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• House passes measure overturning Biden's student debt forgiveness program

  24-05-2023 23:18 via thehill.com
  
  House Republicans passed a resolution on Wednesday that overturns President Biden’s student debt relief plan that would give up to $20,000 in loan forgiveness to borrowers. In a 218-203 vote, Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) succeeded in his measure to terminate the pandemic-era student loan payment pause and cancel the potential relief for 40 million borrowers. The Biden proposal, which is also currently at the mercy of the conservative-leaning Supreme Court, is estimated to cost around $400 bi
  
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• Béla Fleck cancels Kennedy Center show

  07-01-2026 17:05 via thehill.com
  
  Grammy award-winning banjo player Béla Fleck has pulled out of an upcoming show at The Kennedy Center, joining a growing group of artists refusing to play the venue following President Trump’s takeover of the arts and culture institution. Fleck announced in a Tuesday Instagram post that he withdrew from his performance with the National Symphony...
  
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• Live updates: US forcefully boards Russian-flagged Venezuela oil tanker; White House holds briefing

  07-01-2026 17:01 via thehill.com
  
  Days after a daring military operation to seize its leader, President Trump's gambit for Venezuela's massive oil reserves is coming into focus. That, and the future of Venezuela, are raising questions on Capitol Hill. The U.S. on Wednesday also seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the North Atlantic. One vessel was flying a Russian flag....
  
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• George Conway: Trump 'running the United States government like a mob operation’

  07-01-2026 16:57 via thehill.com
  
  George Conway, the pundit and Trump critic now running as a Democrat for Congress, on Wednesday criticized the new administration, saying it is being run like a “mob operation.” “You would have thought that January 6 would have been the height of his criminality, but it's worse now he is running the United States government...
  
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• Trump urges NFL teams to hire John Harbaugh 'fast'

  07-01-2026 16:44 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is urging NFL franchises to consider hiring John Harbaugh, the longtime coach of the Baltimore Ravens who parted ways with the team after it missed the playoffs this year. "HIRE JOHN HARBAUGH, FAST. HE, AND HIS BROTHER, ARE TOTAL WINNERS!!!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform Wednesday. Harbaugh, who won a Super...
  
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• Wright: U.S. will sell Venezuelan oil ‘indefinitely’

  07-01-2026 16:38 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. will “indefinitely” sell Venezuelan oil, said Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday — indicating that U.S. control will go beyond the barrels announced by President Trump on Tuesday. “We're going to market the crude coming out of Venezuela: first this backed up stored oil, and then indefinitely, going forward, we will sell the...
  
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• Massie: Trump officials could be prosecuted over Epstein files

  07-01-2026 16:17 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Tuesday slammed the Justice Department for its delay in releasing its files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein required by law, suggesting legal action could be taken. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has sought to justify the slow roll-out, pointing to necessary redactions and reviews. Still, Massie and other...
  
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• GOP senator on Trump Jan. 6 pardons: 'We let bad people go'

  07-01-2026 16:00 via thehill.com
  
  Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) marked the five-year anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by criticizing President Trump’s decision to pardon all the people convicted of crimes related to the storming of the U.S. Capitol, including individuals who were convicted of assaulting police officers and destruction of property. “We let bad people go,” Tillis...
  
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• Key House panel advances minibus funding package

  07-01-2026 15:27 via thehill.com
  
  The House Rules Committee advanced a bipartisan, bicameral minibus appropriations package on Wednesday, clearing a key procedural hurdle and sending the measure to the floor for consideration. The package would fund the Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, key science agencies and other related entities; the Department of Energy and water development; and the Department...
  
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• Live updates: US intercepts Venezuela-linked tanker as Trump zeroes in on oil

  07-01-2026 15:21 via thehill.com
  
  Days after a daring military operation to seize its leader, President Trump's gambit for Venezuela's massive oil reserves is coming into focus. That, and the future of Venezuela, are raising questions on Capitol Hill. The U.S. on Wednesday also seized another Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic. Trump plans to meet later this week...
  
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• Live updates: Trump focuses on Venezuela's oil; US intercepts another linked tanker

  07-01-2026 15:21 via thehill.com
  
  Days after a daring military operation to seize its leader, President Trump's gambit for Venezuela's massive oil reserves is coming into focus. That, and the future of Venezuela, are raising questions on Capitol Hill. The U.S. on Wednesday also seized another Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic. Trump plans to meet later this week...
  
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• Gabbard weighs in on Venezuela operation: 'Kudos'

  07-01-2026 15:21 via thehill.com
  
  Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday congratulated the Trump administration for capturing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife.  “Kudos to our servicemen and women and intelligence operators for their flawless execution of President Trump’s order to deliver on his promise thru Operation Absolute Resolve,” Gabbard wrote in a statement on X. Her...
  
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• Halligan ordered to explain continued use of US attorney title

  07-01-2026 15:17 via thehill.com
  
  A federal judge on Tuesday directed the loyalist prosecutor hand-picked by President Trump in the Eastern District of Virginia to provide a written explanation as to why she continues to assert she is the U.S. attorney, despite a different judge finding she was unlawfully installed to the post. U.S. District Judge David Novak gave the...
  
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• US seizes Venezuela-linked oil tanker

  07-01-2026 15:14 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. has seized another oil tanker linked to Venezuela. The U.S. European Command said Wednesday on the social platform X that the Defense Department, in conjunction with the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security, seized the M/V Bella 1 ship in the North Atlantic “for violations of U.S. sanctions.” This marks the third...
  
