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• Hegseth overhauling chaplain corps, targets 'new age' concepts

  17-12-2025 18:08 via thehill.com
  
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that he is overhauling the military's chaplain corps, which provide religious and spiritual support to members of the armed forces and their families, saying he intended to target “new age” concepts. “In an atmosphere of political correctness and secular humanism, chaplains have been minimized, viewed by many as therapists...
  
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• Trump’s new point person on Greenland says administration not 'trying to conquer anybody’

  24-12-2025 04:52 via thehill.com
  
  Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R), who is also now President Trump’s special envoy to Greenland, said Tuesday that the Trump administration does not aim “to conquer anybody.” “Look, the United States has always been a welcoming party. We don't go in there trying to conquer anybody and trying to — you know — take over...
  
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• The Memo: Latest Jeffrey Epstein files hit Trump harder

  24-12-2025 00:22 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is grappling with a new disclosure of Jeffrey Epstein-related material that hit him much harder than the initial batch of documents released last week. The new tranche of almost 30,000 items released late on Monday was worse for Trump in part simply because the president’s name was mentioned more frequently. But the second...
  
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• Illinois lawmakers gain access to Chicago-area ICE facility after pushback

  24-12-2025 00:17 via thehill.com
  
  A group of Illinois Democrats accessed a Chicago-area Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility after previous pushback, some of the lawmakers said on the social platform X. “@repdeliaramirez @RepDannyDavis @RepChuyGarcia and I finally were able to enter the Broadview ICE Facility after being denied entry in June,” Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) said in a post...
  
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• Vance trains with Navy SEALs: 'Feel like I got hit by a freight train'

  23-12-2025 22:38 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance on Monday joined Navy SEALs in a beach workout that he said left him feeling like he “got hit by a freight train,” a post that quickly drew backlash. Vance, a former Marine who served as a military journalist in Iraq, participated in an exercise at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., that...
  
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• Denmark responds to Trump naming Greenland envoy: 'Completely unacceptable'

  23-12-2025 22:35 via thehill.com
  
  Denmark's government has responded to President Trump's naming of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as the new special envoy to Greenland. It isn't happy. “President Trump's announcement about the appointment of a special envoy to Greenland - and in particular its statements about the purpose hereby - is completely unacceptable,” Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen...
  
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• FBI says Epstein letter to Larry Nassar was a fake

  23-12-2025 22:14 via thehill.com
  
  The Justice Department on Tuesday said a postcard depicting Jeffrey Epstein indicating President Trump loved “young” girls was a “fake,” saying the document had been flagged for the FBI at the time. The writer portends to be Epstein writing to Larry Nassar — the former sports doctor convicted of serially sexually abusing underage female gymnasts — while they...
  
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• Trump jokes about making hosting ‘full time job‘ ahead of Kennedy Center Honors broadcast

  23-12-2025 22:03 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Tuesday joked about hosting the annual Kennedy Center Honors celebration annually once he leaves the White House. Trump hosted the world-renowned event weeks ago; the telecast is set to Tuesday night on CBS and Paramount+.  “At the request of the Board, and just about everybody else in America, I am hosting the...
  
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• Live updates: Supreme Court blocks National Guard deployment to Chicago; More Epstein files released

  23-12-2025 21:37 via thehill.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that President Trump cannot deploy National Guard troops to the Chicago area, amid a months-long push to crack down on crime and protests against immigration enforcement operations. This is the first time the highest court has weighed in on the president's use of the troops on U.S. soil. Earlier...
  
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• Kinzinger cancels Paramount subscription over Bari Weiss, '60 Minutes' drama

  23-12-2025 21:29 via thehill.com
  
  Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) has canceled his Paramount Plus subscription over CBS Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss's decision to not air a "60 Minutes" story she said was not ready to be televised. Critics, including the correspondent who reported the story about conditions inside a Salvadoran prison to which the Trump administration has deported Venezuelan migrants,...
  
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• Student loan borrowers in default face wage garnishment next month

  23-12-2025 21:25 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration in January will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default. The Department of Education said Tuesday that approximately 1,000 defaulted borrowers will receive notices informing them of their status beginning the week of Jan. 7. The number of notices sent out will increase on a monthly basis....
  
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• Department of Veterans Affairs quietly bans abortion services, counseling

  23-12-2025 21:10 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration has quietly banned the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from providing abortion services to veterans and their dependents, including those who become pregnant as a result of rape or incest.The ban followed a memo authored by Joshua Craddock, deputy assistant attorney general of the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued Dec. 18 that concluded the VA may not...
  
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• Powell most popular top official, new poll shows

  23-12-2025 21:02 via thehill.com
  
  A new Gallup survey found that among a baker’s dozen of U.S. leaders, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is the most popular.More than 4 in 10 respondents to the poll, released Monday, said they approve of Powell’s job performance. That includes 46 percent of Democrats, 34 percent of Republicans and 49 percent of independents. ...
  
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• DOJ sues Pritzker, Illinois AG over law limiting immigration actions

  23-12-2025 20:57 via thehill.com
  
  The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Monday against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and Attorney General Kwame Raoul (D), challenging a state law that aims to limit the scope of federal immigration action and protect people against unconstitutional conduct by agents during civil immigration enforcement. Justice Department officials say the “Illinois Bivens Act” and the “Court...
  
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• Carney taps financier as new Canadian ambassador to the US

  23-12-2025 20:31 via thehill.com
  
  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday named former BlackRock financier Mark Wiseman to serve as Canada's next ambassador to the U.S. Wiseman also previously served as president and CEO of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and chair of the board of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation. He is currently on Carney’s Council on...
  
