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• Trump not ruling out invoking Insurrection Act around midterms

  01-10-2026 16:27 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said in an interview published Thursday that he has not ruled out invoking the Insurrection Act or declaring a national emergency around the midterm elections in November. "I'm not committing to anything," Trump said in an interview with Time when asked about the limits of his presidential power. "We're going to see how...
  
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• Medicare de-fangs new drug pricing model

  02-10-2026 01:51 via thehill.com
  
  Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big StoryMedicare de-fangs new drug pricing model The Trump administration rolled out the final version of a new Medicare payment model aimed at lowering the prices of drugs administered in doctors’ offices to match those paid in countries overseas.© Nam...
  
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• Watch live: Trump takes midterm campaign push to Oklahoma

  02-10-2026 00:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump will rally supporters in Oklahoma on Thursday evening as he ramps up his midterm campaign push with Election Day just over a month away. The event marks a rare presidential visit to a reservation and kicks off a monthlong campaign blitz for Trump through red states — as Republicans hope to maintain control...
  
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• FBI arrests Energy Department employee accused of attempting to support Houthis

  01-10-2026 23:54 via thehill.com
  
  The FBI on Thursday arrested a Department of Energy (DOE) employee at the Hanford, Wash., nuclear site under suspicion of trying to aid the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen, according to the Justice Department.  Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Wash., was charged with “attempting to provide material support or resources to the Houthis”...
  
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• GOP lawmaker: Richard Nixon was 'couped out of office,' 'framed' during Watergate

  01-10-2026 23:50 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Riley Moore (R-W.V.) said on Thursday that former President Richard Nixon was “absolutely couped out of office” and added that he was “framed” during the infamous Watergate scandal. “We now know more about the deep state and its power and ability to literally change things at the top,” the lawmaker said during his remarks...
  
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• GOP lawmaker: Nixon was 'couped out of office,' 'framed' during Watergate

  01-10-2026 23:50 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Riley Moore (R-W.Va.) said Thursday that former President Nixon was “absolutely couped out of office” and added that he was “framed” during the infamous Watergate scandal. “We now know more about the deep state and its power and ability to literally change things at the top,” the lawmaker said during his remarks at the...
  
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• Live updates: Trump stumps in Texas, Oklahoma

  01-10-2026 22:58 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is in Denton, Texas, to tour the Peterbilt Motors factory on Thursday afternoon, set to deliver remarks about manufacturing and his economic agenda. He will then attend a rally in Durant, Okla., to urge voters to cast their ballots for Republicans. It's the first of three red-state campaign swings between now and Monday....
  
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• Khanna asks AI firms for information on efforts by China to access code

  01-10-2026 22:49 via thehill.com
  
  The leading Democrat on the House's China Select Committee is calling on the U.S.'s leading AI labs for information on Beijing's alleged efforts to steal model weights from their firms. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Select Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, requested data on Thursday from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta...
  
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• Trump meme coin invites top buyers to 'exclusive' gala with the president

  01-10-2026 22:25 via thehill.com
  
  The firm managing President Trump’s “$Trump” coin announced it would be hosting an “exclusive” gala for the top 185 holders of the coin, featuring the president as a speaker. “An evening with 3 Legends and President Donald J. Trump — plus a private meet & greet with a legend to be announced,” the description of...
  
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• Trump meme coin firm invites top buyers to 'exclusive' gala with the president

  01-10-2026 22:25 via thehill.com
  
  The firm managing President Trump’s $TRUMP meme coin announced it is hosting an “exclusive” gala for the top 185 holders of the coin, featuring the president as a speaker. “An evening with 3 Legends and President Donald J. Trump — plus a private meet & greet with a legend to be announced,” the description of...
  
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• Trump says ‘it’s possible’ Iran war could cost him the midterms

  01-10-2026 22:02 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Thursday said "it's possible" that the Iran war could cost him the November midterm elections by risking Republican control of the House, Senate or both. "Well, it's possible. It should help," Trump told reporters outside the White House before heading to a campaign rally in the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma. "Because Iran...
  
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• Retired major general: Hegseth 'playing Russian Roulette' with US security

  01-10-2026 21:55 via thehill.com
  
  Retired Maj. Gen. Randy Manner blasted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his latest cuts to the military’s senior ranks, accusing the Pentagon chief of “playing Russian roulette” with U.S. national security. “This is just unbelievable,” Manner said during a Wednesday appearance on CNN’s “The Lead.” “It’s sophomoric,” he added. Hegseth announced plans to cut 20...
  
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• Watch live: Trump kicks off red-state campaign swing at Texas truck plant

  01-10-2026 21:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump will kick off his red-state campaign swing on Thursday afternoon with a visit to a manufacturing plant in Denton, Texas. Trump is likely to use the stop to highlight his trade and tariff agenda, as well as the Trump administration's efforts to boost domestic production. The visit comes as the president faces persistent...
  
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• Treasury targets Iranian auto, rail sectors in latest round of sanctions

  01-10-2026 20:59 via thehill.com
  
  The Treasury Department sanctioned Iranian auto and rail industries on Thursday, the latest salvo in its economic campaign against the Islamic Republic. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the entirety of those industries — going after automobile, train and manufacturing companies — which the administration views as critical sources of funding for...
  
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• Trump says Iran will 'either sign a very fair deal' or cease to exist

  01-10-2026 20:58 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump threatened on Thursday that Iran will cease to exist if its leaders do not sign a peace deal with the U.S.“Now I have to make a decision. They’ll either sign a very fair deal or they won’t exist any longer,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn en route to Oklahoma. The...
  
