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• Trump says he will pay for 'Patriotic Ads' himself after facing backlash from Democrats

  06-10-2026 03:58 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Monday said he will pay for the controversial "Patriotic Ads" after backlash mounted in response to the ads being funded by taxpayers. "The Radical Left is upset with the fact that I am taking Ads, which I consider to be a positive promotion for our Great U.S.A., and paying for them with...
  
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• Trump pushing to turn one of his golf courses into presidential retreat

  07-10-2026 16:50 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump wants to add a Camp David-type presidential retreat at his West Palm Beach golf club, according to several reports. A letter sent to Palm Beach County commissioners by the golf course’s attorney Harvey Oyer said Trump is offering to “designate” his golf course as a U.S. Presidential Golf Course and be "utilized by...
  
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• Paxton: Iran war a drag on Texas Senate campaign

  07-10-2026 16:49 via thehill.com
  
  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate in the Lone Star State, said in a leaked audio recording that the war in Iran and high prices at home are a drag on his midterm campaign.  “It's not tariffs. ... It's the war, it's gas prices, it's diesel,” Paxton told donors and lobbyists...
  
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• Former Trump adviser: Remarks about LA, San Diego 'clumsy, sloppy'

  07-10-2026 16:32 via thehill.com
  
  David Urban, a former adviser to President Trump, panned the president's recent comments suggesting Iran could target Los Angeles and San Diego if the regime successfully builds a nuclear weapon. “I do think that was a clumsy, sloppy kind of statement," Urban told CNN's Anderson Cooper in an interview Tuesday. "Obviously, he's riffing there. I...
  
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• Watch live: Rubio makes case for Western democracy in Athens speech

  07-10-2026 16:30 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio will deliver a major address from Greece on Wednesday, urging Western nations to return to their “civilizational roots” as the Trump administration seeks to reassure uneasy European allies. Speaking near the Acropolis, Rubio is expected to argue that the U.S. and Europe are at a “crossroads” and must embrace the...
  
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• Rand Paul concerned Russian plague could be ‘weaponized’

  07-10-2026 16:14 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) raised concerns that Russia could potentially be conducting biological weapons research involving the plague as global health officials seek more information about the mysterious death of a worker at a Siberian lab. The 28-year-old worker died on Oct. 2 after being hospitalized from a severe case of pneumonia, prompting the World...
  
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• Vance: Iran must make 'meaningful' enrichment reduction to end war

  07-10-2026 16:10 via thehill.com
  
  Iran must do something “meaningful” related to their stockpile of enriched uranium to make progress in nuclear negotiations with the U.S., Vice President Vance said in an interview with Reuters on Tuesday. Iran’s claim of a right to enrichment is a key sticking point in negotiations over its nuclear program. While Iran says it does...
  
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• Tillis defends insulting Trump officials: 'I stand by all that'

  07-10-2026 16:00 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Tuesday defended insults from his new political memoir thrown at Trump administration officials, saying that he stands "by all that." CNN's Kaitlan Collins read off Tillis's "unsparing" remarks from "How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents," starting with the North Carolina Republican saying his vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete...
  
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• Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's execution set for December

  07-10-2026 15:28 via thehill.com
  
  The execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting, is set for December, according to the U.S. Army. The Tuesday memo, obtained by The Hill’s sister network NewsNation, lists Dec. 3 at 1 p.m. CDT. It will be carried out at the Fort Hood...
  
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• Live updates: Candidates tangle in midterm debates; Trump heads back to Texas

  07-10-2026 15:03 via thehill.com
  
  With less than a month until the midterms, there are a slew of debates this week in several high-profile races across the country. On Tuesday night, Maine Senate candidates Sen. Susan Collins (R) clashed with Democrat Troy Jackson. Read takeaways from that debate here. Iowa's gubernatorial candidates, Zach Lahn (R) and Rob Sand (D), tangled,...
  
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• California Democrats demand Trump apology for rally remarks

  07-10-2026 14:59 via thehill.com
  
  California Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday demanded President Trump apologize for remarks he made at a campaign rally suggesting Iran could "take out" the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego. "As members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation, we call on President Trump to apologize to the over 16 million Americans who live in the...
  
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• Bass 'horrified' by Trump remarks about Los Angeles, San Diego

  07-10-2026 13:57 via thehill.com
  
  Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) said she was “horrified” by President Trump’s remark at a recent campaign rally that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego, saying a president should not speak of major U.S. cities as a potential cost of war. Trump defended the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict...
  
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• What a post-midterm House Freedom Caucus could look like

  07-10-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  The House Freedom Caucus is heading into 2027 with a leadership shake-up and a new opportunity to shape how the influential conservative bloc operates, as several of its most prominent figures prepare to leave Congress. The caucus’s current policy chair, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), and a number of other influential members, including GOP Reps. Ralph...
  
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• Trump heads to Texas as GOP worries mount over Paxton, Talarico

  07-10-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is headed back to Texas on Wednesday for his third visit in a month as Republican Ken Paxton trails Democrat James Talarico in a battleground Senate race. It’s the latest in Trump’s blitz through red states to rev up Republican voters as many key midterm forecasts shift in Democrats’ favor, and it’s his...
  
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• As concerns over health costs mount, Trump tries cash

  07-10-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  With the midterm elections a month away and Republicans struggling to respond to voter frustration over healthcare costs, President Trump is handing out cash. Last week, Trump pledged $90 to more than tens of millions of seniors on Medicare. That announcement came on top of other pledges to send money to Americans, including $500 ObamaCare...
  