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• Larry Summers listed as backup executor in 2014 version of Epstein's will

  23-12-2025 20:01 via thehill.com
  
  Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers was previously listed as a successor executor in convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s will, deepening his connection to the late millionaire.  The Justice Department's release of thousands of documents linked to Epstein featured a 2014 will, in which Summers was named as the fourth in line to gain authority over...
  
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• Live updates: New batch of Epstein documents mention Trump

  23-12-2025 19:57 via thehill.com
  
  The Justice Department early Tuesday released its third installment of files tied to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including some documents that mention President Trump. Survivors of the late sex offender and bipartisan lawmakers have blasted the administration's handling of the release in recent days. Trump on Monday, while speaking to reporters, doubled...
  
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• TSA predicts potentially record-breaking holiday travel season

  23-12-2025 19:34 via thehill.com
  
  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for a record-breaking holiday travel season, the agency noted Monday. TSA said in a press release that it is fully staffed and is ready to screen a projected 44.3 million travelers from Friday, Dec. 19, through Sunday, Jan. 4. The agency expects the busiest day of travel to...
  
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• Justice Department sues DC over its ban on semiautomatic weapons

  23-12-2025 19:06 via thehill.com
  
  The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday sued the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) over Second Amendment violations. DOJ officials allege authorities unlawfully banned AR-15s and other firearms via D.C. code. “Washington, DC’s ban on some of America’s most popular firearms is an unconstitutional infringement on the Second Amendment — living in our...
  
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• Trump administration recalls numerous career ambassadors

  23-12-2025 18:25 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration is recalling a number of ambassadors to the U.S., a union representing foreign service officials and the State Department confirmed on Tuesday. The Associated Press reported Monday that nearly 30 career diplomats in ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts were being recalled to Washington, D.C. Those ambassadors, which include ambassadors from Africa,...
  
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• US adults are increasingly pessimistic about economy: Survey

  23-12-2025 18:05 via thehill.com
  
  Confidence in the economy dipped to negative 33 in December, the lowest level recorded in President Trump’s second term, according to a new poll. Gallup's Economic Confidence Index — which reflects Americans’ views of current economic conditions and their future outlook — dropped 3 points from negative 30 in November, after falling from negative 23...
  
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• Resilient US consumers drive strongest economic expansion in 2 years

  23-12-2025 17:43 via thehill.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, the most rapid expansion in two years, driven by consumers who continue to spend in the face of ongoing inflation. U.S. gross domestic product from July through September — the economy’s total output of goods and services...
  
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• US economy expands at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter

  23-12-2025 17:16 via thehill.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, the most rapid expansion in two years, as government and consumer spending, as well as exports, all increased. U.S. gross domestic product from July through September — the economy’s total output of goods and services — rose...
  
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• Most Americans donated to charity in 2025: Poll

  23-12-2025 17:13 via thehill.com
  
  More than 6 in 10 U.S. adults have donated to charity in 2025, according to a new poll, with most Americans who plan to give doing so before the end of the year. The Associated Press-NORC survey, released Monday, found 46 percent of respondents have already made charitable donations in 2025, while another 18 percent...
  
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• Trump credits tariffs for surprisingly robust economic growth

  23-12-2025 17:02 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Tuesday touted the latest data showing a robust expansion of the U.S. economy, crediting tariffs for the unexpected growth. “The TARIFFS are responsible for the GREAT USA Economic Numbers JUST ANNOUNCED…AND THEY WILL ONLY GET BETTER! Also, NO INFLATION & GREAT NATIONAL SECURITY. Pray for the U.S. Supreme Court!!!” the president wrote...
  
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• Democrats demand answers from Rubio on deal to send MS-13 informants to El Salvador

  23-12-2025 16:50 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats are demanding more details about Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s dealings with the Salvadoran government as the country agreed to imprison more than 200 men in its most notorious facility. A Tuesday letter from the top Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs and Judiciary committees asks a series of questions about the arrangement,...
  
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• Trump knocks release of photos in Epstein files dump: 'I think it’s a terrible thing'

  23-12-2025 16:24 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said it’s a “terrible thing” that photos of former President Clinton and other high-profile people were published when the Department of Justice (DOJ) released files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I don't like the pictures of Bill Clinton being shown. I don't like the pictures of other people being shown,"...
  
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• Trump says New York Times a 'serious threat' to national security after Epstein piece

  23-12-2025 16:06 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Tuesday condemned a New York Times report outlining his proximity to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein amidst the late millionaire’s illegal activities tied to an underground sex trafficking ring. “The Failing New York Times, and their lies and purposeful misrepresentations, is a serious threat to the National Security of our Nation,” Trump...
  
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• Live updates: New batch of Epstein documents mention Trump; US economy surges in third quarter

  23-12-2025 15:32 via thehill.com
  
  The Justice Department early Tuesday released its third installment of files tied to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including some documents that mention President Trump. Survivors of the late sex offender and bipartisan lawmakers have blasted the administration's handling of the release in recent days. Trump on Monday, while speaking to reporters, doubled...
  
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• Ohio Democrat sues to remove Trump’s name from Kennedy Center

  23-12-2025 15:27 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to remove President Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.Beatty, an ex-officio board member for the center, said in the complaint that adding the president's name to the venue is a “flagrant violation” of the Constitution. “Congress intended the Center to be a...
  
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