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• Trump: Iran will 'either sign a very fair deal' or cease to exist

  01-10-2026 20:58 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump threatened Thursday that Iran will cease to exist if its leaders do not sign a peace deal with the U.S.  “Now I have to make a decision. They’ll either sign a very fair deal, or they won’t exist any longer,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn en route to Oklahoma.   The president...
  
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• Trump slams Time staff during interview for not asking 'one f‑‑‑ing positive question'

  01-10-2026 20:13 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump slammed Time's staff during a lengthy interview published Thursday, where he ripped into them for not asking him "one f---ing positive question." He was asked about Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) returning to the Senate after months away recuperating from a fall he suffered at home in June, and whether the lawmaker should resign...
  
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• Trump slams Time staff during interview for not asking 'one f---ing positive question'

  01-10-2026 20:13 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump slammed Time's staff during a lengthy interview published Thursday, where he ripped into them for not asking him "one f---ing positive question." He was asked about Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) returning to the Senate after months away recuperating from a fall he suffered at home in June, and whether the lawmaker should resign...
  
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• Trump says he rejected Secret Service plan to tear down Oval Office

  01-10-2026 19:33 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said he told the Secret Service that he wouldn’t allow for the Oval Office to be demolished. Trump was asked what he would miss the most about the White House when he leaves office at the end of his second term, and the president spoke about the historic West Wing office. “This beautiful...
  
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• Fed's Kashkari says inflation 'still too high' despite lower PCE data than expected

  01-10-2026 17:58 via thehill.com
  
  Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said Wednesday inflation remains “too high,” after the the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released data showing that annual inflation remained above the central bank’s 2 percent target in August. “Inflation is still too high,” Kashkari told CNBC’s Steve Liesman at a Council of Foreign Relations event...
  
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• Judge dismisses Reflecting Pool case against former Olympian with prejudice

  01-10-2026 17:44 via thehill.com
  
  The federal case against a former Olympian accused by the Trump administration of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is officially dead after a Washington, D.C., judge ruled Thursday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) cannot try to charge him again in the future. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman dismissed the case against David Hearn...
  
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• Judge bars future Reflecting Pool charges against former Olympian

  01-10-2026 17:44 via thehill.com
  
  The federal case against a former Olympian accused by the Trump administration of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is officially dead after a Washington, D.C., judge ruled Thursday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) cannot try to charge him again in the future. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman dismissed the case against David Hearn...
  
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• Trump refuses to rule out demolishing Kennedy Center

  01-10-2026 17:26 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is refusing to commit to not demolishing the Kennedy Center amid the legal battle over the performing arts center's name and renovation. Trump, in a new interview with Time magazine, was asked if he would commit to not bringing in wrecking balls to take down the center without congressional consent. “I'm not committing...
  
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• Van Orden hit with cease and desist letter from Democratic opponent over AI deepfake ads

  01-10-2026 17:15 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) was hit with a cease-and-desist letter from his Democratic opponent Rebecca Cooke after the lawmaker aired AI deepfake campaign advertisements about her. “Not only are these ads beneath the dignity of your office, but Wisconsin’s common law of defamation fills the gaps yet remaining in Wisconsin's statutory protections against fake...
  
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• Rubio ordered Iranians out of US as negotiations stalled

  01-10-2026 17:06 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the Iranian delegation to leave the U.S. immediately on Monday after the United Nations General Assembly as negotiations between both countries have stalled. The Hill's broadcast partner NewsNation on Thursday confirmed this with the State Department, which previously approved visas for the "core" Iranian delegation to the UN last...
  
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• Trump says he regrets nominating Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett

  01-10-2026 16:42 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump revealed in an interview published on Thursday that he regrets nominating conservative Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.  “Yeah. Yeah. What can I do? I put them in,” Trump told Time Magazine when asked if he regretted nominating the three justices to the high court."They...
  
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• House Democrats call for GAO to investigate government-funded Trump ads

  01-10-2026 16:21 via thehill.com
  
  A pair of House Democrats called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate government-funded ads featuring President Trump that aired last month. Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and George Whitesides (D-Calif.) sent a letter to the GAO leadership, asking for an investigation as to why “the American...
  
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• Democrats call for Pulte resignation over FHFA watchdog budget cuts

  01-10-2026 16:05 via thehill.com
  
  Top Democratic lawmakers are calling on Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte to resign after the agency cut funding for its inspector general, a move they say could effectively shut down the independent watchdog. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), along with several top Democrats including...
  
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• Congressional staffers planned bipartisan trip with luxury stops in Europe ahead of election

  01-10-2026 16:00 via thehill.com
  
  A senior House aide was set to lead congressional staffers on an official trip to Europe featuring stops at a Ferrari factory, luxury goods companies and France’s Champagne region before to Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) office abruptly canceled the plans. The weeklong trip to Italy and France, scheduled for later this month with the midterms...
  
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• FCC chief: Taxpayer-funded ads touting Trump 'don't raise any red flags'

  01-10-2026 15:27 via thehill.com
  
  Federal Communications Commission (FCC) head Brendan Carr swatted away concerns about a pro-Trump TV advertisement billed as a public service announcement that sparked outrage from Democrats and government watchdogs this week. The ad, paid for by the U.S. government, blasts communism, socialism and Marxism in the U.S. and casts the president in a positive light...
  
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