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• Biden immigration plans hit early snags

  29-01-2021 12:01 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden is running into some early roadblocks as he seeks to quickly dismantle the Trump administration's immigration policies and implement his own.A federal judge put a temporary freeze on Biden’s 100 day moratorium on deportations, some...
  
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• Trump unveils new plane for Air Force One, a gift from Qatar

  19-06-2026 22:26 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump unveiled the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One plane on Friday, saying it will fly “further and faster” than any other model of presidential plane. Trump toured the renovated Boeing jet at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. "There will never be one like this. This is very unique. This is considered the world's most...
  
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• Trump unveils new plane for Air Force One

  19-06-2026 22:26 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump unveiled the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One plane on Friday, saying it will fly “further and faster” than any other model of presidential planes. Trump toured the renovated Boeing jet at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. "There will never be one like this. This is very unique. This is considered the world's most...
  
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• Live updates: Trump reveals Qatar plane now refurbished to serve as Air Force One

  19-06-2026 22:02 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump stopped at Joint Base Andrews on Friday afternoon, en route to Camp David, where he revealed the newest plane to be brought into service as Air Force One. "The VC-25B Bridge aircraft has officially arrived at Joint Base Andrews!" the U.S. Air Force announced on X, along with a photo of the new...
  
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• Newsom on reported DOJ investigation: 'Go after me'

  19-06-2026 21:00 via thehill.com
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) projected defiance Thursday about the Department of Justice (DOJ) probes into him and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, challenging President Trump to “go after” him. “This is stuff that happens in other countries, that’s all I’ll say,” Newsom told MS NOW reporter Jacob Soboroff in Chicago. “He wants to go after me?...
  
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• Live updates: Trump leaves for Camp David weekend, defending Iran deal as 'very popular'

  19-06-2026 20:53 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump left the White House for Camp David on Friday afternoon. As he left, he posted on his social media that the deal between Iran and the U.S. is "very popular." On Day 2 of a 60-day window for negotiations, talks between the countries are on hold, as Israel launched new strikes in Lebanon...
  
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• Trump doubles down on criticism of Italy's Meloni: 'She was a big fan'

  19-06-2026 20:34 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump reinforced his criticism of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, after the pair traded insults following their interaction at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France this past week.“She was a big fan," he told NBC News’s Gabe Gutierrez on Friday."But I don't want her as a fan because she was...
  
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• Over 160 troops contract flu at Texas base after Hegseth lifts vaccine order

  19-06-2026 20:09 via thehill.com
  
  A flu outbreak has hit Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas with more than 160 troops contracting influenza, about two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ended the mandatory flu vaccines for service members, a source familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity told The Hill on Friday.  The Air...
  
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• More than 160 troops contract flu at Texas base after Hegseth lifts vaccine order

  19-06-2026 20:09 via thehill.com
  
  More than 160 troops have contracted influenza at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas in the past few weeks following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision earlier this year to end mandatory flu vaccines for service members, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill on Friday. The Air Force told The Hill that the...
  
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• NATO chief, Trump to meet at White House amid tensions

  19-06-2026 20:07 via thehill.com
  
  NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is set to travel next week to Washington, D.C., to meet with President Trump amid tensions over the U.S. cutting the number of troops and equipment it would provide to its European allies should they be attacked. Rutte will meet Wednesday with Trump at the White House, according to a Friday...
  
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• November fight set for Golden's vulnerable House seat in Maine

  19-06-2026 19:39 via thehill.com
  
  Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) will face off this fall against state auditor Matthew Dunlap (D) in the open race for what’s seen as a prime House pickup for the GOP in the midterms, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Rep. Jared Golden's (D-Maine) decision not to seek reelection created an opening for the GOP in the...
  
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• Obama: US may be 'worse off' than before Iran war started 

  19-06-2026 18:21 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Obama issued sharp criticism of the Trump administration for its handling of the Iran war, citing the human and financial tolls in an interview that aired Friday morning. “We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, put an enormous strain on our military, a lot of people have died and...
  
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• GOP Rep. Randy Fine: Vance's comments on Israel 'inappropriate and frankly disgusting'

  19-06-2026 17:51 via thehill.com
  
  Republican Rep. Randy Fine (Fla.) criticized Vice President Vance on Friday morning over his stark warning to Israel during a White House press briefing on Thursday. “I thought JD’s comments yesterday were absolutely inappropriate and frankly disgusting,” Fine said on conservative network Real America’s Voice. Vance criticized Israel's leadership for speaking out against the memorandum...
  
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• White House officials bid farewell to Air Force One plane used since 1990

  19-06-2026 17:20 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump became the last president to fly aboard one of the heavily customized Boeing 747-200s operating as Air Force One, as it made its final flight to bring the commander-in-chief back from Europe earlier this week. “Well done, good and faithful servant,” White House communications director Steven Cheung wrote on X early Thursday, sharing...
  
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• Greene says she 'believes' Italian PM Meloni: 'Trump lies'

  19-06-2026 17:14 via thehill.com
  
  Retired GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), a former close ally of President Trump’s, took the side of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday after the European leader strongly rejected Trump's claim that she "begged" him for a photo this week. “I believe @GiorgiaMeloni, she’s great!” Greene wrote in a social media post, adding,...
  
