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• Washington news stories that could dominate 2015

  06-01-2015 11:00
  
  2014 was a tumultuous and eventful year in Washington for many reasons, not least of which was a midterm election that saw Democrats lose control of the Senate and the White House deciding to send American troops back into Iraq. What will 2015 hold? I don't have a crystal ball so in the absence of one, let's make some educated guesses about storylines to follow in the year ahead.
  
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• Trump wants US airlines to add direct flights to Lebanon

  21-07-2026 23:58 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Tuesday reauthorized US airlines to sell tickets for direct flights to Lebanon, following his White House meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.  The move marks a departure from a more than 40-year ban on direct flights to the country after Hezbollah terrorists hijacked TWA Flight 847 in 1985.“After meeting with the...
  
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• Johnson notches early win on reconciliation 3.0, but tougher fights lie ahead

  21-07-2026 23:38 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) secured a win Tuesday when House Republicans voted to advance a budget framework for a third reconciliation package. But the proposal still faces significant obstacles ahead as GOP leaders work to keep conservative hardliners on board. The budget framework calls for $73 billion in defense and intelligence funding amid the conflict...
  
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• Massie says money for farmers in Iran war supplemental is 'ironic'

  21-07-2026 23:22 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) called Congress' move to ask for more than $11 billion for the Agriculture Department (USDA) as part of supplemental funding for the Iran war “ironic” on Tuesday. “What’s ironic about that is the… bailout for the farmers was necessitated by the war with Iran,” Massie told The Hill outside the House...
  
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• Live results: Arizona heads to the polls for key House primaries

  21-07-2026 23:00 via thehill.com
  
  Arizona voters are at the polls Tuesday to pick nominees for November's congressional races. There are two open House seats up for grabs, with Republican Reps. Andy Biggs and David Schweikert jostling in a GOP primary to take on Gov. Katie Hobbs this fall. Schweikert's seat in the 1st Congressional District is a prime pickup...
  
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• Live updates: Hegseth, Caine testify in Senate; House passes key procedural vote to move agenda forward

  21-07-2026 22:47 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday, the first time a Lebanese head of state has made a White House visit since 2009. Trump lauded the Lebanese nation and its people as he opened his meeting in the Oval Office. The U.S. and Iran have escalated hostilities over the last 10 days,...
  
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• Trump blames Canada for wildfires, but scientists point to climate change

  21-07-2026 22:40 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump and other Republicans are blaming Canada for wildfires whose smoke has choked parts of the U.S. in recent days. Experts from both countries told The Hill that climate change is the real culprit.“We are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not properly maintaining their Forests, and Brush therein, and...
  
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• Rights groups sue Trump administration over proposed childcare funding cuts

  21-07-2026 22:25 via thehill.com
  
  Civil rights groups sued the Trump administration on Monday, after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) failed to respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for records relating to attempts to freeze billions of dollars in federal childcare funding in response to fraud claims. The lawsuit was brought on by the...
  
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• Lieu asks White House to send Trump 'to every swing district in America'

  21-07-2026 22:04 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Tuesday sarcastically asked the White House to send President Trump to “every swing district” to campaign for House Republicans.“I urge the White House to send Donald Trump to every single swing district in America,” Lieu, the vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus, said at a press conference. “He...
  
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• David Hogg: Democratic campaign arm picking 'terrible candidates'

  21-07-2026 22:00 via thehill.com
  
  Former DNC Vice Chair David Hogg recently slammed the House Democrats' campaign arm for picking “terrible candidates” months ahead of midterm elections in November.  “Imagine if there was a non-evil version of the [Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)] that existed,” Hogg said during the College Democrats of America convention in Washington, D.C. over the weekend. ...
  
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• Live updates: Hegseth, Caine testify in Senate; Trump says Iran hasn't 'seen anything yet'

  21-07-2026 21:14 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday, the first time a Lebanese head of state has made a White House visit since 2009. Trump lauded the Lebanese nation and its people as he opened his meeting in the Oval Office. The U.S. and Iran have escalated hostilities over the last 10 days,...
  
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• Senate Intel advances Clayton nomination for DNI

  21-07-2026 20:42 via thehill.com
  
  The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday advanced the nomination of Jay Clayton to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The 9-8 vote clears the way for Clayton to be considered by the full Senate and take over a role being held on an acting basis by a controversial figure, Bill Pulte. ...
  
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• House overcomes key hurdle on reconciliation framework, CR and other measures

  21-07-2026 20:42 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) cleared the first major hurdle of his packed legislative agenda Tuesday, when House Republicans passed a rule setting up floor debate and final votes on a slate of high-profile Republican priorities before lawmakers leave Washington. The lower chamber voted 214-211 to pass the rule, advancing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a stock...
  
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• Nancy Mace endorses Ralph Norman for Senate over Trump’s pick to replace Graham

  21-07-2026 20:16 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Tuesday endorsed fellow Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), breaking with President Trump. “Ralph Norman is a tried and true conservative. He doesn't bend, he doesn't back down, and nothing can break him,” Mace said while appearing with Norman on the steps of the...
  
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• Trump administration will lose legal battle with NY Times: Mulvaney

  21-07-2026 19:57 via thehill.com
  
  Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Monday that the Trump administration will lose a legal battle with The New York Times over journalists that reported on President Trump’s new Air Force One plane. “My guess is, the administration will lose this. I'm not sure what the basis is for a lawsuit. Was...
  
