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• Susan Collins says Liz Cheney 'has no impact, in my view'

  02-09-2026 21:19 via thehill.com
  
  Republican Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) said in an interview published Wednesday that former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) has “no impact” in politics. During a wide-ranging discussion with Politico’s Jonathan Martin, Collins said she does not “fit either” of the two GOP archetypes the reporter raised: those, like Cheney, who stand up to President Trump, and...
  
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• US issues sweeping sanctions against Iranian airlines, foreign businesses

  08-09-2026 19:50 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration on Tuesday announced new sanctions against all of Iran’s airlines and nearly a dozen foreign companies doing business with Iran’s Mahan Air, which had earlier been sanctioned for its ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).  The sanctions are part of Operation Economic Outcast, a financial pressure campaign that the administration...
  
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• Trump posthumously awards Medal of Freedom to 9/11 hero Welles Crowther

  08-09-2026 18:47 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump posthumously awarded to Welles Crowther, an equities trader and volunteer firefighter who died working to save lives on 9/11, the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attacks.Trump presented the honor to Crowther’s mother and sister during the Steel Across America event commemorating the anniversary of...
  
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• Live updates: Canadian tariffs take effect as Trump threatens Bombardier in growing trade war

  08-09-2026 18:32 via thehill.com
  
  Canada's retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. went into effect at midnight Tuesday, affecting hundreds of goods, including steel and aluminum, appliances and electronics and wood, pulp and paper products. There are no reports of negotiations between the two countries. The Trump administration levied 50 percent tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of Canadian goods two weeks...
  
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• Republican strategist knocks Trump for not spending more on GOP candidates

  08-09-2026 18:09 via thehill.com
  
  Republican strategist Doug Heye slammed President Trump on Monday for not directing more funding from his super PAC to a variety of GOP campaigns as the Republican Party fights to maintain its control of Congress this fall.  Dent, a former communications director for the Republican National Committee (RNC), told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that the GOP’s...
  
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• Former GOP rep: Trump's 'bizarre' New Mexico post is 'hurting his own team'

  08-09-2026 17:50 via thehill.com
  
  Former Republican Rep. Charlie Dent (Pa.) on Monday called President Trump's social media posts referring to New Mexico as "New America" "bizarre," and accused him of "hurting his own team" ahead of the midterms. MS NOW's Peter Alexander asked Dent on "State of Play" about the president's latest posts, including an AI-generated map with the...
  
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• TSA now allowing non-ticketed visitors into terminals at several US airports

  08-09-2026 17:08 via thehill.com
  
  Before 9/11, anyone could just walk through airport security and greet or say goodbye to friends and family right at the gate.
  
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• Live updates: Canadian tariffs take effect as Trump threatens Bombardier; White House hosts Sept. 11 remembrance

  08-09-2026 17:07 via thehill.com
  
  Canada's retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. went into effect at midnight Tuesday, affecting hundreds of goods, including steel and aluminum, appliances and electronics and wood, pulp and paper products. There are no reports of negotiations between the two countries. The Trump administration levied 50 percent tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of Canadian goods two weeks...
  
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• Live updates: Canadian tariffs take effect as Trump threatens Bombardier; White House hosts 9/11 remembrance

  08-09-2026 17:07 via thehill.com
  
  Canada's retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. went into effect at midnight Tuesday, affecting hundreds of goods, including steel and aluminum, appliances and electronics and wood, pulp and paper products. There are no reports of negotiations between the two countries. The Trump administration levied 50 percent tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of Canadian goods two weeks...
  
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• GOP senators defend Bombardier after Trump threat

  08-09-2026 17:00 via thehill.com
  
  Kansas Sens. Jerry Moran (R) and Roger Marshall (R) are defending private jet maker Bombardier from growing pressure from President Trump, who on Monday declared the Canadian aerospace company would no longer be able to sell planes in the United States. Moran, the senior Republican senator from Kansas, pointed out that Bombardier is a major employer in his home...
  
