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• White House says secure systems not hacked

  07-04-2015 23:59
  
  US officials insisted Tuesday that a cyber attack last year did not compromise White House classified systems, but refused to confirm reports Russia was behind the breach. "There was an event last year, we have classified systems that are secure," said deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes. CNN earlier reported that Russia was behind an October attack that was initially thought to be limited to the State Department, but was later confirmed to have hit the White House too. Nationa
  
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• Nearly half of Americans think Iran war will go on for a year or beyond from now: Poll

  15-07-2026 23:59 via thehill.com
  
  Close to half of Americans believe the Iran war will stretch a year or beyond from now, according to a new poll, as tensions reignite between Washington and Tehran. In a poll from The Economist/YouGov, 46 percent of respondents said the war will go on “a year or more” from now. Another 46 percent said...
  
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• House passes State Department funding bill for fiscal year 2027

  15-07-2026 23:44 via thehill.com
  
  The House on Wednesday passed an appropriations bill funding the State Department, national security and other programs for fiscal year 2027, sending the measure to the Senate for consideration. The lower chamber voted 217-209 to pass the measure, with one Democrat crossing the aisle to support the bill and one Republican voting against it. As...
  
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• 100 House Democrats vote to cut off aid to Israel, showcasing party shift

  15-07-2026 23:33 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats split nearly evenly on a Wednesday amendment to cut off U.S. aid to Israel, showcasing how the contentious issue is reshaping the political dynamics in the party. The amendment spearheaded by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was always presumed to be a doomed show vote, but provided a test for Democrats who have been...
  
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• 4 risks facing Trump if he returns to all-out war with Iran

  15-07-2026 23:18 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is reportedly considering a return to all-out war against Iran as he seeks to break a stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz and force Tehran’s hand in nuclear negotiations.The U.S. military has resumed strikes over the past week, mostly targeting air defense and radar systems and missile and drone launch sites near...
  
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• Cammack says China has deployed 'digital twins' of every lawmaker

  15-07-2026 22:50 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) on Wednesday addressed the international race to achieve dominance over artificial intelligence and the importance behind each country’s efforts to take the lead. “China and Russia and Iran would love nothing more than for us to say, absolutely, no data science. And that is because it is a cognitive warfare. They...
  
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• Live updates: Blanche says Trump isn't eligible for third term in tough confirmation hearing

  15-07-2026 22:44 via thehill.com
  
  The Senate held confirmation hearings to examine the nominations of Todd Blanche as attorney general and Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence on Wednesday, with each nominee facing tough questions from Democrats and some Republicans. Senators grilled Blanche on the Jeffrey Epstein files, President Trump's settlement with the IRS and more, including whether Trump...
  
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• Nearly 200 House Democrats demand investigation into ICE deaths 'without interference'

  15-07-2026 22:27 via thehill.com
  
  Nearly every member of the House Democratic Caucus signed onto a letter demanding an independent investigation into two fatal shootings carried out in the span of a week by officers at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).“We are calling for immediate independent investigations into both of these deaths, without interference,” the lawmakers wrote, referring...
  
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• Blanche when asked if he's Trump's friend: 'I’m his lawyer — was his lawyer'

  15-07-2026 22:27 via thehill.com
  
  Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared to have a verbal slip-up about his role during his confirmation hearing for attorney general on Wednesday. In the hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) asked Blanche if he has a friendship with President Trump. “I'm his lawyer — was his lawyer, and now I'm the deputy attorney general,” Blanche...
  
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• Vance says Democrats 'more charismatic and cool' than Republicans

  15-07-2026 22:15 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President J.D. Vance is suggesting Republicans have a relatability problem with voters. The second in line to the presidency said as much during an appearance on Joe Rogan's popular podcast this week, arguing more voters find Democrats "cool" than they do Republicans. "Republicans still fundamentally have a cool problem," Vance told Rogan. "There's something...
  
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• Bessent on running for Graham Senate seat: 'No chance'

  15-07-2026 21:41 via thehill.com
  
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday threw cold water on the idea of launching a bid to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in the Senate. “There’s going to be a primary in South Carolina, and I will not be in it,” Bessent told the Washington Examiner in an interview, adding later that there's...
  
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• Ayanna Pressley rips Trump budget chief over cuts: 'There's nothing Christian about this'

  15-07-2026 21:14 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) on Wednesday hammered Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought over the Trump administration's budget cuts, invoking faith and Vought's past writings to excoriate him and President Trump's "reckless policies." Speaking to the OMB chief at a House Committee on Financial Services hearing, where Vought was testifying on the...
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez urges caution to media ahead of Trump's Thursday speech about elections

  15-07-2026 21:13 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) urged caution to the media over President Trump’s upcoming speech about election integrity. “I don't think that we should be contributing to any platforming of lies about our election," Ocasio-Cortez told journalist Pablo Manríquez in a clip posted to the social platform X Tuesday afternoon. "Many news outlets oftentimes may receive...
  
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• Local TV news needs more leverage over networks to survive: Carr

  15-07-2026 21:09 via thehill.com
  
  Carr says a rule preventing a company from owning too many stations is holding journalism back.
  
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• House Homeland Security chair Garbarino vows ICE oversight after shootings

  15-07-2026 20:29 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.), the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, said his panel is conducting oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after its officers fatally shot two individuals over the last week. Garbarino told The Hill's Rebecca Beitsch at the second annual Hill Nation Summit that his panel has already reached out...
  
