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• House races for exit, avoiding vote on Hegseth impeachment

  17-09-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  House lawmakers raced for the exits on Wednesday, trimming their final week in Washington ahead of the midterm elections and kicking a controversial vote to impeach Pete Hegseth into the lame duck session. House GOP leaders scrapped votes scheduled for Thursday, when the resolution to remove the Defense secretary was expected to hit the floor....
  
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• Americans in Middle East warned to 'exercise heightened vigilance' following strikes on Riyadh

  21-09-2026 18:43 via thehill.com
  
  The State Department on Saturday warned Americans in the Middle East to exercise caution, after the Iranian-backed Houthis launched an attack on the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. Citing “tensions” in the region, the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs said the security environment in the Middle East “remains complex with the potential for unforeseen...
  
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• Vance defends Trump's media ban as 'totally appropriate'

  21-09-2026 17:31 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance, who has long cast himself as a champion of free speech, defended President Trump’s ban on three outlets from the White House on Monday, calling the move “totally appropriate.”  “He’s not banning media outlets. What he’s doing is saying ‘we’re not going to give you special access to the White House if...
  
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• Democrat Golden backs GOP's Lawler in tough New York race

  21-09-2026 17:28 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) this week endorsed Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), crossing the aisle to support the Republican in one of the closest — and most closely watched — contests of the midterm cycle.  The move is sure to frustrate Democrats, who are fighting to flip control of the lower chamber and see Lawler’s seat...
  
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• Live updates: TV networks pull out of White House pool as banned outlets sue; Trump heads to UN

  21-09-2026 17:27 via thehill.com
  
  Major TV networks that rotate covering the president for wider media distribution say they will not do so moving forward after President Trump banned CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House last week. Trump announced the ban Friday, and reporters from the organizations were denied entry to the complex and had their credentials confiscated over the...
  
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• Networks pull out of White House TV pool in solidarity with CNN

  21-09-2026 17:01 via thehill.com
  
  Major TV networks that rotate covering the president for wider media distribution say they will not do so moving forward after President Trump banned three media outlets from the White House last week. Fox News Media, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News and CNN, responded to the ban in a rare joint statement, saying “the public...
  
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• Live updates: TV networks pull out of White House pool; Trump heads to UN

  21-09-2026 16:53 via thehill.com
  
  Major TV networks that rotate covering the president for wider media distribution say they will not do so moving forward after President Trump banned CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House last week. Trump announced the ban on Friday and reporters from the organizations were denied entry to the complex and had their credentials confiscated over...
  
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• Barrasso says 'we need to do more' on affordability as midterms near

  21-09-2026 16:44 via thehill.com
  
  Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said Sunday that the GOP needs to “do more” to lower costs for Americans with the midterms roughly six weeks away. During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Barrasso acknowledged that people “around the country are feeling the pain,” noting he has heard concerns from Wyoming ranchers and...
  
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• Salazar: Trump 'very receptive' to warning about Hispanic voters

  21-09-2026 16:43 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) said Sunday that President Trump was “very receptive” to her warning to him about Hispanic voters over his administration's immigration actions. “He was a gentleman, very courteous, very receptive,” Salazar told CBS News’s Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation” of her conversation with the president. “And I told him exactly...
  
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• Senate Republican on Trump Jr. wedding gift from Russian oligarch: 'Really bad'

  21-09-2026 15:56 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) says Donald Trump Jr.’s acceptance of lavish gifts from a Russian oligarch with ties to the Kremlin looks “really bad” and warned it would be “wrong” for anyone with “proximity to power” to accept items of great value from an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Anytime someone gives you a...
  
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• Bessent: US suggesting AI alert system with China ahead of Trump-Xi talks

  21-09-2026 15:56 via thehill.com
  
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the U.S. is proposing a notification system between Washington and Beijing on AI amid growing concerns about the technology’s risks to humanity. The system, called the “U.S.-China AI dialogue,” would create a mechanism for the two superpowers to communicate when there are incidents that rise to “a national security...
  
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• Senate Republican on Iran war: 'I think we'll be out of there in about 6 months'

  21-09-2026 15:39 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) predicted Sunday the U.S. will be “out of” Iran in six months, as the conflict approaches the seven-month mark.While stumping for Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) in Nebraska, Kennedy acknowledged the war has resulted in price increases for oil and fertilizer. But the Louisiana Republican argued the U.S. has so far...
  
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• Trump: Russia has 'lost control' of diesel industry due to Ukraine war

  21-09-2026 15:29 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Monday acknowledged major Ukrainian military strikes have hit Russian energy infrastructure hard, saying Russia has lost control of its diesel oil industry and calling for an end to the war. “A large number of their Diesel refineries have been blown up and are, at least temporarily, out of commission,” Trump wrote in...
  
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• Trump: Russia has 'lost control' of diesel industry because of Ukraine war

  21-09-2026 15:29 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Monday acknowledged major Ukrainian military strikes have hit Russian energy infrastructure hard, saying Russia has lost control of its diesel oil industry and calling for an end to the war. “A large number of their Diesel refineries have been blown up and are, at least temporarily, out of commission,” Trump wrote in...
  
