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• House gets debt ceiling bill over key procedural hurdle — with Democratic help

  31-05-2023 22:32 via thehill.com
  
  House Republicans on Wednesday passed the rule governing debate on bipartisan legislation to lift the debt ceiling, a procedural hurdle that paves the way for final passage of the bill later in the day — but not without an emergency assist from Democrats.Lawmakers approved the rule in a vote of 241-187, just days before June 5, the day Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the U.S. could plunge into default if the borrowing limit is not raised.But the vote was not without a good de
  
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• DNC chair calls Trump a 'lying piece of s---' over false Minnesota election claims 

  10-01-2026 00:10 via thehill.com
  
  The chair of the Democratic National Committee lashed out at President Trump after he claimed that he won the election in Minnesota “all three times.” “You lying piece of sh–,” Ken Martin posted on X. “I chaired the Minnesota DFL for all three of your runs here. I watched you lose. Three times.”Martin was...
  
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• Big Oil expresses tepid interest as Trump seeks deal on Venezuela

  09-01-2026 23:38 via thehill.com
  
  Major oil firms expressed interest — with reservations — about doing business in Venezuela as President Trump said Friday he’s seeking a deal to decide which companies will drill in the Latin American nation. During a meeting at the White House, Trump said he would try to “cut a deal” to determine which firms get...
  
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• Anti-abortion groups pressure Trump, GOP leaders on ACA Hyde 'flexibility'

  09-01-2026 23:32 via thehill.com
  
  A coalition of leading anti-abortion groups on Friday urged President Trump along with House and Senate Republican leaders to hold firm in demanding strict protections against ObamaCare subsidies being used to pay for abortion.The letter from Americans United for Life, Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, Students for Life and others comes just days after Trump told Republicans to be “flexible” in their demands for Hyde Amendment protections as part of...
  
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• Trump dials Collins with ‘profanity-laced rant' over Venezuela war powers vote

  09-01-2026 22:41 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Thursday laid into Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) with a “profanity-laced” phone call after she supported a Democratic-led war powers resolution over his actions in Venezuela.According to two sources familiar, a fuming Trump dialed up Collins, the foremost Senate GOP centrist, during the vote aimed at blocking the White House from using...
  
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• Jeffries not ruling out impeaching Kristi Noem if Democrats win House

  09-01-2026 21:57 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said that he has not ruled out impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem if Democrats take back the House after the 2026 midterm elections. "Yeah, we haven't ruled anything in or anything out in terms of the proper way to bring about accountability," Jeffries told "All In"...
  
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• Trump administration sends delegation to Venezuela in step to restore diplomatic relations

  09-01-2026 21:51 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration on Friday sent a delegation to Venezuela after both countries agreed to explore the restoration of diplomatic relations.“On January 9, U.S. diplomatic and security personnel from the [Venezuela Affairs Unit] VAU, including Chargé d’Affaires John T. McNamara, traveled to Caracas to conduct an initial assessment for a potential phased resumption of...
  
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• Jack Smith set to testify publicly

  09-01-2026 21:40 via thehill.com
  
  House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said he will invite former special counsel Jack Smith to testify publicly about his investigation into President Trump. A source familiar said the former prosecutor could appear as soon as this month. The move comes after Smith sat for more than seven hours of closed-door testimony with the panel,...
  
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• Burgum: Europeans should be 'cheering' for US to annex Greenland

  09-01-2026 21:09 via thehill.com
  
  Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Thursday said Europeans should be "cheering" for President Trump's plan for the U.S. to acquire Greenland from Denmark. "Greenland is critical to the national security of the United States. It’s critical to European security," Burgum told "Rob Schmitt Tonight" on Newsmax. "Europeans should be cheering that the U.S. wants to...
  
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• Live updates: Trump gathers oil, gas execs at White House to talk about Venezuela

  09-01-2026 21:03 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump gathered about a dozen executives from energy companies Friday afternoon at the White House, as the administration advances its efforts to capitalize on Venezuela's massive oil reserves following last weekend's raid. Here are the companies attending. The fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer on...
  
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• White House shares video of Minneapolis shooting from ICE officer's perspective

  09-01-2026 20:30 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Friday shared a new video that appears to show the perspective of the ICE officer who shot and killed a Minneapolis woman during an altercation over her vehicle earlier this week.The video, obtained by Alpha News, shows the officer exit his vehicle and approach Renee Nicole Macklin Good’s vehicle from the...
  
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• Trump to meet with Colombian president in February

  09-01-2026 20:25 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump announced Friday he will meet with Colombian President Gustavo Petro next month in Washington. “I look forward to having a meeting with Gustavo Petro, the President of Colombia, in the White House, during the first week of February,” Trump wrote in a TruthSocial post.“I am sure it will work out very well...
  
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• CBP to send 200 more agents to Minnesota

  09-01-2026 20:20 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration is expected to send an additional 200 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents to Minnesota amid unrest, sources told The Hill's sister station NewsNation.  This news follows reporting from The Associated Press that federal immigration officers originally deployed to Louisiana will be sent to assist in the Minneapolis operation. The Department of...
  
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• Newsom calls for Noem's resignation

  09-01-2026 20:18 via thehill.com
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday called on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign following two shooting incidents involving federal authorities this week, one of which was fatal. 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday after she attempted to flee in...
  
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• Live updates: Trump meets with oil company execs over Venezuela at White House

  09-01-2026 20:02 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump will meet with oil and gas executives Friday afternoon at the White House, as the administration advances its efforts to capitalize on Venezuela's massive oil reserves following last weekend's raid. Here are the companies attending. The fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer on Wednesday...
  