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• Benson, James spar in Michigan gubernatorial debate: 3 takeaways

  07-10-2026 04:48 via thehill.com
  
  Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) and Rep. John James (R-Mich.) faced off on the debate stage Tuesday, less than a month before voters decide which of the two will be the Wolverine State’s next governor. During the debate, which Nexstar’s WOOD-TV hosted, the candidates touched on issues specific to the state — such...
  
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• Trump says Reflecting Pool repairs are near complete, refill to come 'this week'

  07-10-2026 01:12 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said Tuesday repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are close to complete and should be refilled with water "this week," but still touted unfounded claims of vandalism. "I think they're going to fill it up this week," Trump said in a video shared by the Rapid Respond 47 account on the social...
  
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• US trade deficit passes $100B for first time since March 2025

  07-10-2026 00:44 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. trade deficit rose to a 17-month high in August, topping $100 billion for the first time since March 2025. U.S. imports of goods and services that month were worth $105.6 billion more than the value of exports, according to data the Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis released Tuesday. That marked an...
  
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• Trump: Government will take massive stake in 'next generation' submarine shipyard

  07-10-2026 00:20 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said Tuesday that American taxpayers will get a 40 percent stake in the planned shipyard in Sparrows Point, Md., an unincorporated industrial area in Baltimore County, which he visited Tuesday. “In the ultimate proof of our commitment to ensuring shipyards enduring success American taxpayers will receive 40 percent stake in the new shipyard,”...
  
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• US reups do-not-travel warning for Russia over 'suspected pneumonic plague'

  07-10-2026 00:13 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. is refreshing its call for Americans not to travel to Russia in the wake of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Siberia. In a post on the social platform X on Tuesday, the State Department said, “The U.S. Embassy is aware of press reports from the Irkutsk region of suspected pneumonic plague...
  
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• The Memo: Trump changes course on controversial ads, underscoring midterm dangers

  06-10-2026 23:38 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump did something rare on Monday evening: he climbed down. Trump announced on social media that a series of TV ads extolling his supposed strengths would no longer be paid for by the government but would instead be funded by him and his main super-PAC. To be sure, Trump admitted no wrongdoing and complained...
  
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• White House, DOJ pushed FBI to investigate protesters, violating rights: Whistleblower

  06-10-2026 22:43 via thehill.com
  
  A new whistleblower complaint accuses the White House as well as top leadership at the Justice Department and the FBI of directing agents to open investigations into Los Angeles protestors, violating the Constitution and bureau policy by targeting them for First Amendment activity. The complaint from former FBI intelligence analyst Jill Fields relays that she...
  
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• Trump blames French student protests on Islam, 'out of control mass migration'

  06-10-2026 22:33 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump blamed the widespread student-led protests in France on Islam and "out of control mass migration" on Tuesday. “What’s happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration. This isn’t about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country,” he wrote in a Truth Social post....
  
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• Johnson predicts a Democratic majority will impeach Trump immediately

  06-10-2026 22:18 via thehill.com
  
  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is predicting that Democrats will waste no time impeaching President Trump if they win control of the lower chamber in the midterm elections.“It’s guaranteed, probably on the first day — first or second day,” Johnson said Tuesday in an interview with Scott Jennings, a pro-Trump pundit. “Remember, they’ve already...
  
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• Lawyers urge watchdogs to examine Reflecting Pool case against ex-Olympian

  06-10-2026 21:37 via thehill.com
  
  Lawyers for a former U.S. Olympian cleared of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are asking federal watchdogs to investigate how the Justice Department built a felony case against him before prosecutors concluded he was not responsible. Attorneys for David Hearn on Tuesday sent a letter to the inspectors general at the DOJ and Interior...
  
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• Live updates: Trump unveils sub investment in Baltimore; California officials fume over Iran remark

  06-10-2026 21:27 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is facing fierce backlash from California officials after suggesting Iran could “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego during a campaign rally speech Monday night in Nebraska. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) initially blasted the rhetoric as “deranged and dangerous.” Later Tuesday, he told The Hill that Trump is “mentally ill.”“TIME FOR THE...
  
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• Live updates: Trump set to unveil sub investment in Baltimore; California officials fume over Iran remark

  06-10-2026 21:27 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is facing fierce backlash from California officials after suggesting Iran could “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego during a campaign rally speech Monday night in Nebraska. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) initially blasted the rhetoric as “deranged and dangerous.” Later Tuesday, he told The Hill that Trump is “mentally ill.”  “TIME FOR THE...
  
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• Live updates: Candidates debate in key races in Michigan, Maine, Iowa; Trump unveils sub investment in Baltimore

  06-10-2026 21:27 via thehill.com
  
  A flurry of midterm election debates also happens this week, with Maine Senate candidates and Iowa and Michigan gubernatorial hopefuls among those taking the stage Tuesday night. Incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) faces off in a debate against Democratic challenger Troy Jackson, the former president of the Maine State Senate, as she seeks reelection to...
  
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• Watch live: Trump to unveil major investment in Baltimore submarine shipyard

  06-10-2026 21:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump will give remarks Tuesday afternoon in Baltimore to unveil a multibillion-dollar investment aimed at boosting U.S. submarine production. Defense technology company Anduril Industries plans to invest $3.7 billion in a new shipyard at Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point, while the Navy could spend up to another $2.9 billion purchasing production from the facility....
  
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• Newsom calls for 25th Amendment after Trump's remarks on California

  06-10-2026 20:44 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is stoking outrage among California Democrats and at least one House GOP candidate after he suggested at a midterm rally that he would allow Iran to “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego.California Governor Gavin Newsom led the charge, telling The Hill on Tuesday that Trump is “mentally ill.”“TIME FOR THE...
  
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