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• National Park Service to offer free admission on Trump’s birthday

  07-12-2025 02:08 via thehill.com
  
  The National Park Service in 2026 will offer free admission to U.S. residents on June 14 — or Flag Day, which also happens to be President Trump's birthday. But the Interior Department, which oversees the park service, also quietly removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth — June 19 — from its list of...
  
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• Trump's $12 billion farm aid plan targets tariff-hit farmers

  08-12-2025 22:40 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump rolled out a $12 billion farm aid package Monday in an effort to take economic pressure off of the agriculture industry."I'm delighted to announce this afternoon that the United States will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs,” Trump said, speaking from the...
  
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• Live updates: Crockett enters Texas Senate race; Supreme Court likely to expand presidential powers

  08-12-2025 22:24 via thehill.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to side with President Trump in a case testing the limits of presidential power. The case stems from Trump's bid to fire a Federal Trade Commission member without cause and will likely determine the future of independent agency heads. The Texas Senate race got shuffled on Monday, with...
  
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• Lawmakers seek to tie Hegseth’s travel budget to seeing boat strike footage

  08-12-2025 22:22 via thehill.com
  
  Lawmakers are aiming to withhold a portion of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget until he provides the Armed Services committee in both chambers “unedited video” of strikes conducted against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. The provision is included in the compromise version of the mammoth national defense policy bill known as the National...
  
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• Crockett set to launch Texas Senate bid, shaking up Democratic primary

  08-12-2025 22:14 via thehill.com
  
  Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a rising star within the Democratic Party, on Monday launched a bid for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) hotly contested seat, according to multiple news outlets. Crockett entered the primary field shortly before the candidate filing deadline passed on Monday afternoon, The Associated Press and other news outlets reported. She was among...
  
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• CDC adviser: Newborn vaccine rollback 'wasn't based on data'

  08-12-2025 21:55 via thehill.com
  
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) member Joseph Hibbeln said Monday that a vote to axe a recommendation that every newborn get the hepatitis B vaccine "wasn't based on data.” “I repeatedly asked for it, and no data of harm was presented. There were speculations, ‘Oh, we need...
  
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• Trump defers to Hegseth on releasing boat strike video in apparent shift

  08-12-2025 21:46 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said Monday he would defer to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on whether to release video of a controversial military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, shifting his stance from last week. ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott asked Trump whether he would direct Hegseth to release video of the Sept. 2...
  
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• Live updates: Supreme Court likely to expand presidential powers; Trump announces $12B farm bailout

  08-12-2025 20:36 via thehill.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to side with President Trump in a case testing the limits of presidential power. The case stems from Trump's bid to fire a Federal Trade Commission member without cause and will likely determine the future of independent agency heads. This afternoon, the Senate returns to Washington, where a...
  
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• Mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew pushes back on 'disgusting' narrative

  08-12-2025 20:11 via thehill.com
  Bruna Ferreira, the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, is pushing back on the “disgusting” narrative from the Trump administration that she’s an absent mother and a criminal. Ferreira — who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents last month and faces possible removal to Brazil — has garnered national...
  
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• Senate Republicans float competing health care plans

  08-12-2025 20:08 via thehill.com
  
  Separate Senate Republican contingents are floating competing proposals on health care, as the party struggles to unify behind a plan to stop looming premium hikes. GOP leaders are faced with a political dilemma: Either they extend the subsidies and endorse ObamaCare, which Republicans have long opposed, or they let the subsidies expire ahead of next...
  
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• Supreme Court appears ready to OK Trump’s firing of FTC commissioner in major shift for independent agencies

  08-12-2025 19:52 via thehill.com
  
  A majority of justices on the Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to let President Trump fire a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member without cause, significantly limiting the independence of independent agencies.   The court’s conservative majority seemed skeptical that Rebecca Slaughter, the Democrat appointed commissioner who was dismissed, should not be allowed to be removed at Trump’s behest. A win for Trump could ev
  
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• Trump administration drops Biden-era $11M fine on Southwest Airlines

  08-12-2025 19:23 via thehill.com
  
  The Department of Transportation (DOT) on Friday rescinded an $11 million penalty on Southwest Airlines imposed during the Biden administration. The order from the DOT amends its 2023 directive, which fined Southwest $140 million, $35 million of which was due to the U.S. Treasury in three installments. Southwest made the first two payments, $12 million...
  
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• Pence group praises ‘aggressive’ spending in annual defense bill

  08-12-2025 19:00 via thehill.com
  
  A conservative advocacy group led by former Vice President Pence on Monday praised provisions in the annual defense bill that called for increased military spending and stripped out a proposal covering in vitro fertilization (IVF) for active duty military members. Advancing American Freedom (AAF) released a memo, titled “Calling Balls and Strikes on the Compromise...
  
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• Unpacking the $900 billion defense spending bill: What’s in? What’s out?

  08-12-2025 18:59 via thehill.com
  
  Congressional leaders on Sunday released the text of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a compromise defense policy bill that fully repeals sanctions on Syria, seeks to put restrictions on withdrawing service members positioned in Europe and provides some military assistance to Ukraine.The massive legislation, which has a topline of about $8 billion...
  
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• Unpacking the $900 billion annual defense bill: What’s in? What’s out?

  08-12-2025 18:59 via thehill.com
  
  Congressional leaders on Sunday released the text of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a compromise defense policy bill that fully repeals sanctions on Syria, seeks to put restrictions on withdrawing service members positioned in Europe and provides some military assistance to Ukraine.The massive legislation, which has a topline of about $8 billion...
  
