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• GOP leaders throw cold water on AI regulation despite apocalyptic industry warnings

  15-09-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  GOP leaders in the Capitol and White House are throwing cold water on the notion of quickly adopting new AI safeguards, despite an apocalyptic new warning from industry titans about the threat the technology poses to humankind. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) quickly dismissed the idea of moving swiftly to enact new regulations on the rapidly...
  
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• Fed's Barkin 'open' to possibility of inflation declining 'in short order'

  23-09-2026 00:27 via thehill.com
  
  Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin said Tuesday that inflation could decline “in short order,” but he acknowledged prices could remain elevated amid the Iran war.“I’m open to the possibility that inflation could come back down in short order,” Barkin told the CFA Society’s Baltimore branch.Barkin noted recent “shocks” to the...
  
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• Lawsuit targets 'medically frail' Medicaid work requirement exemption

  22-09-2026 23:39 via thehill.com
  
  A new lawsuit is challenging how the Trump administration plans to exempt medically frail people from Medicaid work requirements.Medicaid enrollees, alongside several major health care advocacy organizations and the city of Columbus, Ohio, said the administration’s final rule implementing work requirements is not what Congress intended.They argue the rule narrowly defines who qualifies...
  
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• Harris says Trump's move to ban news outlets shows ‘the man is afraid’

  22-09-2026 23:27 via thehill.com
  
  Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday blasted President Trump’s move to ban news outlets from White House access, saying it shows “the man is afraid.”  “Absolutely abhorrent,” Harris said of the president’s decision as she departed an event in Michigan.“And the man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the...
  
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• Collins urges White House not to move forward with NIH grant proposal

  22-09-2026 22:43 via thehill.com
  
  Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Tuesday urged Trump administration officials to not proceed with an executive order that would give the White House political control over scientific grants at the National Institutes of Health.  In a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought and National Institutes of Health Director...
  
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• Trump backs diesel export ban; Bessent says admin 'examining that'

  22-09-2026 21:07 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration is considering a ban on exports of diesel as high prices of the fuel put a crunch on American agriculture and trucking. Asked Tuesday whether he was considering a ban on diesel exports, as some Republican lawmakers have called for in recent days, President Trump said, “I’ve called for that, too.” “I've...
  
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• Sabato's Crystal Ball moves 3 Senate, 4 gubernatorial races in Democrats' favor

  22-09-2026 21:06 via thehill.com
  
  Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved three Senate and four gubernatorial races to the left on Tuesday, citing the “persistently poor national environment” for the GOP ahead of the midterms. The Center for Politics at the University of Virginia’s election handicapper moved the Iowa Senate race from “Leans Republican” to “Toss-up,” the Kansas Senate race from...
  
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• Trump deflects on whether White House will follow court decision on banned media 

  22-09-2026 20:54 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump declined to say whether the White House will follow a court decision if a district court judge rules against his ban on three media outlets.During a bilateral meeting at the United Nations General Assembly with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Trump was asked, “If the district court decides against you, will you...
  
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• US, Iranian officials hold three-hour meeting at UN: Trump

  22-09-2026 20:47 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said Tuesday that U.S. officials had a three-hour long meeting with Iranian officials on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.  Trump described it as a "very good meeting, very productive meeting" when asked about it during his bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian delegation....
  
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• Live updates: Trump says he's mulling diesel export ban; Iran-US meet on UNGA sidelines 

  22-09-2026 20:21 via thehill.com
  
  Before his meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, President Trump said he had a three-hour conversation with Iranian leaders — a meeting he described as "very good." Trump said that he, as well as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — the president's son-in-law, met with members of the Iranian delegation Tuesday amid the United...
  
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• San Francisco sues over delayed Trump social media posts

  22-09-2026 20:18 via thehill.com
  
  The city of San Francisco sued Truth Social's parent company Monday over delayed Truth Social posts made by President Trump that users can receive early access to if they pay $100,000. The city's attorney, David Chiu, argued that Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) violated California's Unfair Competition Law, a state law against insider trading....
  
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• Vance, Oz chuckle about CNN, Politico ban during fraud event

  22-09-2026 20:09 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President JD Vance took a jab at two of the networks that President Trump banned from the White House during a Tuesday event for his fraud task force with Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).“I have my notes here that I’m supposed to take questions...
  
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• Christie mulls 2028 White House run amid bleak midterm outlook

  22-09-2026 20:01 via thehill.com
  
  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Tuesday said he's considering a third presidential run in 2028 as the Republican Party faces a bleak midterm outlook. Christie, a onetime Trump ally who ran against him for the GOP nomination in 2024, questioned whether the party will decide it needs to change its approach or...
  
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• Trump officially makes Rubio national security adviser

  22-09-2026 19:30 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump has signed a commission permanently making Secretary of State Marco Rubio the national security adviser, according to a White House official.  Rubio is the first person to hold both roles at the same time since Henry Kissinger.  The development was first reported by MS NOW.  Rubio had previously been serving in the role...
  
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• 5 things to know about Trump’s speech to the United Nations

  22-09-2026 19:29 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump used the United Nations podium to issue an ultimatum to the Islamic Republic of Iran on Tuesday: pursue a deal to settle the war or risk annihilation. The president used a large portion of his 40-minute speech to defend the war, which is deeply unpopular at home and abroad, contributing to economic chaos...
  
