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Democrats announce runs for newly drawn Salt Lake City congressional district

Two Democrats have announced campaigns in a Utah congressional district with improved chances for their party after a judge adopted a new political map for the state.

Sen. Fetterman’s fall on his face sends him to hospital

Sen. John Fetterman was hospitalized Thursday after falling during a walk near his home in Pennsylvania, his spokesperson said on social media.

Trump to Supreme Court: Erase case over food stamps

The end of the government shutdown means food stamp benefits are flowing again, and the Justice Department told the Supreme Court to dismiss a case involving President Trump's move to delay payments during the closure.

New report finds federal workforce grows slowly while pay skyrockets

The federal civilian workforce is growing modestly, but its pay has grown nearly fivefold since 2020, with an 80% increase in government workers who pocket salaries over $200,000 and $300,000, according to a new report.

Judge says DOJ can prosecute assault case against Rep. McIver

A federal judge allowed the federal prosecution of Rep. LaMonica McIver to proceed Thursday, rejecting her attempt to have the case tossed over claims of vindictiveness by the Trump administration.

Five revelations from the latest Jeffrey Epstein document dump by Democrats, Republicans

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released 20,000 pages of documents from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday, hours after Democrats on the committee released emails in which the disgraced financier alleged that President Trump “knew about the girls.” The newly released files include spreadsheets, images of books relevant to...

Blanche, George Conway spar over Epstein emails: ‘Stop talking’

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday blasted conservative attorney George Conway online for calling into question Blanche's interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Conway wrote that Blanche's July questioning of Maxwell "was either (a) completely incompetent; or (b) intentionally crafted not to elicit facts incriminating Trump," Conway...

Trump restores drilling on millions of Arctic acres blocked by Biden

The Trump administration is restoring oil and gas drilling on millions of acres in the Arctic that had been blocked off by former President Biden, it announced Thursday. The administration issued a press release saying it was issuing a final rule to rescind the Biden-era decision to restrict development on 13 million acres that are part of...

US military kills 4 in 20th strike on alleged drug boats

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense & National Security Defense & National Security The Big Story  US military kills 4 in 20th strike on alleged drug boats The Pentagon earlier this week carried out its 20th strike on a boat it claimed was trafficking drugs, killing all four on board, officials...

Coffee, banana, cocoa get tariff reprieve under new Latin American trade deals

The White House said Thursday it had reached framework agreements on trade deals with four Latin American countries to lower tariffs on some goods, such as coffee and bananas. The administration outlined deals with Argentina, El Salvador, Ecuador and Guatemala. Administration officials said the agreements would provide tariff relief for those countries on goods that cannot be...

Epstein discharge petition succeeds: What’s next?

Lawmakers in the House have secured enough signatures on a discharge petition to force a vote on the floor regarding the release of files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) have led the measure seeking transparency about the deceased financier's relationships — including with President Trump,...

US military conducts 20th strike on alleged drug boat, killing 4 ‘narco-terrorists’ in Caribbean

The U.S. military conducted its 20th lethal strike against an alleged drug-trafficking boat on Monday, killing four "narco-terrorists" in the Caribbean Sea, a Pentagon official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Hill on Thursday.  There were no survivors following the attack, part of what the Trump administration argues is a military campaign, which kicked...

Delta CEO: ‘The system should return to normal by the weekend’

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said Thursday that the air travel system “should return to normal by the weekend” after recent chaos caused by the government shutdown. “[Transportation] Secretary [Sean] Duffy did the right thing by getting ahead when they saw that the staffing levels and the controllers were having a difficult time managing...

BBC issues apology to Trump, disputes his defamation claim

The BBC has issued an apology to the White House over the way it edited a clip of President Trump speaking to his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, before the attack on the Capitol. The apology came just days after Trump's attorneys threatened to sue the British broadcaster for $1 billion over the clip, which...

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