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• Trump Accounts architect leaving Treasury for private sector: Report

  29-09-2026 17:45 via thehill.com
  
  Luke Pettit, the architect of the Trump administration’s new investment accounts for children, is reportedly departing the Treasury Department for the private sector. Pettit will leave the Treasury in October, Axios reported Tuesday. The Hill has reached out to the Treasury for comment. An assistant secretary overseeing financial institutions, Pettit has been with the department...
  
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• Consumer confidence drops to lowest level in over a decade

  29-09-2026 22:08 via thehill.com
  
  Consumer confidence dipped in September to its lowest level in a dozen years, the Conference Board reported Tuesday. The board’s Consumer Confidence Index fell to 81.9 last month, down 6.7 points from August. That marked the lowest point for the metric since 2014, when consumer sentiment was rebounding from a low point of below 30...
  
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• Consumer confidence drops to lowest level in more than a decade

  29-09-2026 22:08 via thehill.com
  
  Consumer confidence dipped in September to its lowest level in a dozen years, the Conference Board reported Tuesday. The board’s consumer confidence index fell to 81.9 last month, down 6.7 points from August. That marked the lowest point for the metric since 2014, when consumer sentiment was rebounding from a low point of less than...
  
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• GAO reasserts pocket rescissions' illegality after Trump uses tactic to cancel nearly $1B

  29-09-2026 21:51 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reasserted on Tuesday that President Trump’s use of a “pocket rescission” to cancel $810 million in federal funding was unlawful.The letter by the government watchdog's lead attorney, Edda Emmanuelli Perez, outlined under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (ICA), “the rescission proposals contained in the President’s September 25,...
  
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• White House highlights 'new helipad,' beehive as part of fall garden tours

  29-09-2026 21:43 via thehill.com
  
  The White House is touting its "new helipad" as one of the sights that visitors can admire during the just-announced fall garden tours that are open to the public. The free, biannual tours traditionally take place in both the spring and fall. This year, the gardens and grounds of the White House will be open...
  
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• Live updates: Jack Smith faces Senate GOP scrutiny; Supreme Court lets Trump resume third-country deportations

  29-09-2026 21:36 via thehill.com
  
  Former special counsel Jack Smith spent more than four hours testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, his second appearance before Congress as the panel probes his investigation into President Trump. Smith led a team of Justice Department investigators and ultimately determined he would bring charges against Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents case and...
  
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• Klobuchar on Schmitt: Glad one of us knows difference between Hawks, Hawkeyes

  29-09-2026 21:34 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) mocked GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt (Mo.) for appearing to confuse the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team with the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks while questioning former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday. “Before calling someone a ‘dirtbag,’ the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order,” Klobuchar wrote on...
  
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• Supreme Court lifts limits on Trump's third-country deportations

  29-09-2026 21:30 via thehill.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the Trump administration can resume its policy of deporting immigrants to countries where they have no ties, for now, as the justices take up whether the deportations are legal. The justices announced they will take the bench in December to hear arguments before issuing a final decision.  In the...
  
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• DOJ charges Austin immigrant shot by ICE officer

  29-09-2026 21:22 via thehill.com
  
  Federal prosecutors have charged a Velezuelan national shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Austin with assault charges. According to an affidavit, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was pulled over in a traffic stop by ICE officers after they identified him as having a final order of removal as he was leaving a restaurant....
  
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• Trump's AI website confirms he lost 2020 election

  29-09-2026 21:20 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump's AI-powered website America.gov confirms that he lost the 2020 presidential election to former President Biden, contrary to the 47th president's false claim that he won. The website's homepage features a search bar allowing users to ask questions and provides answers from official government websites. Answers cite links to the original sources. When asked...
  
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• Trump to sign order renaming AI as 'superintelligence'

  29-09-2026 20:58 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump plans to sign an order Tuesday officially renaming AI as “superintelligence.” “We're going to be signing a document today at about 5 o'clock, renaming artificial intelligence because it's not artificial,” Trump said in public remarks, after hosting a luncheon with top technology executives at the White House. “We all agree on that, and...
  
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• Trump to sign order renaming AI as ‘superintelligence’

  29-09-2026 20:58 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump plans to sign an order Tuesday officially renaming AI as “superintelligence.” “We're going to be signing a document today at about 5o'clock, renaming artificial intelligence because it's not artificial,” Trump said in public remarks, after hosting a luncheon with top technology executives at the White House. “We all agree on that, and we're...
  
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• Rubio: New US site lets Americans apply online for passport

  29-09-2026 20:26 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump’s new artificial intelligence website allows for Americans to apply for passports online, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday. During a presentation announcing America.gov on Tuesday, Rubio derided the previous process of applying for and receiving a passport. “I think you would agree that American citizens deserve better than this, and that's why...
  
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• Democratic appropriators accuse White House of using CBP funds for Trump political ads

  29-09-2026 19:57 via thehill.com
  
  Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee accused the White House of using Customs and Border Protection (CBP) funding to air political ads weeks out from the November general election. President Trump has received pushback from across the aisle after launching a 30-second commercial in which he said, “Together we will defeat communism, socialism and Marxism...
  
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• Live updates: Jack Smith faces Senate GOP scrutiny; Trump unveils federal AI tool

  29-09-2026 19:23 via thehill.com
  
  Former special counsel Jack Smith spent over four hours testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, his second appearance before Congress as the panel probes his investigation into President Trump. Smith led a team of Justice Department investigators and ultimately determined he would bring charges against Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents case and another...
  