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• Johnson & Johnson announces drug pricing deal with Trump administration

  09-01-2026 18:05 via thehill.com
  
  Johnson & Johnson said late Thursday it will lower prices for certain prescription drugs and match the rates in other countries, becoming the latest pharmaceutical company to strike a deal with the Trump administration in exchange for tariff relief.  The New Jersey-based health conglomerate was one of the 17 companies President Trump called out last summer to lower drug prices as part of his administration’s...
  
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• Johnson & Johnson announces drug pricing deal with Trump admin

  09-01-2026 18:05 via thehill.com
  
  Johnon & Johnson said late Thursday it will lower prices for certain prescription drugs and match the rates in other countries, the latest pharmaceutical company to strike a deal with the Trump administration in exchange for tariff relief.The New Jersey-based health conglomerate was one of the 17 companies President Trump called out last summer to lower drug prices as part of his administration’s “most...
  
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• Trump says Venezuela can’t have elections before US rebuilds

  09-01-2026 17:48 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump signaled Thursday that Venezuela is not yet ready to hold elections, less than a week after the U.S. captured and ousted the nation's embattled leader Nicolás Maduro. Trump, when asked by Fox News’s Sean Hannity whether he envisions a future of free and fair elections in the country, said this will only be...
  
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• US forces board 5th Venezuela-linked tanker

  09-01-2026 17:20 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. early Friday seized a fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela in its campaign to control oil exports from the South American country. The Olina was seized in international waters east of the Caribbean Sea by the U.S. Coast Guard in coordination with the Defense Department, State Department and Justice Department, Homeland Security Secretary...
  
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• US forces aboard fifth Venezuela-linked tanker

  09-01-2026 17:20 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. early Friday seized a fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela in its campaign to control oil exports from the South American country. The Olina was seized in international waters east of the Caribbean Sea by the U.S. Coast Guard in coordination with the Defense Department, State Department and Justice Department, Homeland Security Secretary...
  
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• Trump administration says it is reviewing refugee status of Minnesota residents

  09-01-2026 17:18 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration on Friday acknowledged it has begun to review the refugee status of Minnesota residents, alerting the public to the operation in the wake of an immigration officer’s killing of a Minneapolis woman. The announcement from U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS) said that since mid-December the agency has conducted “a sweeping initiative...
  
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• Trump has agreed to release Russian nationals on seized tanker: Moscow

  09-01-2026 17:00 via thehill.com
  
  Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday that President Trump has agreed to release two Russian crew members on an oil tanker the U.S. Coast Guard seized in the North Atlantic earlier this week.The Bella 1, a sanctioned ship in the global “dark fleet,” began flying a Russian flag on Dec. 24, days after...
  
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• Marjorie Taylor Greene slams report White House contacted Secret Service over her

  09-01-2026 16:40 via thehill.com
  
  Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is accusing the White House of spreading “horrific lies” about her in response to a report that the White House reported her to the Secret Service.An Axios article published on Friday reported that the White House gave Greene's name to the Secret Service, believing she shared information with...
  
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• 5 states suing Trump over social safety net funding freeze

  09-01-2026 16:40 via thehill.com
  
  Five state attorneys general announced Thursday that they are suing the Trump administration for freezing $10 billion in child care and family assistance funding in five Democratic-led states. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Tuesday in a press release that the freeze was due to "serious concerns about widespread fraud and misuse...
  
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• Swalwell, Goldman to offer bill stripping ICE agents of qualified immunity

  09-01-2026 16:28 via thehill.com
  
  Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) are planning to introduce a bill that would strip federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers of their qualified immunity protections. The bill, called the ICE OUT Act, comes amid fervent debate over whether an ICE officer should face criminal prosecution for the fatal shooting of 37-year-old...
  
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• Live updates: Trump, oil companies to meet over Venezuela

  09-01-2026 16:09 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Friday is expected to meet with oil and executives, as the administration advances its efforts to capitalize on Venezuela's massive oil reserves following last weekend's raid. Here are the companies attending. The fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer on Wednesday has raised tensions...
  
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• Here are the energy companies meeting at the White House over Venezuelan oil

  09-01-2026 15:58 via thehill.com
  
  More than a dozen energy companies are headed to the White House Friday to meet with the Trump administration on the future of Venezuelan oil. According to a White House official, Chevron, which is already operating in the country, will be there, as will ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, which left Venezuela in 2007. Additional oil companies,...
  
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• Oregon launches investigation after Border Patrol agents shoot 2 in Portland

  09-01-2026 15:48 via thehill.com
  
  Oregon state officials on Thursday said they are launching an investigation after two people were injured in a shooting that involved U.S. Border Patrol agents in Portland, Ore. "We have been clear about our concerns with excessive use of force by federal agents in Portland and nationally," Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield (D) said in...
  
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• Trump to meet Machado, says it would ‘great honor’ to accept her Nobel prize

  09-01-2026 15:19 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said he looks forward to meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado next week, adding that it would be a “great honor" to receive her Nobel Peace Prize.Machado told Fox News host Sean Hannity on his show earlier this week that she would like to give her Nobel Peace Prize, which...
  
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• Trump to meet Machado, says it would be ‘great honor’ to accept her Nobel Prize

  09-01-2026 15:19 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said he looks forward to meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado next week, adding that it would be a “great honor" to receive her Nobel Peace Prize.  Machado told Fox News host Sean Hannity on his show earlier this week that she would like to give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize...
  
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