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Minnesota human services officials skip fraud hearing as Walz promises reform

Minnesota human services officials skip fraud hearing as frustrated lawmakers demand accountability. Gov. Walz promises reform amid ongoing fraud concerns.

‘You can cry about it’: Tempers flare in Senate as DHS shutdown debate erupts, stalemate digs deeper

Neither side is close to a deal to end the DHS shutdown, which entered its 26th day on Wednesday. Republicans want a temporary funding extension, while Democrats want to carve out ICE.

Top US court hands Trump a win on deportations as SCOTUS challenge looms

A US appeals court intervened at the last minute to greenlight Trump's third-country deportation policy from taking force, handing the administration a win — if only temporarily.

Epstein accountant testifies he never saw ‘any type of transaction’ with Trump, Comer says

Epstein accountant Richard Kahn testified he saw no payments to Donald Trump, as House Oversight Chair James Comer reveals five major figures who funded Jeffrey Epstein.

Britain’s Decision to Remove Churchill from Its Banknotes Suggests That It’s All but Given Up

All those centuries of achievement, innovation, and inquiry, and the only symbol that is...

New nuclear talks between US, Iran?

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story New nuclear talks between US, Iran? U.S. and Iranian officials held indirect talks over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program in Oman as Tehran looks to find a diplomatic off-ramp to evade potential strikes threatened by President...

Elon’s return to the trenches

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Elon Musk returns to political spending Elon Musk is back in the political fray, giving Republicans a boost in the run up to the 2026 midterm elections. © Jeffrey Phelps, Associated Press The Tesla CEO had injected hundreds of millions into the 2024 election but announced plans last...

Bill Clinton calls for public hearing on Epstein testimony

Former President Clinton on Friday called for a public hearing after he and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said they will testify as part of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. His call for a public hearing comes a day after Hillary Clinton did the same. She...

Tim Scott implored Trump to take down racist video of Obamas 

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) implored President Trump on Friday to take down a racist video posted to the president’s Truth Social account showing former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama depicted as apes, according to a source familiar. The post was removed after the call, the source added. CBS News was the first...

GOP breaks with Trump White House on Obama post as Tim Scott opens the floodgates

A notable number of Republican lawmakers broke sharply with the White House on Friday after President Trump posted — and later deleted — a video on social media that included a clip of former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama depicted as apes. Republicans have generally been careful about voicing criticisms of Trump, and Friday's...

Trump-allied pastor: Staffer who posted Obamas video ‘should be fired immediately’

Pastor Mark Burns, an ally to President Trump, on Friday said that the White House staffer who posted a since-deleted racist video depicting former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes "should be fired immediately." "The President made it clear to me that this post was made by a staffer and not...

TikTok accused of ‘addictive design’ in Europe

The European Union (EU) on Friday accused TikTok of violating the bloc’s tech laws with its “addictive design” features. The preliminary finding from the EU’s executive arm, the European Commission, points to features like infinite scroll, autoplay and push notifications, as well as the platform’s “highly personalised recommender system.” It argues that TikTok failed to...

Democrats in New York propose moratorium on new data centers

New York state lawmakers have proposed a bill to pause the construction of new data centers for three years to study the environmental and economic impact of AI technology.

DOJ to allow lawmakers access to unredacted Epstein files starting Monday

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it will begin allowing lawmakers to review the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files starting Monday in the wake of criticism that the administration has improperly shielded the identities of various people. “I am writing to confirm that the department is making unredacted versions of the more than 3 million pages...

The Olympics are in Italy, so why are the Games announced in French?

"Mesdames et messieurs," the announcer said at the beginning of the opening ceremony, meaning "ladies and gentlemen" in French.

US sending $6M in aid to Cuba

The State Department announced it will initiate the delivery of an additional $6 million in supplies to Cuba as tensions between the two countries continue. The new round of supplies comes in response to a humanitarian crisis in Cuba partly driven by Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, which battered Cuba...

GOP senator calls for probe into Ketanji Brown Jackson attending Grammys

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) called for an investigation Thursday into Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for attending the Grammy Awards, where various artists criticized Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "Americans deserve a Supreme Court that is impartial and above political influence," Blackburn wrote on social platform X. "When a Justice participates in such a...

Dow closes above 50K for the first time in history

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 50,000 points for the first time in the 140-year history of the stock index. The Dow gained more than 1,200 points Friday, rising 2.5 percent to close at 50,115 points. The S&P 500 index rose 2 percent on the day, and the Nasdaq composite closed with a gain...

Billie Eilish’s brother knocks ‘powerful old white men’ over Grammys speech criticism

Billie Eilish's brother and musical collaborator, Finneas O'Connell, on Wednesday ripped into "powerful old white men" who criticized his sister's comments about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Grammy Awards on Sunday. "Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech,"...

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