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• GOP senator defends Bombardier after Trump threat

  08-09-2026 17:00 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) is defending private jet maker Bombardier from growing pressure from President Trump who on Monday declared the Canadian aerospace company would no longer be able to sell planes in the United States. Moran, the senior Republican senator from Kansas, pointed out that Bombardier is a major employer in his home state,...
  
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• Trump-Carney AI hockey video stirs anger while racking up views

  08-09-2026 16:56 via thehill.com
  
  A video shared by a popular X account supportive of President Trump that depicts the U.S. president repeatedly beating Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney with a hockey stick has gained traction this week amid an escalating trade fight between the U.S. and Canada. The clip, which had garnered hundreds of thousands of views from retweets on...
  
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• Former Kennedy Center chair buys dismantled 'Blue' statue

  08-09-2026 16:53 via thehill.com
  
  The former Kennedy Center chair who was ousted by President Trump last year has purchased the “Blue” sculpture that was removed from the center’s grounds last week. David Rubenstein, the former long-term board chair who was fired by Trump and, alongside many of his colleagues, replaced with the president’s allies, bought the 24-foot aluminum sculpture...
  
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• Former Kennedy Center chair buys dismantled Blue statue

  08-09-2026 16:53 via thehill.com
  
  The former Kennedy Center chairman who was ousted by President Trump last year has purchased the “Blue” sculpture that was removed from the center’s grounds last week. David Rubenstein, the former long term board chair who was fired by Trump and alongside many of his colleagues replaced with the president’s own allies, bought the 24-foot...
  
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• Trump administration announces $1.9B loan to support Iowa nuclear plant restart

  08-09-2026 16:44 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that it will loan $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to finance the restart of an Iowa nuclear plant.  The project — which will be the Hawkeye State's only nuclear power plant — is expected to generate enough power for more than 500,000 homes. Iowa Public Radio reported that the plant,...
  
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• Iceland summons US ambassador after Trump post showing American flag covering island

  08-09-2026 15:29 via thehill.com
  
  Iceland’s government called in the U.S. ambassador on Monday after President Trump posted a map showing the Nordic nation blanketed by the American flag. Trump, who has previously pushed to take over Greenland and Canada, posted an image to Truth Social of the American flag stretching across North America, Greenland, Iceland, Central America and the...
  
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• Retaliatory Canadian tariffs take effect

  08-09-2026 15:22 via thehill.com
  
  Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on $27.6 billion in American products took effect on Tuesday, marking the latest escalation in an ongoing trade fight between the U.S. and its northern neighbor.The economic policies impose 15 percent, 25 percent and 50 percent tariffs on around 6 percent of what the U.S. exported to Canada last year. The...
  
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• Trump: Oil prices 'will drop precipitously' after Iran war win

  08-09-2026 15:12 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Monday said oil prices "will drop precipitously" after the Iran war is won, as Iran seeks to maintain its control of the Strait of Hormuz with a "restricted zone." "Oil prices will drop precipitously, like everything else is dropping (but more!), when we WIN the war with Iran," Trump wrote on Truth...
  
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• Live updates: Canadian tariffs take effect as Trump threatens Bombardier

  08-09-2026 15:00 via thehill.com
  
  Canada's retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. went into effect at midnight Tuesday, affecting hundreds of goods, including steel and aluminum, appliances and electronics and wood, pulp and paper products. There are no reports of negotiations between the two countries. The Trump administration levied 50 percent tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of Canadian goods two weeks...
  
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• Worker injured during White House construction rescued by emergency crew

  08-09-2026 03:54 via thehill.com
  
  An emergency crew rescued a construction worker from high up in scaffolding on the White House North Portico on Monday afternoon, responding to a dispatch saying that a worker had been injured.  The worker was put into a stretcher and ambulance, which then went to the hospital, according to the Washington Post. The White House did...
  
