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Dog who comforted grieving Nashville students wins Humane Society award

The American Humane Society has honored a retired therapy dog with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department for offering support to students...

yesterday 30

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Ryan Mancini

Prince Harry apologizes to Canada for wearing Dodgers hat at World Series

Prince Harry on Thursday apologized to Canada for wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers cap while at a World Series game, where the Dodgers were playing...

yesterday 10

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Ryan Mancini

Ketanji Brown Jackson halts order requiring full SNAP payments, for now 

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily halted an order requiring the Trump administration make full Supplemental Nutritional...

yesterday 200

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Zach Schonfeld

Republicans scramble for ideas to reopen government after pressure tactics fail

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and his Republican leadership team are scrambling for new ideas to end the 38-day government shutdown...

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Al Weaver

Inside the mad dash for $50 billion in rural health funding 

States are racing to win their slice of a new $50 billion rural health fund amid worries the program's lack of guardrails and rushed timeline could...

yesterday 20

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Nathaniel Weixel

SNAP court rulings add to shutdown's food assistance chaos

In the week since federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits nearly expired, the Trump administration has successfully...

yesterday 10

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Joseph Choi

Minority health researchers walk tightrope amid NIH funding cuts

As the Trump administration slashes and transforms the National Institutes of Health (NIH), minority health researchers are walking a tightrope,...

yesterday 20

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Surina Venkat

Live updates: Republicans, Democrats in deadlock over shutdown; Trump doubles down on nixing filibuster

Senate Republicans are in a deadlock with Democrats over the government shutdown, with various ideas being proposed to break the stalemate, and...

yesterday 0

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The Hill Staff

Senate to remain in session until shutdown deal is struck, Thune says

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters on Saturday that senators will remain in session until a deal is unlocked to reopen the...

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Al Weaver

From shifting loans to double majors, the economy is changing how students approach college

Students are taking a more careful approach to their higher education amid the questionable economy and new policies by the Trump administration...

yesterday 0

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Lexi Lonas Cochran

Honda recalls 406K cars over wheels that 'may detach from vehicle'

Honda is recalling over 400,000 of its popular Civic vehicles after discovering that a manufacturing flaw may cause the wheels to come off while...

yesterday 0

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Jeremy Tanner

Trump rips Democrats, 'BIG, BAD' health insurance companies amid shutdown stalemate

President Trump on Saturday took a swipe at Democrats and health insurance companies as lawmakers struggle to find consensus on a bill to reopen...

yesterday 0

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Steff Danielle Thomas

Punch-drunk partisans reveal their plans to pack the Supreme Court

"In vino veritas." The Roman proverb — "In wine, there is truth" — reflects the fact that people are often at their most honest when they've had a...

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Leaked documents show Meta makes billions from scam ads: Report

Meta showed users 15 billion "higher risk" scam ads on average each day, according to a document obtained by Reuters.

yesterday 0

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Andrew Dorn

Mamdani’s victory shows how Democrats can win the midterms

Democrats must embrace both progressive and centrist candidates in order to win the 2026 midterm elections, and must focus on local issues in order...

yesterday 0

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Steve Israel, Opinion Contributor

Airline analyst: 'I'm not hearing of chaos'

An airline industry analyst on Friday suggested the effects of flight capacity reductions across the country are generally small, despite an uptick...

yesterday 0

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Ryan Mancini

Letitia James accuses Trump of 'vindictive' political animus in motion to dismiss fraud charges

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Friday filed a motion to dismiss the federal fraud charges brought against her by the Trump...

yesterday 0

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Ryan Mancini

UPS, FedEx ground some cargo fleets after deadly Kentucky plane crash

FedEx and UPS on Friday announced a temporary ground stop for fleets of McDonnell Douglas, or MD-11, cargo planes following a deadly crash in...

yesterday 0

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Ryan Mancini

US travelers endure second day of flight cuts as government shutdown lingers

More than 1,000 flights were delayed or canceled Saturday as airports across the U.S. adhere to the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) decision...

yesterday 0

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Ryan Mancini

O'Reilly on Democrat's 2025 election sweep: 'People were angry'

Political commentator Bill O'Reilly suggested Friday that Tuesday's blue election sweep can be tracked to voters' issues with affordability and a...

yesterday 0

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Ryan Mancini

Pardoned Binance founder says alleged connections to Trump sons ‘don’t exist’

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on Friday denied having any business ties with President Trump or his sons, adding that he did not expect to be...

yesterday 0

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Ryan Mancini

Jeff Flake says Trump is ‘completely out of touch’ with Americans

Former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) suggested Friday that a Republican migration away from President Trump is underway as a result of Trump not...

yesterday 0

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Ryan Mancini

Farmer's Almanac hangs its hat after 208 years. But why?

An era is ending.

yesterday 0

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Ashley N. Soriano

Skilled labor L-1 visas are critical to the US manufacturing revival 

Supporting the L-1 visa system in this way does not contradict Trump’s “America First” agenda — it fulfills it.

yesterday 0

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Jianli Yang, Opinion Contributor

4 dead, 11 injured after speeding car plows through crowd in Florida

TAMPA (WFLA) — A Dade City, Florida man is facing eight felony charges after four people were killed in a crash in Ybor early Saturday morning, the...