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• Low Trump approval on Iran lingers despite tentative deal: Survey

  19-06-2026 16:09 via thehill.com
  
  A majority of Americans disapprove of how President Trump has handled the U.S. conflict with Iran, even as he touts a new agreement to end the war, according to polling data released on Thursday.  The Associated Press-NORC survey, which was conducted after the president called off threats to escalate the conflict and shortly before he...
  
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• Meloni rebukes Trump over G7 photo claims: 'Neither I nor Italy ever beg'

  19-06-2026 15:35 via thehill.com
  
  The Italian government is pushing back against President Trump, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accusing him of making up a story about her begging for a photo at the Group of Seven (G7) summit, and the country’s top diplomat canceling a visit to the U.S. in protest.In an extraordinary rebuke, Meloni posted a video on...
  
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• Trump insists he won 'unconditional surrender' from Iran

  19-06-2026 15:08 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is defending the framework agreement he signed with Iran this week, which begins a negotiation period to bring the months-long war to a close.  Axios’s Marc Caputo pressed Trump in an interview on Thursday about whether the memorandum of understanding (MOU) lived up to the president's original promise to secure an “unconditional surrender”...
  
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• Live updates: Trump rails against Iran deal opponents, as talks are delayed

  19-06-2026 14:58 via thehill.com
  
  Talks between the U.S. and Iran are on hold, on Day 2 of a 60-day window for negotiations, as Israel launched new strikes in Lebanon against Hezbollah. President Trump, facing opposition from many in his own party over the memorandum of understanding signed with Tehran, railed against those opposing his deal on Friday morning in...
  
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• Trump says there are 'no limits' to his power

  19-06-2026 14:40 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump insisted that there are “no limits” to his power when asked in a new interview about his takeaways from the Iran war.The president was pressed by Axios’s Marc Caputo during an interview about whether he learned there are bounds to his power during the Middle East conflict. “I haven’t learned that lesson...
  
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• Weekend Iran negotiations delayed in early snag for Vance

  19-06-2026 14:13 via thehill.com
  
  Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran on a wide-ranging nuclear and sanctions relief deal are off to a slow start. Technical talks scheduled for this weekend were delayed on Thursday evening, with the White House saying in a statement, "the logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable." Fighting erupted in Lebanon overnight...
  
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• Whole Hog Politics: Trump proves hard to follow for GOP

  19-06-2026 14:00 via thehill.com
  
  [Watch "Whole Hog Politics" live: Join us today at 9 a.m. EDT at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] President Trump makes a habit of turning the unofficial Marine Corps motto — “No better friend. No worse enemy” —...
  
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• Latest Trump SAVE America push splits House Republicans 

  19-06-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump’s latest push to pair the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act with legislation reviving the federal government’s warrantless spying powers is dividing House Republicans, with some arguing the gambit is doomed to fail. Trump has repeatedly said he will not support renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) —...
  
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• Five key issues in US-Iran nuclear talks as 60-day clock begins

  19-06-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump’s signature on a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz set off a 60-day clock starting Thursday to hone the details of what administration officials hope will be a final agreement to end Tehran’s nuclear weapons ambitions and shore up other issues. The 14-point, relatively vague memorandum of understanding (MOU), signed by...
  
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• 5 key issues in US-Iran nuclear talks as 60-day clock begins

  19-06-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump’s signature on a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz set off a 60-day clock starting Thursday to hone the details of what administration officials hope will be a final agreement to end Tehran’s nuclear weapons ambitions and shore up other issues. The 14-point, relatively vague memorandum of understanding (MOU), signed by...
  
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• White House confirms Vance trip to Switzerland delayed 

  19-06-2026 04:05 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance’s trip to Switzerland for technical talks on the Iran deal has been postponed, the White House confirmed on Thursday.  There were talks the top U.S. official would depart for Europe on Thursday evening for a new round of technical discussions building on an agreement signed by President Trump on Wednesday. Vance told...
  
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• Top Senate Democrat calls on FAA to reject White House arch approval pressure

  19-06-2026 01:50 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday to reject the White House’s plans to erect a triumphal arch near the Lincoln Memorial. The ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation called the arch President Trump’s "newest vanity project” in her letter to the federal agency and expressed...
  
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• The Memo: Vance tries to sell Iran deal as skeptics get loud

  19-06-2026 00:49 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance was once again thrust to the fore in trying to calm GOP unease over the interim deal between Iran and the U.S. on Thursday. It’s no easy task. Several Republican lawmakers and a larger number of prominent conservative commentators are criticizing the deal. Their complaints vary in the specifics, but the common theme...
  
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• Fewer in new poll say anyone can achieve American Dream

  19-06-2026 00:30 via thehill.com
  
  Fewer Americans are saying that anyone can achieve the American Dream than in the past, according to a new poll. In the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream (MCAAD)-Gallup American Dream Study, 46 percent of respondents said they either “strongly agree” or “somewhat agree” with the idea that “everyone in this country has the...
  
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• House subcommittee to examine airline competition

  19-06-2026 00:13 via thehill.com
  
  A House Judiciary subcommittee overseeing antitrust matters will hold a hearing next week examining airline competition and industry regulation after Spirit Airlines shut down all operations last month. The hearing, titled “The 30,000 Foot View: Competition and Regulation in the U.S. Airline Industry,” is scheduled to take place on June 24 before the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on...
  
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