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The ‘progressive’ movement rebels against the tech oligarchs who funded it

The $16.7 billion multi-year agreement reached by Meta this month to settle youth social media addiction lawsuits may be a minor blow to the company's vast earnings — $60...

Bold economic leadership needed to save iconic California industries

California’s wine industry is in trouble — and it’s not alone. Several industries that...

Xavier ‘Basement’ Becerra needs to come out of hiding and come clean

Joe Biden blamed the pandemic for hiding in his basement as he ran for...

Why the Dodgers are so good, and the Angels are so bad

Drive about 30 miles down the 5 Freeway and you can visit two Major...

The utility bailout is dead, and the people of California won

If the system we have cannot deliver that without catastrophic wildfires and shifting the...

Hospitals brace for ‘big, beautiful’ Medicaid cuts

Presented by AstraZeneca {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Hospitals brace for ‘big, beautiful’ Medicaid cuts Hospitals loudly raised alarms about Trump's tax and spending bill, but their warnings went unheeded. Now they say they will bear the brunt of changes to Medicaid. © Adobe The new law cuts about $1...

Ex-Obama staffer slams Cuomo campaign video: ‘No charisma’

Dan Pfeiffer, a former staffer for former President Obama and co-host of the podcast "Pod Save America," slammed a campaign ad for former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he seeks to clinch the 2025 mayor's race in New York City. “This is one of the least compelling campaign videos that I have ever seen....

The Memo: Trump adopts new aggressive stance on Russia

President Trump moved to a more aggressive footing with Russia on Monday, promising to funnel weapons through NATO allies to Ukraine and threatening to hammer Moscow’s trading partners with sanctions. Even though there is a lengthy hiatus of 50 days before those sanctions would take effect, it’s still a notable shift from the president. Trump...

xAI apologizes for Grok’s ‘horrific behavior’

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story xAI apologizes for Grok's 'horrific behavior' Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI apologized to users for antisemitic posts authored by its chatbot Grok, pinning the blame on an update after conducting an investigation. © Susan Walsh, Associated Press “First off, we deeply apologize for the horrific behavior that many experienced,”...

Supreme Court OKs Trump layoffs at Education Department: 5 things to know

The Supreme Court ruled Monday to allow the Trump administration to move forward with mass layoffs at the Department of Education, a move supported by President Trump-appointed leadership at the federal agency but feared by education supporters. The 6-3 ruling along ideological lines helps Trump partially fulfill his campaign promise of dismantling the Education...

Democrats say Biden needs to quit taking GOP bait

Democrats are slamming former President Biden’s response to a series of investigations of him by Republicans on Capitol Hill and the Trump administration, arguing he is again taking the GOP bait to the detriment of his own party. At a time when Democrats have sought to go on offense over President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”...

Ice cream makers pledge to remove artificial food dyes by 2028

Dozens of ice cream manufacturers are planning to remove artificial dyes from products by the end of 2027, according to the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), the latest voluntary move by the food industry to support Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s mission to eliminative artificial additives.   The group of producers, which represents more...

Trump’s ultimatum to Putin: Ceasefire in 50 days or else

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump's ultimatum to Putin: Ceasefire in 50 days or else President Trump is seeking to pressure Russia's leader to the negotiating table through a combination of arming Ukraine and threatening 100 percent tariffs on countries that...

Hochul calls for heightened federal drone defense strategy

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has called for a heightened federal drone defense strategy, following reports of drone sightings in the Northeast toward the end of 2024. “I am writing to you with respect to the critical need for federal action regarding the threat posed by unmanned aerial systems (UAS), commonly known as drones,”...

NY man accused of using ‘gold bar scam’ to steal $555,892 from Pennsylvania resident

A New York man is accused of stealing $555,892 worth of gold bars from a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania resident using a scam that authorities say is becoming increasingly common nationwide.

Graham, Blumenthal hail Trump’s new Russia sanctions plan

Trump threatened to impose 100% secondary sanctions on Russia within 50 days if Russia doesn't wind down its attacks on Ukraine, a move supported by Sens. Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal, who have been pushing for legislation to impose harsher sanctions on Moscow.

Ice cream brands pledge to phase out artificial dyes

Dozens of ice cream manufacturers in the United States have pledged to eliminate artificial colors from their products by the end of 2027.

Would markets tolerate Fed chair Scott Bessent?

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Would markets tolerate Fed chair Scott Bessent? The possibility that President Trump could replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is spinning heads from Washington to Wall Street and beyond. © Greg...

Jeffries urges release of all Jeffrey Epstein files

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday the Trump administration should release all of the files related to the disgraced late-financier Jeffrey Epstein, and Congress should intervene to force that release if the administration doesn’t act on its own.  Jeffries said there’s no good reason for the Justice Department to keep those details under...

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