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• Vance says 9 universities will be investigated over foreign visas

  08-10-2026 18:02 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance on Thursday announced a probe into multiple colleges over their use of the J-1 visa program that allows foreign students and researchers to come study or work in the U.S.  "Elite universities bring in foreigners to undercut the wages of American residents," Vance said in a press conference regarding fraud and abuse in work...
  
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• Jeffries vows immediate anti-corruption push next year: ‘Hold the crooks accountable’

  08-10-2026 21:37 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is vowing that Democrats, if they win the House in next month’s midterms, will launch immediate investigations into corruption allegations against President Trump, his family and other associates who have benefited financially during the early years of his second term. “What we’ve seen from the Trump cartel is that...
  
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• White House chief of staff's daughter shows up in photo from Republicka Srpska

  08-10-2026 21:34 via thehill.com
  
  White House chief of staff Susie Wiles's daughter showed up in a photo from Republika Srpska, a small self-governing territory in Bosnia and Herzegovina led by a pro-Russian political party. Katie Wiles, a partner at Continental Strategy, shared photos on social media, appearing to show her holding a rifle while standing next to Željko Budimir,...
  
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• Who is Eric Deters? The MAGA donor Kimberly Guilfoyle sought $100,000 from for AmEx bill

  08-10-2026 21:13 via thehill.com
  
  Eric Deters, a former Kentucky congressional candidate and longtime ally of President Trump, has emerged in the national spotlight after an explosive report revealed his alleged text exchanges with U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle over her credit card debt. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Guilfoyle, ex-wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)...
  
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• Trump's rekindled alliance with Elon Musk on display at medal ceremony

  08-10-2026 21:05 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump heaped praise on Elon Musk on Thursday as he awarded the tech leader with the National Medal of Science, just over a year after the high-profile relationship between the pair turned into an explosive public feud. Trump presented the SpaceX and Tesla CEO with the nation’s highest form of recognition for scientists and...
  
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• Live updates: Vance lays out work visa penalties for Microsoft, Adobe; Trump to campaign in Alaska

  08-10-2026 20:13 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance on Thursday announced the Trump administration is penalizing Microsoft and Adobe, among other firms, alleging fraud in the use of H1-B work visas. The tech giants will no longer be allowed to apply for green cards for workers. The Republican National Committee announced Thursday that President Trump would travel on Tuesday to...
  
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• Live updates: Trump holds science summit; Vance lays out work visa penalties for Microsoft, Adobe

  08-10-2026 20:13 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance on Thursday announced the Trump administration is penalizing Microsoft and Adobe, among other firms, alleging fraud in the use of H1-B work visas. The tech giants will no longer be allowed to apply for green cards for workers. The White House is hosting a science summit, marking the "Golden Age of Innovation,"...
  
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• GOP donor in Guilfoyle scandal blasts Trump sons, Kushner: 'I don't like their yuck-yuck world'

  08-10-2026 20:10 via thehill.com
  
  The MAGA donor who U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle reportedly asked for payment ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing expressed frustration Thursday morning with the business dealings of President Trump's family. The donor, attorney Eric Deters, said Guifoyle asked him to wire $100,000 ahead of the hearing and paid the president's two oldest sons,...
  
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• Trump to campaign in Alaska amid midterm blitz

  08-10-2026 19:54 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is set to headline a midterm rally in Wasilla, Alaska, on Tuesday, just one week after Vice President Vance hit the campaign trail in the state.  Former vice presidential nominee and Gov. Sarah Palin (R) served as mayor of the Alaska city from 1996 to 2002.  The development comes after Vance campaigned in...
  
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• Live updates: Vance lays out work visa penalties for Microsoft, Adobe; judge extends block on Trump's media ban

  08-10-2026 19:00 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance on Thursday announced the Trump administration is penalizing Microsoft and Adobe, among other firms, alleging fraud in the use of H1-B work visas. The tech giants will no longer be allowed to apply for green cards for workers. CNN, MS NOW and Politico's lawsuit against the Trump administration's ban of the media...
  
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• Watch live: Trump to honor Elon Musk, tech leaders at science summit

  08-10-2026 18:55 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is set to recognize some of the biggest names in technology Thursday at the “A New Golden Age” summit in Washington. Trump will award the National Medal of Science to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella...
  
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• Trump says US will not strike Iran before midterms

  08-10-2026 18:52 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said on Thursday that the U.S. military will not launch strikes against Iran before the midterm elections, claiming the administration is having “productive discussions” with the Islamic Republic.“I want to make it clear to everybody that, while Iran is in very bad condition, both Economically and Militarily, and while the Blockade will...
  
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• Bipartisan lawmakers push colleagues to accept midterm results

  08-10-2026 18:47 via thehill.com
  
  A pair of bipartisan lawmakers is urging House colleagues to accept the outcome of November’s elections, whichever side wins.  The campaign arrives as President Trump and some of his Republican allies are claiming, without evidence, that the elections are “rigged” in favor of Democrats. In a letter still being circulated on Capitol Hill, Reps. Josh...
  
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• Judge extends temporary block on Trump’s media ban

  08-10-2026 18:40 via thehill.com
  
  A federal judge on Thursday briefly extended an order lifting a ban implemented by the White House last month on three new outlets President Trump said should not be allowed to cover him over what he has called "fake news" that puts national security in danger. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, is weighing whether...
  
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• Vance says foreign workers at Microsoft will no longer be able to apply for permanent status

  08-10-2026 18:37 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance said Thursday that foreign workers at Microsoft will no longer be able to apply for permanent resident status in the U.S. through an employer-based program, after he accused the company of abusing the process. The tech giant has been suspended from the permanent labor certification program, referred to as PERM, which allows...
  