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Sophia Fanning

A Treasury fund ignites community development — don't just abolish it

The CDFI Fund works — it turns small amounts of federal dollars into truly impactful investments in communities.

yesterday 0

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Jim Nussle, Opinion Contributor

America’s crime problem hasn’t grown, but it has aged 

Crime rates have decreased in most cities since the pandemic, but the average age of offenders and victims has increased, indicating a shift in the...

yesterday 0

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Jillian Snider, Opinion Contributor

Carbon removal’s biggest barrier is finance, not science 

Unstable policy is driving capital away from climate infrastructure just when we need more of it. 

yesterday 0

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Michelle You, Opinion Contributor  

House Republican predicts shutdown will last beyond Thanksgiving

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Friday said the government shutdown, the longest in modern U.S. history, will stretch past Thanksgiving. "I think...

yesterday 40

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Ryan Mancini

Trump announces Uzbekistan trade deal after hosting Central Asian leaders

President Trump late Thursday announced a new trade deal across several sectors between Uzbekistan and the United States. "Over the next three...

previous day 10

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Ryan Mancini

Hegseth says military struck alleged drug boat in Caribbean, killing 3 ‘narco-terrorists’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said late Thursday that the U.S. military took out another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing...

previous day 10

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Filip Timotija

Barrett, Kavanaugh to law students: Don't lose civility

Justice Amy Coney Barrett had a simple message for conservative women in law school attending the Federalist Society’s gala Thursday night: don’t...

previous day 10

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Zach Schonfeld

How reduced air traffic may lead to flight cancellations and delays  

Starting Friday, airports will follow the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) directive to reduce flights as a result of the government...

previous day 20

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Ryan Mancini

Newsom holding a rally in Texas after redistricting win in California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will hold a rally in Texas on Saturday opposing the state's redistricting efforts alongside local Democratic...

previous day 10

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Ryan Mancini

Joint Base Andrews illnesses reported after 'suspicious package' delivery

Several people at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland fell ill and received medical treatment after a "suspicious package" was delivered to the military...

previous day 30

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Elliott Davis

Trump administration asks to immediately block SNAP distribution order 

The Trump administration on Friday asked an appeals court to immediately block an order that requires full November Supplemental Nutrition...

previous day 100

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Zach Schonfeld

Acquitted DC 'sandwich guy': 'Justice prevails'

The D.C. resident who threw a sandwich at federal law enforcement officers said “justice” prevailed after he was acquitted Thursday of a federal...

previous day 10

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Ashleigh Fields

Live updates: Flight cancellations cascade across US; Trump set to meet Hugarian leader Orbán

The government shutdown hits Day 38 on Friday, and flight cancellations are rippling across U.S. airports as the Federal Aviation Administration...

previous day 10

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The Hill Staff

Unions challenge Trump administration 'loyalty question' in job posts

Federal worker unions late Thursday filed a suit challenging the Trump administration’s inclusion of a so-called loyalty question in a set of...

previous day 6

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Rebecca Beitsch

Flight cancellations begin: What to expect

A flurry of flight cancellations began Friday morning after the Trump administration ordered airlines to reduce operations amid staffing shortages...

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Ashleigh Fields

All those corporate layoffs? Don’t blame AI.  

If it's not AI, then what's really behind all of these layoffs? That's simple: good old-fashioned corporate mismanagement.

previous day 10

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Gene Marks, Opinion Contributor

Greene pushes back on Trump: 'Affordability is a problem’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) pushed back on President Trump’s claim that grocery prices are falling, arguing that affordability — an issue...

previous day 10

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Surina Venkat

Appeals court rules against Ohio school district in gender pronoun case

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Ohio's fourth-largest school district Thursday, declaring illegal a policy that punished...

previous day 10

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Lexi Lonas Cochran

On the shutdown, Democrats have painted themselves into a corner

They would rather put themselves at the mercy of Republicans than to receive none from their own extremist base. 

previous day 5

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J.t. Young, Opinion Contributor

Why foreign investors like US assets but not the dollar

The principal reason is they view it as vulnerable.

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Nicholas Sargen, Opinion Contributor

No hospitalizations after multiple people fall ill at Joint Base Andrews

No one was hospitalized following multiple people falling ill at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland after an individual opened a “suspicious package”...

previous day 3

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Surina Venkat

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to pause order requiring full SNAP payments

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to immediately halt a judge’s ruling that requires full Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program...

previous day 100

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Zach Schonfeld

Judge rules Trump unlawfully ordered National Guard to Portland

A federal judge on Friday ruled President Trump unlawfully called up and planned to deploy Oregon’s National Guard to Portland, the...

previous day 40

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Ella Lee

5 takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Hungary’s Orbán

President Trump welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to the White House in what has been billed as a consequential meeting for the two...

previous day 30

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Julia Manchester

Hegseth promises faster weapons buying with sweeping reforms

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Hegseth promises...

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Ellen Mitchell