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• Trump posts updates about his DC 'beautification' projects

  07-09-2026 23:53 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump made several posts on social media on Monday morning with pictures of statues and landmarks around Washington, D.C., that the National Park Service has been updating. Trump has been emphasizing his efforts to “beautify” D.C., including by constructing an arch in his honor, fixing fountains and gold-plating statues, among other projects.  Each post...
  
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• Trump posts updates about his DC ‘beautification’ projects

  07-09-2026 23:53 via thehill.com
  
  President Donald Trump made several posts on social media on Monday morning with pictures of statues and landmarks around Washington, D.C., that the National Park Service has been updating. Trump has been emphasizing his efforts to “beautify” D.C., including constructing an arch in his honor, fixing fountains and gold-plating statues, among other projects.  Each post...
  
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• Trump takes narrow Supreme Court rulings as big wins

  07-09-2026 23:00 via thehill.com
  
  The construction of a massive White House ballroom is moving full steam ahead after the Supreme Court found a historic preservation group likely had no right to stop it. "We have a lot of very happy construction workers," President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday. The $400 million project on the site of the former...
  
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• This week on the Hill: Political spotlight turns to GOP midterm convention in Dallas

  07-09-2026 23:00 via thehill.com
  
  The political world’s eyes are focused this week on Dallas, where Republicans are turning up the volume at a two-day convention meant to bolster the GOP’s chances in this year’s midterms. The event is being billed as a unifying and electrifying celebration of President Trump’s second term in office that is being put on by...
  
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• Trump posts map with American flag emblazoned over Canada, Greenland, Mexico

  07-09-2026 22:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump posted a map with an American flag covering most of North America, as well as Iceland and islands in the Caribbean on Monday morning, a post that follows his previous pushes to take over territory outside of U.S. borders. The president’s post featured a map with the pattern of the American flag superimposed...
  
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• Fake Republican midterm convention site still redirects to Epstein files

  07-09-2026 21:25 via thehill.com
  
  A fake website claiming to be associated with the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) midterm convention, taking place Sept. 9-10 in Dallas, redirects to the Justice Department’s homepage for the Epstein files. The online bait-and-switch demonstrates a push from a mysterious source to remind Republicans, or anyone seeking convention details, about the Epstein files.  The New...
  
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• Witkoff touts 'substantive progress' after peace talks with Ukraine, Russia

  07-09-2026 20:46 via thehill.com
  
  Special envoy Steve Witkoff touted “substantive progress” in the wake of U.S. talks on the Russia-Ukraine war with both sides. “United States negotiators visited both Moscow and Kyiv in order to facilitate additional dialogue to end the Russia-Ukraine War. Ahead of the trip, the Russians and Ukrainians agreed to a three-day no-shoot policy to enable...
  
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• Trump promises midterm victory, slams Democrats in Labor Day message

  07-09-2026 19:15 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Monday promised victory in the upcoming midterm elections for the GOP and went after Democrats in a Labor Day message posted to social media. “Happy Labor Day to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics, Communists, and Dumocrats who will do anything possible to destroy our Country. These Deranged People, after fighting for...
  
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• Trump’s DC makeover: What to know

  07-09-2026 18:00 via thehill.com
  
  The Supreme Court last week cleared the way for President Trump to continue construction of a massive ballroom replacing the White House’s East Wing, removing a major legal hurdle for one of his several beautification projects around Washington, D.C. Since returning to office for a second term, Trump has launched a sweeping campaign to transform...
  
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• New Mexico governor rips Trump's 'New America' post, says name 'isn't up for debate'

  07-09-2026 15:30 via thehill.com
  
  New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) slammed President Trump’s recent post where he shared a map showing her state renamed as "New America." “New Mexico’s name isn’t up for debate — it’s been ours since before the United States existed. What is up for debate? Who’s showing up for working families,” Lujan Grisham said...
  
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