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• Schumer blasts Trump's 'bigoted bulls‑‑‑' on El-Sayed

  08-10-2026 18:36 via thehill.com
  
  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday denounced President Trump’s latest attack on Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as “bigoted bulls‑‑‑.” Schumer wrote on social platform X, “Abdul El-Sayed is on the road to being the next Senator from Michigan no matter how much bigoted bulls‑‑‑ a weak and desperate Donald Trump throws at...
  
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• Schumer blasts Trump's 'bigoted bull---' on El-Sayed

  08-10-2026 18:36 via thehill.com
  
  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday denounced President Trump’s latest attack on Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as “bigoted bull----.” Schumer wrote on social platform X, “Abdul El-Sayed is on the road to being the next Senator from Michigan no matter how much bigoted bull---- a weak and desperate Donald Trump throws at...
  
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• Award-winning filmmaker detained by immigration officials in US

  08-10-2026 18:26 via thehill.com
  
  An award-winning filmmaker from Kashmir who legally entered the U.S. and sought asylum has been detained by federal immigration officials, according to his family and supporters. Arfat Sheikh was arrested Sept. 24 at Washington Dulles International Airport after arriving on a flight from California, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed. The agency said in a...
  
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• Live updates: Vance lays out work visa penalties for Microsoft, Adobe; Trump media ban returns to court

  08-10-2026 17:50 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance on Thursday announced the Trump administration is penalizing Microsoft and Adobe, among other firms, alleging fraud in its use of H1-B work visas. The tech giants will no longer be allowed to apply for green cards for workers. CNN, MS NOW and Politico's lawsuit against the Trump administration's ban of the media...
  
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• Top House Democrat unveils surprise medical billing overhaul

  08-10-2026 17:38 via thehill.com
  
  New legislation from Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (N.J.), the top Democrat on the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, aims to overhaul a key part of a law that protects patients from surprise medical bills.  The new bill aims to fix what Pallone and critics say is the flawed dispute resolution system between insurers and providers....
  
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• Top House Dem unveils surprise medical billing overhaul

  08-10-2026 17:38 via thehill.com
  
  New legislation from Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), the top Democrat on the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, aims to overhaul a key part of a law that protects patients from surprise medical bills.  The new bill aims to fix what Pallone and critics say is the flawed dispute resolution system between insurers and providers....
  
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• Rubio refuses to comment on Guilfoyle allegations

  08-10-2026 17:10 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday batted away questions about the conduct of President Trump’s ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Guilfoyle solicited cash in exchange for influence with the Trump administration, as part of an effort to pay her debts during the confirmation process for her...
  
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• Guilfoyle asked GOP donor to wire her $100k for AmEx bill: WSJ report

  08-10-2026 16:52 via thehill.com
  
  Days before her confirmation hearing last year, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle asked one of President Trump’s donors to wire her American Express account $100,000, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. “You could just send it here. It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” she wrote to Eric Deters...
  
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• Guilfoyle asked GOP donor to wire her $100K for AmEx bill: Wall Street Journal report

  08-10-2026 16:52 via thehill.com
  
  Days before her confirmation hearing last year, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle asked one of President Trump’s donors to wire her American Express account $100,000, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. “You could just send it here. It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” she wrote to Eric Deters...
  
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• Guilefoyle asked GOP donor to wire her $100k for AmEx bill: WSJ report

  08-10-2026 16:52 via thehill.com
  
  Days before her confirmation hearing last year, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle asked one of President Trump’s donors to wire her American Express account $100,000, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. “You could just send it here. It won’t show up anywhere if you wire money to American Express,” she wrote to Eric Deters...
  
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• Oil rises after reports White House weighing Iran strikes

  08-10-2026 16:47 via thehill.com
  
  Oil prices rose amid reports on Thursday that the White House is weighing new strike options on Iran, less than a month before the November elections. Brent crude, the global benchmark, increased to $104.60 per barrel with a 4.4 percent jump on Thursday morning. The U.S. benchmark, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), jumped 3.91 percent and...
  
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• Oil prices rise after reports White House weighing Iran strikes

  08-10-2026 16:47 via thehill.com
  
  Oil prices rose amid reports Thursday that the White House is weighing new strike options on Iran, less than a month before the November elections. Brent crude, the global benchmark, increased to $104.60 per barrel with a 4.4 percent jump Thursday morning. The U.S. benchmark, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), jumped 3.91 percent and settled at...
  
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• White House on possible Iran strikes before midterms: Trump ‘has all options’

  08-10-2026 16:27 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump has “all options” available concerning the next steps with Iran, amid reports the president is weighing whether to resume major combat operations before or after elections in the U.S. and Israel.    “The Commander-in-Chief has all options available at any time. The United States is in a very strong position with control of the...
  
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• Support for businesses taking public stances on issues drops: Gallup

  08-10-2026 16:12 via thehill.com
  
  Americans’ support for businesses taking public stances has dipped, according to a new poll, as many companies have curried favor with President Trump during his second term.Forty-seven percent of 3,270 respondents to a Gallup survey said businesses should take a stance on current events, down from 51 percent in 2025 but up from 38...
  
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• Watch live: Vance lays out steps to combat alleged work visa fraud

  08-10-2026 16:04 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance is expected to announce new measures Thursday aimed at tackling alleged work visa fraud. Vance, who leads President Trump's White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, has been spearheading efforts to identify potential abuses of federal programs, including immigration and healthcare. The Trump administration has sounded alarms in recent years over potential...
  
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