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• Rubio says Ukraine targeted US-linked ships, infrastructure

  22-09-2026 19:26 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the Ukrainian military targeted U.S.-linked ships and infrastructure several times in recent months.  “The one thing we are concerned about, however, is that over the last few months on a number of occasions American-linked ships, American oil supplies, have been targeted -- probably not deliberately — but...
  
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• Live updates: Trump deflects on media ban, heaps praise on UK and Japanese leaders

  22-09-2026 19:20 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump deflected questions on his White House media outlet bans after his conversation with newly elected British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, followed immediately by another meeting with the prime minister of Japan, Sanae Takaichi. Trump praised the two heads of state to the press Tuesday, both of whom he met in New York City...
  
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• Vance-led task force set to remove 750K Obamacare enrollees, citing fraud

  22-09-2026 19:04 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration is removing close to 750,000 people from Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage due to allegedly fraudulent enrollment, Vice President Vance announced Tuesday.  The cancellations would save an estimated $2.2 billion in taxpayer funds. “These are not real people. We’re not paying insurance for non-existent ghosts,” Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers...
  
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• Hegseth announces new Pentagon battlefield test for promotions to general

  22-09-2026 18:56 via thehill.com
  
  The Pentagon is altering the promotion process to get to the rank of general in an effort to “cut bureaucracy and demand true meritocracy” across the senior ranks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday. In a video posted to the social platform X, Hegseth declared the Defense Department this year will roll out the Joint...
  
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• Live updates: President Trump meets with prime ministers of U.K., Japan

  22-09-2026 18:45 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is meeting with Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham — a member of the country’s left-leaning Labour Party, as well as the prime minister of Japan, Sanae Takaichi. The meeting marks the first time Trump has met with Burnham, who was elected to the post in mid July. Though the British head of...
  
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• Live updates: President Trump commends Britain’s ‘tremendous potential,’ says new prime minister ‘gets it’

  22-09-2026 18:45 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump met with Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham — a member of the country’s left-leaning Labour Party, for the first time since he was elected to the post in July. Though the British head of state previously criticized the American president following the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol, he told...
  
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• Trump tells UN that AI needs a rebrand

  22-09-2026 18:43 via thehill.com
  
  {beacon} It’s Tuesday, and officially the first day of fall! D.C. weather finally seems to be getting the memo. Go celebrate and get the pumpkin spice latte (that has been available for weeks already).  In today's issue: Trump's UNGA address Greenland deal John Curtis's letter Jeffries bashes Golden, Lawler Harris campaigns with El-Sayed Programming note:...
  
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• Trump says 2 new US bases coming to Greenland as deal signed

  22-09-2026 18:22 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said on Tuesday that Greenland will host two new “major” U.S. military bases, expanding Washington’s footprint on the arctic island after months of tensions with Denmark.“We will immediately begin the process of developing a large military presence in the appropriate locations. We'll be building two very major military bases,” the president said...
  
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• Read: US strikes security deal with Greenland, Denmark

  22-09-2026 18:21 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Tuesday signed a trilateral security agreement with Greenland and Denmark on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. “We’re going to have a tremendous relationship, a secure relationship, and we look forward to it,” Trump said during the signing ceremony. “We’ll be working very hard and very much...
  
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• Trump return to combat operations in Iran 'inevitable': Keane

  22-09-2026 17:47 via thehill.com
  
  Retired U.S. Army Gen. Jack Keane on Monday said it was "inevitable" that President Trump could resume combat operations against Iran as the conflict inches closer to the seven-month mark. Fox Business host Larry Kudlow asked Keane if Trump could resume fresh strikes on Tehran and whether the president should "deliver a stern warning" to...
  
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• Trump says AI will be renamed 'super intelligence' in all US documents

  22-09-2026 17:46 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that artificial intelligence will be renamed “super intelligence” in all U.S. documents.“The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globality scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now, hereinafter called super intelligence. Changing the name,” Trump...
  
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• Bill Clinton knocks Trump over arch, Kennedy Center moves

  22-09-2026 17:42 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Clinton is knocking President Trump's plans for a triumphal arch and the efforts to put his name on the Kennedy Center, saying that global challenges would be more easily dealt with if leaders "didn't care as much about who got the credit." The 42nd president delivered opening remarks at the opening of the annual Clinton Global...
  
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• Live updates: Trump signs Greenland deal after dubbing AI 'super intelligence' at UN

  22-09-2026 17:40 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump has signed a security deal with Greenland and Denmark, allowing the U.S. military to have a presence on the arctic island Tuesday. The signing follows the president's address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, where he called artificial intelligence to be dubbed "super intelligence." "From this point forward, all...
  
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• Live updates: Trump dubs AI 'super intelligence' at UN, signs Greenland deal

  22-09-2026 17:40 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump has signed a security deal with Greenland and Denmark, allowing the U.S. military to have a presence on the arctic island Tuesday. The signing follows the president's address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, where he called for artificial intelligence to be dubbed "super intelligence." "From this point forward,...
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez on possible White House bid: 'Pretty candidly, I think about my identity'

  22-09-2026 17:18 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), one of the most prominent Democrats of the last decade, discussed a 2028 presidential run and reflected on how her identity may impact her potential campaign. “I think about it personally,” Ocasio-Cortez told The New York Times in an interview published Tuesday, talking about a bid for the presidency. “I am...
  
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