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DeSantis taunts Jeffries with Florida invite — Dem leader responds with $20M warning shot

Hakeem Jeffries and Ron DeSantis trade verbal jabs over Florida congressional redistricting ahead of next week's special legislative session.

GOP infighting erupts over immigration bill that would shield millions from deportation

House Republicans are sharply divided over the Dignity Act immigration bill, with some calling it "mass amnesty" and others urging Trump to act on immigration reform.

Howard Lutnick shuts down Dem questions over Jeffrey Epstein at budget hearing

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick repeatedly shut down questions about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein during a House Appropriations Committee hearing.

Trump praises ousted Navy Secretary Phelan amid tensions with Pentagon leadership

Sources say Navy Secretary John Phelan was removed after months of tensions with Pentagon leaders over shipbuilding programs and chain-of-command issues.

‘VEXIT’ movement reignites as red state invites disenfranchised Virginians to ‘Best Virginia’

West Virginia leaders push VEXIT, calling on disaffected Virginians to join the Mountain State after approval of a new 10-1 congressional district map.

NSF faces uncertain future as Trump seeks cuts

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story National Science Foundation faces uncertain future as Trump seeks cuts The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) future is in limbo as President Trump pushes for more budget cuts and his nominee to helm the research agency awaits Senate confirmation. © Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press Since Trump’s return to the...

RFK Jr. heads back to Capitol Hill

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story RFK Jr. heads back to Capitol Hill Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will return to Congress this week for a second round of hearings, where Democrats and even some Republicans will likely press him about sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule and proposed cuts to...

Iran seeks to wait Trump out as ceasefire deadline nears 

Preparations are being made in Islamabad for a high-stakes meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials to extend a ceasefire and avoid returning to open conflict. Iranian officials have not yet publicly committed to appearing in Islamabad, where the White House says Vice President Vance will arrive Wednesday for talks. He’s expected to be joined by...

Warsh to face senators as Trump, Powell spar

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump's feud with Powell threatens Fed transition President Trump's effort to push out Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is threatening his ability to finally replace his nemesis at the central bank. © AP Photo The Senate...

Labor Sec. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to leave administration

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving the Trump administration to take a job in the private sector, the White House said Monday evening. Questions had been trailing DeRemer about her future in the Trump administration for weeks. Her exit follows the firings of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi....

Grassley undergoes procedure to remove gallstones

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) said Monday he underwent surgery to remove gallstones and will return to Capitol Hill as soon as possible. Grassley, 92, wrote on the social platform X that he underwent the surgery “over the weekend in Iowa.” The nine-term incumbent, who is the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, added that he...

Tim Cook stepping down as Apple chief

Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO after nearly 15 years leading the groundbreaking tech company, it announced Monday. He will become the executive chair of the board of directors, while John Ternus, who serves senior vice president of hardware engineering, will take over the role of CEO in September, according to a press...

Ramaswamy almost tied with Democrat Acton in Ohio governor race: Poll

A new poll conducted by Bowling Green State University (BGSU) found that GOP frontrunner Vivek Ramaswamy is in a dead heat with presumptive Democratic nominee Amy Acton in the Ohio gubernatorial race. The survey of 1,000 registered voters in the Buckeye State found that 48 percent of respondents backed Ramaswamy — who has endorsements from...

Trump and his Cabinet offer mixed messages on gas prices amid Iran war

President Trump and his Cabinet officials are offering mixed messages on gas prices as Americans grow increasingly uneasy over the Iran war’s economic impact. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNN on Sunday that gas prices may not drop back below $3 a gallon until next year. “That could happen later this year, that might not happen until next year,”...

Trump sees approval dip the most among young voters in poll

President Trump has seen his approval rating dip the most among young adults in a new poll from NBC News. In the NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by Survey Monkey and released on Sunday, 76 percent of  Americans under 30 disapproved of the president's job performance while 24 percent of voters in that age...

Betty Yee drops out of California governor’s race

(Inside California Politics) — Former California State Controller Betty Yee, a favorite of Democratic Party insiders who never broke through with the public, is dropping out of the race for governor. Yee announced Monday morning she would suspend her campaign, citing lagging poll numbers and the short time remaining before the primary. She said the...

Senate Democrats press Hegseth over cuts to offices that limit risk to civilian casualties

A group of Senate Democrats led by Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) are pressing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about cuts to offices that limit risk to civilian casualties and their impact during the U.S.’s recent strikes against Iran.  The 11 senators asked Hegseth about the execution of the military strikes inside Iran...

Trump ‘highly unlikely’ to extend Iran ceasefire beyond Wednesday evening

President Trump told Bloomberg on Monday that he is “highly unlikely” to extend the ceasefire with Iran if Wednesday evening comes and goes without a peace deal. During a phone interview with White House correspondent Jeff Mason, Trump said that the truce ends on “Wednesday evening Washington time.” The president initially announced the ceasefire on...

Navy warns US sailors to secure social media from Iran online threats

The Navy is advising sailors to secure their electronic devices, social media accounts and personal information as the U.S-Israeli war in Iran has increased online threats to service members. In an unclassified memo to Navy personnel, Secretary John Phelan warns of “adversary cyber actors” looking to “psychologically influence” sailors and their families as well as get them...

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