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• Live updates: Supreme Court seems poised to side with Trump on FTC firing; Greene criticizes MAGA

  08-12-2025 18:48 via thehill.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to side with President Trump in a case testing the limits of presidential power. The case stems from Trump's bid to fire a Federal Trade Commission member without cause and will likely determine the future of independent agency heads. This afternoon, the Senate returns to Washington, where a...
  
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• Live updates: Supreme Court seems likely to side with Trump on agency firings; Greene criticizes MAGA

  08-12-2025 18:48 via thehill.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to side with President Trump in a case testing the limits of presidential power. The case stems from Trump's bid to fire a Federal Trade Commission member without cause and will likely determine the future of independent agency heads. This afternoon, the Senate returns to Washington, where a...
  
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• Watch live: Trump announces $12B in aid to farmers

  08-12-2025 18:27 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Monday afternoon is expected to announce $12 billion in aid to farmers in the U.S. Farmers, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins are expected to join the president at the White House for the announcement. Watch the announcement, scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. EST, in the player above.
  
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• Clyburn: 'We are not ready' for a woman as president

  08-12-2025 17:58 via thehill.com
  
  South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn (D) on Sunday said he doesn’t think the U.S. is ready for a woman president.  “If you look at the history, we demonstrated that we are not ready, these are incredible women who have run, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris,” Clyburn told NBC's Kristen Welker on “Meet The Press." “Just because...
  
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• GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick: Doing nothing on health care 'not an option'

  08-12-2025 17:55 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), the author of a bipartisan health care plan and a moderate Republican whose district voted for former Vice President Harris in 2024, said taking no action on the expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies is “not an option.” In an interview that aired Sunday on CNN’s “Inside Politics” Fitpatrick pushed back...
  
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• Loomer on boat strikes: 'Fentanyl isn’t being manufactured in Venezuela'

  08-12-2025 17:45 via thehill.com
  
  Far-right activist Laura Loomer noted inconsistencies with the Trump administration’s justification of strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats off the coast of Venezuela. Loomer said Monday on the social platform X that while she has "no sympathy for narcoterrorists being killed," it is "worth noting" that the majority of drugs, including fentanyl, brought into the...
  
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• 57 percent of voters say Trump is losing battle against inflation: Poll

  08-12-2025 17:18 via thehill.com
  
  More than half of voters say President Trump is losing the battle against inflation amid concerns about affordability under his administration, according to a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released Monday. The poll found 57 percent of voters, including 21 percent of Republicans, thought the president is losing against inflation, though the figure is down slightly from...
  
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• Tapper comes to Kaitlan Collins's defense after Trump attack

  08-12-2025 16:46 via thehill.com
  
  CNN anchor Jake Tapper defended his colleague, Kaitlan Collins, after President Trump called her “stupid and nasty” for purportedly asking about his plans for the White House ballroom. In a post on the social platform X, Tapper corrected the spelling of Collins’s name and pushed back on his characterization of his fellow anchor and CNN’s...
  
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• Live updates: Supreme Court weighs Trump's firing power; Greene doubles down on MAGA criticism

  08-12-2025 16:33 via thehill.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Monday is hearing a major case that will test the limits of presidential power. The case stems from President Trump's bid to fire a Federal Trade Commission member without cause and will likely determine the future of independent agency heads. This afternoon, the Senate returns to Washington, where a rebellion within...
  
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• Trump: Netflix deal to acquire Warner Bros. 'could be a problem'

  08-12-2025 16:17 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump over the weekend acknowledged Netflix's bid to acquire WarnerBros. Discovery could face hurtles, an admission that came as Paramount sought to stymie the deal with a competing bid for the massive moviemaker and fellow entertainment giant. “There’s no question about it,” Trump told reporters on Sunday when asked if the Netflix-WBD deal could face...
  
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• Greene, '60 Minutes' correspondent spar in tense interview

  08-12-2025 16:17 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pushed back on CBS News anchor Lesley Stahl when she was asked to address past controversial statements that the journalist suggested have “contributed” to a toxic political culture. In perhaps the most contentious moment of the “60 Minutes” interview that aired Sunday, Stahl pressed the Georgia Republican about her change...
  
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• White House to roll out $12 billion farm package

  08-12-2025 16:05 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is slated to roll out a $12 billion farm aid package on Monday, according to a White House official.The aid includes $11 billion in one time payments to crop farmers as a part of the Department of Agriculture’s Farmer Bridge Assistance program. The remaining $1 billion will go toward crops that are...
  
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• Trump hits Greene after '60 Minutes' appearance: Not America First or MAGA

  08-12-2025 16:01 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Monday lashed out at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) after she appeared on "60 Minutes" to discuss her rift with the president and decision to retire from Congress in January. "The only reason Marjorie 'Traitor' Brown (Green turns Brown under stress!) went BAD is that she was JILTED by the President of...
  
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• Trump hints at AI executive order, knocks states' efforts

  08-12-2025 15:26 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Monday hinted at an executive order taking aim at state AI laws after a preemption effort fell short in Congress.“There must be only One Rulebook if we are going to continue to lead in AI,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We are beating ALL COUNTRIES at this point in the race, but that won’t last long if we...
  
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• Hope Walz: Trump slur against father unleashed 's‑‑‑storm' toward family

  08-12-2025 15:20 via thehill.com
  
  The daughter of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said President Trump’s targeted attack on her father has released a firestorm of negativity aimed at her family in recent days. In a since-deleted TikTok video posted Saturday, Hope Walz fiercely defended her family after Trump called her father "seriously r‑‑‑‑‑ed," saying she draws a line when...
  
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