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• Live updates: Warsh hints at potential Fed interest rate hike; March on Washington focuses on voting rights

  28-08-2026 16:37 via thehill.com
  
  Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh spoke Friday morning at the Jackson Hole economic symposium and suggested the nation's central bank could raise interest rates as inflation remains stubbornly high. Warsh has opted for a less-is-more approach to communication in his first few months as Fed chair, leaving Fed watchers hungry for indications of how he'll steer...
  
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• El-Sayed: If you're starting a trade war with Canada, 'you're the a‑‑hole'

  31-08-2026 23:21 via thehill.com
  
  Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, whose own state borders Canada, on Monday slammed the recent trade tensions between the Trump administration and its northern neighbor. “Now, over the last couple of weeks, Michiganders have been struck by yet another disastrous Trump policy: the expansion of a trade war with Canada,” El-Sayed said during a...
  
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• Trump's attacks on NBC's Welker raise pressure on FCC

  31-08-2026 23:18 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump's threat to have the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) punish “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker over her reporting on his primary endorsement record has renewed concerns about the commission’s independence, and the lengths Trump will go to control press coverage of his administration. Welker angered the president on Sunday while teasing an upcoming...
  
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• Trump approval dips to new low as Iran war weighs on support: Poll

  31-08-2026 22:52 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump’s approval rating sunk to a new low in a University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst poll as the Iran war drags on. Just 32 percent of 1,000 respondents to the national survey, which the university conducted from Aug. 21-26, approved of the president’s job performance. That marked a decrease of 1 point relative to...
  
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• Jeffries voices ‘serious concerns’ with Senate-passed Russian sanctions bill

  31-08-2026 22:40 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday voiced strong reservations with a Senate-passed bill that would slap new sanctions on countries that buy Russian oil amid Moscow’s war with Ukraine.  While Jeffries stopped short of opposing the bill outright, he warned that it could ratify President Trump’s tariff agenda in ways that ultimately make...
  
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• Trump on talk of Hegseth 2028 run: 'It's very early to talk about that'

  31-08-2026 22:23 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump told reporters Monday in the Oval Office that it’s too early to discuss the possibility of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth running for president in 2028. “I think he’s doing a fantastic job, but it’s very early to talk about that," Trump said in response to chatter about a Hegseth run. "We have to...
  
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• Live updates: Supreme Court backs Trump in ballroom suit; House returns with shutdown bill on tap

  31-08-2026 22:15 via thehill.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Monday afternoon backed President Trump's White House ballroom construction, ruling 5-4 that a preservation group did not have grounds to sue to stop it. Trump in the Oval Office rolled out new prescription drug pricing, an expansion of his most favored nation status. The U.S. resumed strikes on Iran on Sunday,...
  
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• Divided Supreme Court rules White House ballroom construction may proceed 

  31-08-2026 22:12 via thehill.com
  
  The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday that construction of the White House ballroom can continue, lifting a block on above-ground work as President Trump asserts the project is necessary for national security.  It halts a lower court ruling that would’ve restricted construction until Congress provided additional approvals.   Five of the court's conservative justices, including all three of...
  
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• House Dems move to block Trump's attempted renaming of Lake Ontario

  31-08-2026 22:05 via thehill.com
  
  A trio of House Democrats introduced legislation on Monday to block President Trump from renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, which he signed an order to do last week amid his trade war with Canada. The legislation, titled the “Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act,” proposes prohibiting the president, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and federal...
  
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• Trump announces Medicaid drug pricing deals with 9 firms

  31-08-2026 22:02 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration on Monday announced new Medicaid drug pricing agreements with nine mid-sized biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.Every drug “will be at the lowest prices available anywhere in the world,” President Trump said in the Oval Office, surrounded by company executives.   Under the agreements, the companies will charge state Medicaid programs the same...
  
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• Vance calls El-Sayed 'very, very evil'

  31-08-2026 21:56 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance lashed out at Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed at a campaign style rally in Detroit on Monday, labeling him as “evil.”"There's something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, very evil, and on the rise in the United States of America today,” Vance said."It's people who see themselves not as...
  
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• Trump to meet with oil refiners amid stubborn gas prices

  31-08-2026 21:22 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is expected to meet with fuel refiners and distributors Tuesday as gasoline prices remain stubbornly high and are expected to be a major midterm issue. The president is expected to discuss how to expand U.S. refining capacity as part of an effort to lower gasoline prices, according to a White House official. Small,...
  
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• Live updates: Trump announces new prescription drug pricing; House returns with shutdown bill on tap

  31-08-2026 21:19 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Monday afternoon in the Oval Office rolled out new prescription drug pricing, an expansion of his most favored nation status. The U.S. resumed strikes on Iran on Sunday, hitting rocket launchers on Larak Island that U.S. Central Command said were ready to deploy mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran then retaliated,...
  
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• Bessent on trade war with Canada: Carney ‘chose to walk away’ from a deal

  31-08-2026 21:17 via thehill.com
  
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday took aim at Prime Minister Mark Carney, claiming the Canadian leader “chose to walk away” from a trade deal. “And then he started this. And it’s unfortunate that he’s not doing what’s best for the Canadian people. He’s doing best, what is best for the Liberal Party, what’s best...
  
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• Duffy announces emergency shutdown of 110 driving schools over English proficiency rule

  31-08-2026 18:56 via thehill.com
  
  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Monday his department is shutting down 110-plus driving schools that gave licenses to drivers who failed English language proficiency (ELP) tests. In a release, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said it is shutting down the schools after they issued driver’s licenses to more than 5,000 individuals who failed ELP exams....
  
