice Department...
  
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• DHS triples 'exit bonus' for migrants who self-deport before new year

  22-12-2025 16:48 via thehill.com
  
  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is offering migrants living in the U.S. illegally a $3,000 stipend to voluntarily self-deport by the end of the year. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday that DHS is tripling the so-called “exit bonus” for migrants who register to self-deport through the CBP Home app before the end...
  
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• Trump administration suspends leases for major offshore wind projects

  22-12-2025 16:43 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration has suspended the authority of five major offshore wind farms to keep building in federal waters, yet another escalation of the administration’s attacks on the wind energy industry. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in a post on X that five leases, all on the East Coast, were being paused due to “national...
  
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• Vance rejects 'purity tests' amid GOP tensions over bigotry, conspiracies

  22-12-2025 16:37 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance on Sunday rejected the idea of "purity tests" within his party as tensions between different conservative factions rose to the surface during Turning Point USA's annual event in Arizona over the weekend. “When I say that I'm going to fight alongside of you, I mean all of you. Each and every one,”...
  
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• Trump denies disaster aid to Colorado for wildfires, flooding

  22-12-2025 16:07 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump has denied disaster aid to the state of Colorado in the wake of wildfires and flooding. The office of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) announced the denial in a Sunday statement. He accused the president of playing “political games” and urged him to reconsider.“Coloradans impacted by the Elk and Lee fires and the flooding...
  
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• Live updates: Epstein files battle heats up; Venezuela pressure campaign escalates

  22-12-2025 16:05 via thehill.com
  
  Files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are once again top of mind after the Justice Department released thousands of documents over the weekend. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, however, are unhappy with the high level of redactions found in the cache of files. Some have even threatened to seek to...
  
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• Chris Christie rips Trump for 'awful week,' warns of 'big problem' for GOP

  22-12-2025 15:44 via thehill.com
  
  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said President Trump had an “awful” last week and warned that the Republican Party will soon have a “big problem” if the president doesn’t begin making Americans’ lives better. “It's not a strange week, Jon, it's an awful week,” the former Trump ally-turned-critic told ABC News’s Jonathan Karl...
  
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• New Trump envoy says goal is to make Greenland 'part of the US'

  22-12-2025 14:47 via thehill.com
  
  Jeff Landry, President Trump's newly appointed special envoy to Greenland, says his goal is to make the autonomous Danish territory "part of the U.S." Landry, the sitting Republican governor of Louisiana, made the comment in a post Sunday night thanking Trump for naming him to the position of special envoy. “Thank you @realDonaldTrump! It’s an...
  
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• CBS News pulls ’60 Minutes’ segment; correspondent blasts ‘political’ decision

  22-12-2025 14:42 via thehill.com
  
  CBS News on Sunday pulled a “60 Minutes” segment from its latest episode that was set to highlight conditions inside the notorious Salvadoran prison where the Trump administration has deported Venezuelan migrants. The decision drew sharp backlash, including from the segment’s own correspondent, Sharyn Alfonsi, who said the decision was “political” in a note to...
  
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• Vance says Fuentes, Psaki can 'eat s‑‑‑' for attacking second lady

  22-12-2025 14:22 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance lashed out at white nationalist Nick Fuentes and former Biden White House press secretary Jen Psaki for attacking second lady Usha Vance, saying they can “eat s‑‑‑.”  “Anyone who attacks my wife, whether their name is Jen Psaki or Nick Fuentes, can eat s‑‑‑. That’s my official policy as vice president of...
  
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• Vance says Fuentes, Psaki can 'eat s---' for attacking second lady

  22-12-2025 14:22 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President JD Vance lashed out at white nationalist Nick Fuentes and former Biden White House press secretary Jen Psaki for attacking Usha Vance, saying they can “eat s---.”“Anyone who attacks my wife, whether their name is Jen Psaki or Nick Fuentes, can eat s---. That’s my official policy as vice president of the...
  
