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Trump looks to inflict economic pain on Iran

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump looks to inflict economic pain on Iran President Trump is turning his focus on economic warfare, leaning on crippling sanctions and a U.S. naval blockade to force Iranians to the table in peace talks. ©...

Trump snaps back to economic warfare in struggle to make Iran tap out

President Trump’s efforts to bring the Iran war to an end have faltered several times. The U.S. military’s limited airstrike campaign did not move the needle. Trump’s threats to wipe Iran off the face of the earth didn’t either. Every time there appears to be a breakthrough in diplomatic talks, a wrench gets thrown in...

Stubborn gas prices stick to $4 per gallon

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Gasoline prices remain stubborn at about $4 Prices that U.S. consumers are paying at the gas pump have stubbornly stuck around $4 per gallon, a high price for this late in the summer, as the Iran war’s trajectory remains uncertain. © Nam Y. Huh, Associated Press...

Sweltering heat dome to hit US: Here’s when, where it could break records

Major heat is heading to the Southeast and Florida, starting this weekend and lasting most of next week, as a near-record heat dome grows across the region.

Trump’s vaccine order comes with political risks

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story Vaccine policies are a political risk that Trump's sticking with President Trump on Monday abruptly upended his administration’s reset of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). © AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin For a few months this spring and early...

Unearthed interview exposes Dem senator’s past support for reparations: ‘There is a debt unpaid’

Jon Ossoff said in 2019 he would support reparations legislation, calling slavery a "debt unpaid." His resurfaced comments now raise questions.

Fox News Poll: New matchup, same result: Maine Senate race stays locked

Troy Jackson leads Susan Collins by two points in the latest poll, and Maine voters worry more about her Trump ties than Jackon's progressive links.

Flushed: Watching Francesca Hong’s ‘Sewer Socialist’ Dreams Disappear in Wisconsin

Cow country coup catapults Crowley over commie. A firsthand account.

Former SPLC Finance Officer Arrested on Fraud Charges over Payments to White Supremacist Informants

Prosecutors say Heidi Beirich was romantically involved and shared a bank account with one of the informants.

Nancy Pelosi denies knowing of Biden’s decline, faults those who knew

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she never realized former President Joe Biden was declining in office, but argued that those around him who did know "should have acted" on it.

White House seeks new charges in dropped Reflecting Pool case

White House officials have asked the Justice Department to determine whether a new criminal case can be brought against a former Olympian over vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Hasan Piker says he’s part of why Hong lost for Wisconsin governor

Hard-left streamer Hasan Piker conceded Wednesday that Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong's unexpected loss in the Democratic primary was partly due to his being her "biggest surrogate."

Law firm with ties to Trump administration declines offer to represent migrant children

A small Texas law firm with ties to the Trump administration declined a $150 million federal contract it was offered to represent migrant children traveling alone to the U.S., authorities said Wednesday, raising long-term questions about who would represent them.

Karoline Leavitt is leaving the White House, Trump says

President Trump said Wednesday his press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, will be departing her role at the end of August to spend more time with her young children.

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