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• Frost: Biden should have released Epstein files

  31-08-2026 18:36 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) on Sunday said that former President Biden and his administration should have released the federal government's documents and files connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Frost appeared on Jubilee's "Surrounded," where a guest confronted him about President Trump before the lawmaker asked if he did not believe the president has...
  
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• Trump says communities opposed to data centers want to be 'backwards and poor'

  31-08-2026 17:36 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said Monday that communities who do not want AI data centers will suffer economically.“The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “If they want to be successful and rich, with far...
  
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• Live updates: Trump says US 'will respond' to Iran strike in Jordan; House returns with shutdown bill on tap

  31-08-2026 17:33 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. resumed strikes on Iran on Sunday, hitting rocket launchers on Larak Island that U.S. Central Command said were ready to deploy mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran then retaliated, carrying out attacks on American military assets at bases in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jordan. President Trump told Fox News on...
  
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• Trump: Reflecting Pool 'almost completely fixed' with improvements

  31-08-2026 17:26 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Sunday said the improvements to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are "almost completely fixed." Trump shared a photo of the grass near the World War II Memorial on the National Mall, where an etching of "86 47" was seen in the grass in June. The aerial shot also showed the Lincoln Memorial...
  
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• Democratic FCC commissioner on Trump's Kristen Welker threat: 'Dangerous'

  31-08-2026 16:23 via thehill.com
  
  Anna Gomez, a Democratic commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), on Sunday described President Trump's threat to report NBC News's Kristen Welker as "dangerous." Trump signaled the "Meet the Press" host could face an FCC probe after she reportedly said candidates he endorsed have received mixed results during the midterm primary cycle. "As I've...
  
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• State Department warns of travel to Nepal after flooding

  31-08-2026 15:57 via thehill.com
  
  The State Department on Sunday warned Americans against traveling to certain parts of Nepal, days after a deadly flash flood swept through the border of Nepal and Tibet last week.The department advised Americans not to travel to the Rasuwagadhi-Timure-Syafrubesi of Rasuwa district, which includes the Nepal-China border crossing, due to flood damage, disrupted transportation...
  
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• Trump knocks 'highly conflicted' judge in Kennedy Center case

  31-08-2026 15:24 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Sunday knocked U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, who has overseen the case over the Kennedy Center and the president's attempts to refurbish and rename the living memorial, as "highly conflicted." "Kennedy Center is an old and decrepit building that is badly in need of a major construction and public relations fix before...
  
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• Trump vows response to Iran's retaliatory strikes: 'We're going to hit them hard'

  31-08-2026 15:20 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump vowed to respond to Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Monday after the two countries exchanged strikes late Sunday."We're going to hit them hard. There will be a response,” Trump told Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst.The president’s remarks to Fox News come after he lashed out at Iran in a TruthSocial post, calling...
  
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• Live updates: House returns with shutdown bill on tap; US strikes Iran as report reveals warnings to Hegseth

  31-08-2026 15:10 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. resumed strikes on Iran on Sunday, hitting rocket launchers on Larak Island that U.S. Central Command said were ready to deploy mines into the Strait of Hormuz. The United Arab Emirates said Iran retaliated by sending drones toward the American ally. Oil prices jumped Monday morning upon the return to military action after...
  
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• Bessent to G20 finance leaders: Get tougher on China

  31-08-2026 15:07 via thehill.com
  
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday he plans on encouraging leaders from Group of 20 (G20) countries to re-examine their trading relationships with China. "The world cannot have a China with a $1.2 trillion trade surplus," Bessent told Reuters. "In China, ​the economy is quite weak, and they are trying to export their way out...
  
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• Oil prices jump after renewed attacks between US, Iran

  31-08-2026 14:29 via thehill.com
  
  Crude oil prices jumped on Monday after the U.S. attacked Iran's Larak Island, prompting Iran to retaliate, the first known military action from either country after weeks of stalemate. Futures for Brent crude, the international benchmark, for September rose 3.4 percent to trade at $91.09 per barrel early Monday morning, after seeing a sharp fall...
  
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• Trump hails NASA's space telescope launch

  31-08-2026 05:02 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Sunday praised NASA for launching its dark universe-seeking space telescope. “Congratulations to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, and the Great Patriots at NASA, on a successful launch,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This is THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA!” NASA launched its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from the Kennedy Space Center in...
  
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• State Department official says about 85 Americans still missing after Nepal flash flooding

  31-08-2026 03:13 via thehill.com
  
  There are approximately 85 Americans still missing after flash flooding on the border of Nepal and Tibet, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said Sunday. "This morning, I can say we now have 85 Americans, approximately, that are unaccounted for. We've also now seen nine Americans be safely evacuated,” Pigott told host Martha Raddatz on ABC’s...
  
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• US strikes Iranian rocket launchers in first attack since late July

  31-08-2026 00:47 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. military struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Sunday, marking its first attack on the Middle Eastern country in more than a month, according to a U.S. official. American forces struck the two launchers on Larak Island, after they observed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces “preparing to launch rockets with sea mines” into...
  
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• DHS denies reports of torture, beatings and medical neglect in ICE detention

  31-08-2026 00:01 via thehill.com
  
  The Homeland Security Department (DHS) on Sunday denied a report in The New York Times about harsh treatment of migrants in immigration detention facilities. “Another day and another hoax about ICE detention from the @nytimes,” DHS wrote on social platform X. “The media is clearly desperate for these false allegations to be true.” The Times...
  
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