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• Bystander injured in shooting near White House pursuing legal claim against Secret Service

  21-07-2026 19:56 via thehill.com
  
  A Kansas man who was injured in a shootout between Secret Service agents and an unrelated armed individual near the White House this spring is pursing legal action against the federal agency for alleged negligence. Attorneys for 25-year-old Benjamin Del Real, Jr., said during a press conference on Tuesday that they would file an administrative...
  
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• Live updates: Trump says Iran hasn't 'seen anything yet'; Hegseth, Caine set to testify

  21-07-2026 19:51 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday, the first time a Lebanese head of state has made a White House visit since 2009. Trump lauded the Lebanese nation and its people as he opened his meeting in the Oval Office. The U.S. and Iran have escalated hostilities over the last 10 days,...
  
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• DOJ accuses UC San Diego medical school of bias in admissions

  21-07-2026 18:53 via thehill.com
  
  The Justice Department (DOJ) on Monday accused the University of California San Diego School of Medicine of racial discrimination in its application process by favoring Black and Hispanic applicants. The DOJ's Civil Rights Division said its investigation found that the medical school allegedly discriminated against applicants by using “race-neutral” practices in order to “deliberately increase...
  
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• House Democrats not supportive of 'bad' continuing resolution

  21-07-2026 18:36 via thehill.com
  
  Multiple House Democrats emerged from their caucus’s weekly meeting on Tuesday without anything positive to say about the latest continuing resolution (CR) House GOP leaders are racing to pass this week. “The vibes from the folks that I’ve spoken to in our caucus are pretty clear, that we don’t want more funding for a war...
  
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• Speaker Johnson backs more restrictions on relationships between lawmakers and staff

  21-07-2026 18:33 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday indicated he would support expanding the House’s prohibition on sexual relationships between lawmakers and staff members. Asked at a press conference whether he would support banning members from having relations with any Capitol Hill staff — as some top Republican women in the House have called for — Johnson...
  
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• Trump administration investigating Harvard over international students' financial aid

  21-07-2026 18:32 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration on Monday announced that it is investigating Harvard University after alleging that it excluded some students who are U.S. citizens from financial aid. The Department of Justice (DOJ) will open a compliance review of the university to determine if Harvard's "China-based financial aid programs and practices exclude American-citizen students, in violation Title...
  
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• Trump says US will ‘take care’ of Houthis if Red Sea strait blocked

  21-07-2026 18:12 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said Monday the U.S. will “take care of things” in the Red Sea if Yemen’s Houthis impose a blockade on shipping and energy exports coming from Saudi Arabia. "So far, it hasn't happened, might happen, but we take care of things," Trump said in the Oval Office, where he was hosting Lebanese President...
  
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• Trump plays down China election claims: 'It's not a one-way street'

  21-07-2026 18:04 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump appeared to play down his own claims of Chinese election interference in U.S. elections on Tuesday, telling reporters “it’s not a one-way street.”  "Well, we're going to talk to them about it. It took place a long time ago. I think China is maybe a little bit different today than it was then,”...
  
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• Bessent warns China could face sanctions over AI IP theft

  21-07-2026 17:56 via thehill.com
  
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Tuesday the Trump administration could sanction China over intellectual property (IP) theft amid concerns about whether Beijing is relying on American AI to develop its own advanced models. "We've seen a lot of talk about you know open-source models coming and threatening the large language models in the U.S." Bessent...
  
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• GOP leaders charge ahead on uncertain vote with ambitious agenda at stake

  21-07-2026 17:47 via thehill.com
  
  House GOP leaders are charging ahead with a procedural vote Tuesday afternoon that will make or break their ambitious agenda for the week, despite a number of members expressing uncertainty about whether they will allow the agenda to move forward. The procedural rule vote, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, would tee up a number...
  
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• 1K internet domains were used to illegally stream World Cup matches

  21-07-2026 17:32 via thehill.com
  
  The sites violated United States copyright law, the Department of Justice said.
  
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• CBP officer indicted for excessive use of force, falsifying report

  21-07-2026 17:28 via thehill.com
  
  U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas said Espinosa allegedly made false statements.
  
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• House Democrat: Trump not sharing Iran war casualty statistics with Congress

  21-07-2026 16:49 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Monday said President Trump has not shared Iran war casualty statistics with Congress, a point of contention after three U.S. service members were killed over the last week as hostilities with Iran resumed. Smith, the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, told CNN's Erin Burnett's on "OutFront" that...
  
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• Appeals court rejects Biden’s bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews

  21-07-2026 16:47 via thehill.com
  
  A federal appeals court on Monday rejected former President Biden’s request to prevent audio recordings and transcripts from decade-old interviews he gave to his memoir ghostwriter from becoming public. A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit suspended its decision until Aug. 3 to allow Biden enough time...
  
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• Fox News pundits urge Trump to get out of Iran war 

  21-07-2026 15:28 via thehill.com
  
  A number of Fox News pundits are urging President Trump to deescalate fighting with Iran, warning the conflict could be a liability for Republican candidates in upcoming elections. "With the midterm elections a little more than 100 days away, the clock is ticking for President Trump to get out of this war before voters head...
  
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