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• US seizes two Venezuela-linked oil tankers, one flying Russian flag

  07-01-2026 15:14 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. has seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday. Noem shared a video of the operations to the social platform X at 9:22 a.m. EST. "In two predawn operations today, the Coast Guard conducted back-to-back meticulously coordinated boarding of two 'ghost fleet' tanker ships—...
  
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• US seizes 2 Venezuela-linked oil tankers, 1 flying Russian flag

  07-01-2026 15:14 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela early Wednesday morning, one that was flying a Russian flag, drawing pushback from Moscow. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem shared a video of the operations to the social platform X at 9:22 a.m. EST. "In two predawn operations today, the Coast Guard conducted back-to-back...
  
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• Buttigieg pushes back on Miller’s 'iron laws of the world' remarks: ‘Ideological bulls‑‑‑'

  07-01-2026 15:00 via thehill.com
  
  Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg slammed White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller for suggesting that the U.S. can influence other countries by force. On Monday, Miller said in an interview that the U.S. is running Venezuela, backing President Trump’s assertions in the wake of the capture of the nation's leader Nicolás Maduro.  “We...
  
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• Live updates: Trump focuses on Venezuela's oil; officials set to brief Congress on Maduro operation

  07-01-2026 14:46 via thehill.com
  
  Days after a daring military operation to seize its leader, President Trump's gambit for Venezuela's massive oil reserves is coming into focus. That, and the future of Venezuela, are raising questions on Capitol Hill. Trump plans to meet later this week with American oil executives, a senior White House official confirmed to NewsNation, as he...
  
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• Denmark, Greenland seek Rubio meeting after Trump remarks

  07-01-2026 13:49 via thehill.com
  
  Officials in Denmark and Greenland are requesting a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio after President Trump renewed his focus on acquiring the Arctic island, days after ousting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The White House on Tuesday reiterated Trump's call for the U.S. to take over the Danish territory for national security reasons and...
  
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• Trump escalates aggressive posture on Greenland

  07-01-2026 12:40 via thehill.com
  
  Trump's calls are taking on a new level of seriousness after the Venezuela operation.
  
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• Trump puts oil at the center of Venezuela takeover

  07-01-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is putting oil at the center of his administration’s takeover of Venezuela.Over the weekend, the administration attacked Venezuela and captured its leader, Nicolás Maduro. In the months ahead of the attack, the Trump administration blew up alleged drug boats and seized oil tankers, saying it was doing so for national security reasons. However, in the aftermath...
  
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• Republicans risk erasing gains with young voters

  07-01-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Some Republicans are concerned they could be erasing their gains with young voters, a blue-leaning demographic that President Trump made significant inroads with in 2024.Recent polling has shown young voters overwhelmingly disapproving of Trump and the GOP amid increasing anxiety over the state of the economy, while young people played a big role in helping Democrats win in...
  
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• House GOP faces internal divisions, challenges on agenda and questions from Trump

  07-01-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  House Republicans mapping out their legislative agenda for 2026 got a start-of-year pep talk on Tuesday from President Trump, who has been key in unifying the GOP behind his priorities, at a policy retreat at the Kennedy Center — newly renamed the "Trump Kennedy Center." But the meandering off-script, hour-and-a-half speech provided few specifics or...
  
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• GOP puts spotlight on Minnesota fraud scandal after Walz announces exit

  07-01-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Republicans are ramping up scrutiny over Minnesota’s sprawling welfare fraud scandal following Gov. Tim Walz’s (D) announcement that he won't seek reelection. Walz came under heavy criticism from the GOP over failing to halt fraud that may have cost the state billions of dollars. In response, the Trump administration froze federal funding to Minnesota’s child care providers...
  
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• Democrats see funding as key to curb Trump ambitions on Venezuela, Greenland and beyond

  07-01-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  A growing number of Senate Democrats say they should use every tool at their disposal to rein in President Trump’s efforts to seize control of Venezuela and perhaps expand his administration’s territorial ambitions to Cuba, Colombia or possibly Greenland. Many Democrats — and Republicans — were left exhausted by the 43-day government shutdown that ended...
  
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• Advocates urge colleges to step up their fight against Trump

  07-01-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Higher education advocates are hoping for a bigger fight from universities in 2026 after President Trump's first year in office focused on attacks against colleges through funding and federal investigations. Universities watched with fear as the Trump administration paused millions of dollars in research funding, demanded leadership and policy changes at multiple schools, attacked diversity, equity and...
  
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• Jeffries is taking Trump's threats against Greenland ‘seriously’

  07-01-2026 05:07 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that he is taking President Trump’s threats about taking over Greenland “seriously.” “Everything the President says at this point we have to take seriously because he is uncommitted to the rule of law, uncommitted to the Constitution and uncommitted to doing anything that actually makes life better...
  
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• Trump: Venezuela to turn over 30-50M barrels of oil to US

  07-01-2026 01:46 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said late Tuesday that Venezuela is going to turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S., an announcement that follows the recent operation in which U.S. military forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. “I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over...
  
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• Crockett compares Trump to Maduro

  07-01-2026 00:40 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Tuesday that President Trump attempted to be “a [Venezuelan leader Nicolás] Maduro of the United States” on the day of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack. “I do want to just say this. Everyone wants to talk about how Maduro was illegitimate. As we sit here on January 6,...
  
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• What to know about the CDC’s upended vaccine schedule under RFK Jr.

  07-01-2026 00:27 via thehill.com
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention upended the childhood vaccine schedule Monday, reducing the number of recommended shots for kids.Effective immediately, the agency will recommend only vaccines for 11 diseases, down from 17. The shots for the other six diseases will be recommended for “high risk” children only, or under a framework called “shared decision making” based...
  
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