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• DHS now leading investigation into shooting involving ICE officer in Austin

  21-09-2026 15:17 via thehill.com
  
  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Monday its investigations unit is now leading the investigation into a shooting in Austin, Texas, over the weekend that involved a federal immigration officer. The DHS said in a statement its Homeland Security Investigations agency is leading the probe into the incident. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
  
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• Bessent on talks with China ahead of Trump-Xi meeting: 'Very successful engagement'

  21-09-2026 15:02 via thehill.com
  
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said recent talks with Chinese officials went well, a few days before President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet later this week. “We just had a very successful engagement with the Chinese on trade — the — and AI, completing where we left off in Beijing — we...
  
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• Live updates: Outlets to sue White House over ban; Trump meets Mamdani as UN General Assembly kicks off

  21-09-2026 14:54 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Monday defended his decision to bar journalists from CNN, Politico and MS Now from the White House after the news outlets announced plans to sue his administration. Trump announced the ban on Friday and reporters from the organizations were denied entry to the complex and had their credentials confiscated over the weekend....
  
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• Trump denies 'instituting an assault on the free press'

  21-09-2026 14:36 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Monday denied he is "instituting an assault" on the press after three outlets he recently banned from covering the White House announced plans to sue the administration over the move. “The White House is not instituting an assault on the Free Press, something which I cherish,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, arguing...
  
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• Trump denies ‘instituting an assault on the free press’

  21-09-2026 14:36 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Monday denied he is "instituting an assault" on the press after three outlets he recently banned from covering the White House announced plans to sue the administration over the move. “The White House is not instituting an assault on the Free Press, something which I cherish,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, arguing...
  
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• News outlets banned from White House to sue Trump administration

  21-09-2026 13:33 via thehill.com
  
  Officials from CNN, MS NOW and Politico said Monday the media organizations will file a lawsuit against the Trump administration, after their reporters were banned from the White House. “This morning, we notified the government that we are filing a lawsuit today to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government...
  
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• Tafoya blames Kristi Noem, Minnesota leadership for ICE rollout

  21-09-2026 05:20 via thehill.com
  
  Minnesota Republican Senate candidate Michele Taforya on Sunday slammed her state’s leadership as well as former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions in the North Star State. “I've already said very publicly that I thought the ICE rollout here in Minnesota was very poorly handled, and Kristi Noem...
  
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• Majority of voters say Trump’s policies worsened the economy: Poll

  21-09-2026 03:53 via thehill.com
  
  Most voters believe that President Trump’s policies have weakened the economy, according to a new poll. In the NBC News poll, 55 percent said that economic conditions have been worsened by Trump’s policies, while 26 percent said the opposite. Eighteen percent in the poll said economic conditions haven’t been really affected by the president’s policies,...
  
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• Grassley urges Trump to place embargo on diesel exports amid high prices

  21-09-2026 00:02 via thehill.com
  
  Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) on Saturday pressed President Trump for an embargo on diesel exports amid high prices for the fuel. “[W]hy doesn’t Pres Trump put an embargo on diesel exports like presidents in the 70s put embargoes on ag[riculture] products [because] food prices were inflated,” Grassley said in a Saturday night post on...
  
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• Zelensky to meet with Trump in New York this week

  20-09-2026 22:48 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are meeting in New York City this week, the Ukrainian leader said Sunday. “I just spoke with President Trump @POTUS. An important conversation, and we got through a lot. We agreed to meet in New York, and this meeting could change a lot. There is diplomatic momentum,” the...
  
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• Florida Republican calls interim Venezuelan president 'necessary evil'

  20-09-2026 21:44 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) on Sunday called Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, a "necessary evil" until the Latin American country can have free and fair elections. Salazar defended Trump's decision to meet with Rodríguez in New York City, while Trump is present for the annual United Nations General Assembly. She told CBS News's Margaret...
  
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• Hassett on Iran war: 'The president had to act'

  20-09-2026 21:20 via thehill.com
  
  National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended President Trump's handling of the Iran war and said the president "had to act," suggesting that otherwise the outcome could have been dire. "The whole thing started because the Iranians told us we don't have to talk to you anymore, because we're two weeks from having...
  
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• Trump, Mamdani to meet in New York on Monday

  20-09-2026 21:18 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) are set to meet Monday at the mayor’s house, Gracie Mansion, in the Big Apple, a White House official and the mayor’s press office said Sunday. In an emailed statement, Mamdani’s press office said that “the meeting will focus on issues affecting New York City...
  
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• Florida Republican says Trump 'has his own style' in handling reporters covering the White House

  20-09-2026 19:18 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) on Sunday said President Trump "has his own style" in handling reporters who cover him, defending his move to ban CNN, Politico and MS NOW's reporters from the White House. "I think that he has his own style and that he will determine who he wants to talk to, but...
  
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• Soaring diesel prices pose latest economic headache for GOP

  20-09-2026 18:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rising diesel prices are proving to be a particular problem for Republicans as surging energy costs sour the economic mood just 45 days out from the midterms.The national average for diesel jumped 42 cents over the last week, largely as a result of the ongoing U.S. war in Iran, though President Trump has sought...
  
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• Moore says Trump uses Constitution like a 'suggestion box' in banning CNN, Politico, MS NOW reporters from White House

  20-09-2026 17:21 via thehill.com
  
  Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Sunday accused President Trump of using the Constitution as a "suggestion box" with his ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW reporters covering the White House. Moore said in an interview on "State of the Union" with CNN's Dana Bash that Trump "seems to have a real problem" with...
  
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