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• Khanna: Epstein files should be one of Democrats' 'highest priorities' if congressional control changes

  29-09-2026 18:52 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Monday the government's files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein should be one of the "highest priorities" for Democrats if they retake control of Congress after the November midterm elections. "This is not about politics," Khanna told CNN's Kasie Hunt on "The Arena." "This is about survivors who have been...
  
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• Khanna: Epstein files should be one of Democrats 'highest priorities' if congressional control changes

  29-09-2026 18:52 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Monday said the government's files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein should be one of the "highest priorities" for Democrats if they retake control of Congress after the November midterm elections. "This is not about politics," Khanna told CNN's Kasie Hunt on "The Arena." "This is about survivors who have...
  
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• Watters: Trump should just say 'half-off beer if you vote Republican'

  29-09-2026 18:41 via thehill.com
  
  Fox News host Jesse Watters on Monday joked that President Trump should just say that he will cut the price of beer in half if Americans vote for Republicans in the upcoming midterms. During a discussion on Fox News between Watters and conservative commentator Benny Johnson about how politicians can draw larger crowds at public...
  
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• Live updates: Jack Smith faces Senate scrutiny; Trump unveils federal AI tool

  29-09-2026 18:32 via thehill.com
  
  Former special counsel Jack Smith will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, his second appearance before Congress as the panel probes his investigation into President Trump. Smith led a team of Justice Department investigators and ultimately determined he would bring charges against Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents case and another related to the...
  
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• Trump extends red state midterm tour to Nebraska

  29-09-2026 18:16 via thehill.com
  
  The Republican National Committee announced on Tuesday that President Trump will headline a rally in Nebraska, marking the latest stop in his upcoming swing of red states over the next week.Trump will make a stop in the city of Grand Island, located in central Nebraska. The state, known as a red stronghold, is home...
  
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• US revokes Latin American officials' visas

  29-09-2026 17:25 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration revoked visas from 27 Latin American officials, including Bolivia’s top prosecutor, former officials and their family members over allegations of corruption and ties to drug trafficking. The visa revocations targeted officials and their family from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, the State Department announced Monday. Earlier this month, Secretary of State Marco...
  
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• Trump says Canada is 'one of the worst countries in the entire world'

  29-09-2026 17:19 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said Monday that Canada is “one of the worst countries in the entire world” in the wake of heightened tensions between Washington and its historically friendly northern neighbor. “The problem is that they've treated the United States very unfairly. They have been one of the worst countries in the entire world. You know,...
  
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• Trump launches America.gov, AI-powered government services hub

  29-09-2026 17:12 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump launched a website Tuesday that uses artificial intelligence to help Americans navigate the federal government and find information and services. Trump touted the website, America.gov, during an event at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington. He thanked Joe Gebbia, the Airbnb co-founder who now leads the National Design Studio (NDS) and services...
  
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• GOP senator blocks move to prevent Trump from tearing down buildings honoring presidents

  29-09-2026 16:52 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Monday night blocked an attempt from Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to prohibit President Trump from demolishing the Kennedy Center. The bill Merkley attempted to pass under unanimous consent, which would have bypassed a floor vote if no one had objected, also had the support of Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). ...
  
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• Rubio says Cuba has 'already fallen': 'It is a failed state'

  29-09-2026 16:37 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that Cuba has "already fallen" and is a "failed state" as tensions rise between the U.S. and island nation. "Well, the truth is Cuba has already fallen," Rubio told Fox News's Sean Hannity. "It does not have a functional economy, and it is governed by people who continue...
  
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• GOP pollster highlights 'dangerous' Trump midterm strategy

  29-09-2026 16:26 via thehill.com
  
  Republican pollster Frank Luntz on Monday called President Trump’s midterms strategy “dangerous,” with the GOP dealing with rocky political territory as Election Day nears. “There's always been a historical advantage to the party out of power in the midterms, particularly in the first midterms, and we see that now, that there's an energy challenge for...
  
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• Incident at US air base in UK involved foreign state, Rubio says

  29-09-2026 16:19 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the alleged thwarted attack on a U.S. air base in the United Kingdom “clearly” involved a foreign state. Rubio, during an appearance on Fox News’s “Hannity,” said the Sunday arrests of five men suspected of planning an attack on RAF Fairford base in England was a “very serious”...
  
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• GOP lawmakers challenge Trump’s nearly $1B funding clawback

  29-09-2026 16:15 via thehill.com
  
  Republican lawmakers are pushing back on President Trump’s decision to cancel nearly $1 billion in federal funding, setting up a new clash between the White House and members of Trump's own party at a particularly precarious moment for the GOP. The administration announced Friday that it would use a budget maneuver known as a “pocket...
  
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• GOP lawmakers challenge Trump’s nearly $1 billion funding clawback

  29-09-2026 16:15 via thehill.com
  
  Republican lawmakers are pushing back on President Trump’s decision to cancel nearly $1 billion in federal funding, setting up a new clash between the White House and members of Trump's own party at a particularly precarious moment for the GOP. The administration announced Friday that it would use a budget maneuver known as a “pocket...
  
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• Bipartisan team in Congress looks to expand insurance coverage for ovarian cancer screening

  29-09-2026 15:19 via thehill.com
  
  A group of lawmakers spanning both parties and chambers is introducing legislation that would require insurance plans to cover genetic testing for patients with hereditary risk factors and expand education and outreach about gynecologic cancer risk.  Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) are leading the bill, the Ovarian Cancer IMPACT Act, which was...
  
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