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• Biden teases new memoir slated for post-midterm release

  15-07-2026 19:26 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Biden on Wednesday revealed plans for a new memoir reflecting on his single term in the White House, with the book set to hit shelves just weeks after the midterm elections. The memoir, “Promise Me, America,” will offer his first-person account of the defining moments of his presidency, including accomplishments, major foreign policy...
  
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• Hegseth announces annual testosterone screenings for service members

  15-07-2026 19:21 via thehill.com
  
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced a new effort to annually screen service members’ testosterone levels and offer testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), framing it as a way to keep troops on the “leading edge of lethality.” The screening, added as part of war fighters’ periodic health assessment, will affect troops age 30 and older,...
  
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• Lieu criticizes GOP colleagues for strategy on AI

  15-07-2026 19:03 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Wednesday expressed concern about the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI). “I am still freaked out by AI, and it’s actually accelerated much more quickly than I thought possible,” the fourth-ranking House Democrat told The Hill’s Miranda Nazzaro at the second-annual Hill Nation Summit.Lieu said Congress should consider how...
  
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• NYC Bar Association opposes Blanche nomination: 'Unfit'

  15-07-2026 18:53 via thehill.com
  
  The New York City Bar Association on Monday issued a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee opposing the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Addressed to Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-N.Y.), the letter asserts that, "Mr. Blanche has taken actions that we believe make him unfit to lead an ethical and...
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez on McConnell absence: 'This is not normal, at all'

  15-07-2026 17:59 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) expressed shock on Tuesday about Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) continued absence from Congress. "I mean, this is — I don’t even know how this is legal. I really don’t even know how this is legal at this point. And it — I just find it shocking," Ocasio-Cortez said, talking to a...
  
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• Rollins on cyclosporiasis: 'It's an FDA issue, not a USDA issue'

  15-07-2026 17:48 via thehill.com
  
  Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins at the second annual Hill Nation Summit on Wednesday said cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness that can lead to explosive diarrhea, is an issue for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to deal with, not the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). She also urged people to make sure they are washing their...
  
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• Rollins on cyclosporiasis: 'It is an FDA issue, not USDA'

  15-07-2026 17:48 via thehill.com
  
  Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins at the second annual Hill Nation Summit on Wednesday said cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness that can lead to explosive diarrhea, is an issue for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to deal with, not the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). She also urged people to make sure they are washing their...
  
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• Agriculture Sec. Rollins on cyclosporiasis: ‘It’s an FDA issue, not a USDA issue’

  15-07-2026 17:48 via thehill.com
  
  Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins at the second annual Hill Nation Summit on Wednesday said cyclosporiasis, a a gastrointestinal illness that can lead to explosive diarrhea, is an issue for the FDA to deal with, and not her agency. She also urged people to make sure they are washing their leafy greens and vegetables before using...
  
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• Live updates: Blanche tells confirmation hearing Trump isn't eligible for third term

  15-07-2026 17:29 via thehill.com
  
  The Senate is holding confirmation hearings to examine the nominations of Todd Blanche as attorney general and Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence. Senators have grilled Blanche on the Jeffrey Epstein files, President Trump's settlement with the IRS and more, including whether Trump is eligible for a third term. "I don't believe he is,"...
  
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• Espaillat calls for dismantlement of ICE at Hill Nation Summit

  15-07-2026 17:22 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), the first immigrant previously without legal status to enter Congress, on Wednesday called on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be dismantled. "What everybody’s seen was happening across the nation, really, not just Houston," Espaillat told NewsNation’s Libbey Dean at the second Hill Nation Summit in Washington. "ICE as an agency...
  
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• DCCC chair predicts Democrats will take House, talk up Trump record

  15-07-2026 16:57 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), who chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, predicted Democrats will take back control of the House in November. “We are absolutely going to take back the House,” she told The Hill’s Amie Parnes at the second annual Hill Nation Summit. DelBene noted her party is “on offense” in 46 districts that...
  
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• Trump on ending Iran war: 'I don't want to negotiate now'

  15-07-2026 16:52 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said Tuesday he isn't looking to negotiate with the Iranians right now. In an interview with Fox News, Trump lamented that the Iranian regime was “evil” and pointed to the newest Iranian delegation as “the ones that are stopping a deal.” The president’s interview with Trey Yingst came amid new waves of strikes against...
  
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• Trump administration snubs Aspen Security Forum for second year

  15-07-2026 16:38 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration for a second year has largely snubbed the Aspen Security Forum, with no senior Defense Department (DOD) officials slated for attendance, the Pentagon confirmed to The Hill. The Pentagon last year pulled military leaders slated to speak at the high-profile national security event only a day before it was to start in Colorado. At...
  
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• Trump administration snubs Aspen Security Forum for second consecutive year

  15-07-2026 16:38 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration for a second consecutive year has largely snubbed the Aspen Security Forum, with no senior Department of Defense (DOD) officials slated for attendance, the Pentagon confirmed to The Hill. The Pentagon last year pulled military leaders slated to speak at the high-profile national security event only a day before it was set to start...
  
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• Rollins touts USDA 'progress' in crackdown on SNAP fraud

  15-07-2026 16:38 via thehill.com
  
  Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Wednesday touted her department's crackdown on alleged fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). "Within a year-and-a-half, we have found billions of dollars, we're reaching $10 billion soon, and we've made 1,000 arrests," Rollins told NewsNation's Katie Pavlich at the annual Hill Nation Summit.Vice President Vance has in...
  
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