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• Crockett fires back at Vance over 'street girl persona' attack at Turning Point USA conference

  22-12-2025 14:17 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) fired back at Vice President Vance on Sunday for suggesting her “street girl persona” was fake and for taking a jab at her nails during a speech at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest. Vance insulted Crockett while listing Democratic candidates he deemed unimpressive. “And Jasmine Crockett. Oh, Jasmine Crockett,” Vance said, to...
  
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• Crockett fires back at Vance over 'street girl persona' attack at Turning Point USA

  22-12-2025 14:17 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) fired back at Vice President Vance on Sunday for suggesting her “street girl persona” was fake and for taking a jab at her nails during a speech at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest. Vance insulted Crockett while listing Democratic candidates he deemed unimpressive. “And Jasmine Crockett. Oh, Jasmine Crockett,” Vance said, to...
  
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• DOJ on defense over Epstein files

  22-12-2025 13:00 via thehill.com
  
  Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ DOJ defends partial Epstein files release ▪ US pursues more Venezuelan oil tankers ▪ Trump seeks DC golf course takeover ▪ Nicki Minaj appears at Turning Point conference The Trump administration is facing rising pushback from advocates and members of both parties after...
  
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• Trump’s attempted takeover of DC golf courses sets off controversy

  22-12-2025 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is eyeing a takeover of the Washington, D.C., public golf system, but local golf officials and elected leaders are vowing not to cede control of the city’s affordable courses. The administration earlier this fall sent a notice of default to the National Links Trust, the local public-private nonprofit that has overseen and operated D.C.’s three municipal golf courses since 2020. The notice, first reported by The Washington Post, came only five...
  
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• Minnesota Senate primary becomes major proxy battle for Democrats

  22-12-2025 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Minnesota’s Democratic Senate primary is setting up a high-profile clash within the party amid a broader fight over its future. A number of well-known Democrats have already thrown their support in the race for the reliably blue seat, which is pitting the more centrist Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) against progressive Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan....
  
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• Omar Fateh responds to Vance's 'mayor of Mogadishu' comment made in Turning Point speech 

  22-12-2025 05:17 via thehill.com
  
  After Vice President Vance slammed Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh (D) on Sunday, Fateh fired back, saying Vance “took time away from the couch to try out comedy.” Vance, during his speech at Turning Point’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, said that Democrats “are not sending their best,” referencing Fateh’s unsuccessful candidacy for Minneapolis mayor.The vice...
  
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• Trump names Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland

  22-12-2025 04:52 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump named Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) as his special envoy to Greenland on Sunday, after the president repeatedly expressed interest in acquiring the autonomous territory earlier this year.  Trump said on Truth Social that Landry “understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security, and will strongly advance our Country’s Interests for the...
  
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• Khanna, Massie threaten 'inherent contempt' charges against Bondi over partial release of Epstein files

  22-12-2025 04:18 via thehill.com
  
  Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Ca.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said Sunday that the House should hold Attorney General Pam Bondi in “inherent contempt” over the Department of Justice (DOJ) releasing an incomplete and heavily redacted tranche of files related to Jeffrey Epstein on Friday. Appearing together on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” the lawmakers blasted Bondi...
  
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• Witkoff says Ukraine remains 'fully committed to achieving a just and sustainable peace'

  22-12-2025 01:42 via thehill.com
  
  Special envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine are committed to achieving peace amid negotiations on ending the ongoing war between the two countries.  Witkoff said on the social platform X that he, along with President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and White House senior adviser Josh Gruenbaum, held a “series of productive and...
  
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• US Catholic bishop head: Deportations instilling 'fear in a rather widespread manner'

  22-12-2025 00:11 via thehill.com
  
  Paul Coakley, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), said Sunday that the Trump administration’s mass deportations are invoking fear in immigrant communities across the country.“It's instilling, as I said, fear in a rather widespread manner. So I think that's something that concerns us all, that people have a right to...
  
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