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Deadly B-52 crash puts focus on engines, controllability as investigators hunt for answers

A B-52 Stratofortress crashed after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base during a radar modernization test mission, killing all eight people aboard.

Trump says Senate hearing on DNI nominee is cancelled until US attorney replacement confirmed

President Trump says hearing on nomination of Jay Clayton for DNI is being called off until Jamie McDonald is confirmed as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Trump DNI pick braces for Senate grilling as temporary stand-in fuels Dem pressure

Jay Clayton faces a tense Senate confirmation hearing to become DNI amid growing Democratic concerns over Trump's temporary pick William Pulte.

A problem hiding in plain sight is keeping Americans from buying homes

America's construction industry is short 250,000 workers monthly, extending building timelines and driving up costs amid a 1.5 million-home housing gap.

Top NY judge hands yet another gift to violent criminals at the expense of law-abiding citizens

What an insult to New York's jurists, who overwhelmingly know perfectly well what prison...

Impact in Iran after Trump orders more strikes

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Impact in Iran after Trump orders more strikes The U.S. military launched another round of strikes Wednesday evening against Iran, less than an hour after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that forthcoming attacks would be “strong...

Schumer: ‘Trumpflation is getting worse and worse’ 

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed the Trump administration over rising inflation rates, following new data released by the Labor Department. The Department reported on Wednesday that the consumer price index (CPI) has increased by 4.2 percent over the last year and by 0.5 percent in May alone. “This morning’s inflation numbers reaffirm what...

Voters lean in favor of codifying Trump’s MFN policy

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care The Big Story  Voters lean in favor of codifying Trump's MFN policy A new poll shows there is strong bipartisan support among battleground voters for Congress to codify President Trump’s “most favored nation” drug pricing policy, which would require pharmaceutical companies to lower the prices they charge Americans to...

Inflation hits back hard at Trump, who spins heads with comments 

A new report on Wednesday showed inflation rising 4.2 percent in May, marking its highest level in three years and underlining how hard the Iran war is hitting consumers. The Labor Department report is unwelcome news for President Trump and the GOP in an election year where affordability is the dominant issue. Democrats were already...

Bonus Facebook settlement payments are going out, but people aren’t impressed

People's payouts have turned out to be much smaller than the impressive $725 million fund. A lot smaller.

Trump: ‘I love the inflation’

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump embraces May price spikes amid Iran war: ‘I love the inflation’ President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he loved “inflation,” after he was asked about inflation spiking in May. © AP “No, I love it....

Union warns of safety issues after EPA cuts desk phones

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Union: 9-1-1 doesn’t work right on EPA call software The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) replaced employee desk phones with calling software used on their laptops, something the union says poses safety issues, including during a recent medical emergency. © AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File...

Live updates: US launches ‘self-defense’ strikes against Iran

The U.S. military launched a new round of what it described as "self-defensive" strikes against multiple spots in Iran, the U.S. Central Command said late Wednesday afternoon. Earlier in the day, President Trump warned Iran that it will not get away with attacks on U.S. allies and it was taking too long to negotiate. "They’ve...

US military launches fresh round of Iran strikes

The U.S. military began launching another round of strikes Wednesday evening against multiple targets in Iran, less than an hour after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that forthcoming attacks would be "strong and clear." The U.S. Central Command (Centcom) began launching strikes at 5:15 p.m. ET at President Trump’s direction, it said. “The strikes are...

Johnson defends Trump inflation comment: ‘Totally out of context’

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday defended President Trump’s “I love the inflation” comment amid concerns about skyrocketing energy costs resulting from the Iran war. “It was totally out of context. You know what he was talking about,” the GOP leader told CNN’s Manu Raju at the Capitol. Trump was asked by reporters during...

Dairy farmers sue Trump administration over checkoff program

Three Wisconsin farmers filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday for requiring dairy producers to provide operational data and pay mandatory fees to the Dairy Checkoff Program. For every 100 pounds of milk sold, dairy farmers pay 15 cents toward the checkoff to fund promotion and research efforts. Dairy importers also pay 7.5...

The Memo: Trump faces slippage back toward war in Iran

President Trump is grappling with new volatility over Iran which threatens to complicate the political landscape at home as the midterm elections loom less than five months away. The U.S. and the Islamic Republic have got into a fresh spate of attacks and counterattacks which could collapse a fragile ceasefire. Trump cannot afford to back...

Tim Tebow joins Hawley in push against child exploitation

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow joined forces to push for a provision to combat child exploitation that became law as part of the immigration enforcement reconciliation package. President Trump on Wednesday signed the nearly $70 billion measure into law, fully funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through...

Hegseth says coming strikes on Iran will be ‘strong and clear’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the U.S. military would launch "strong and clear" strikes against Iran on Wednesday night and Thursday night if needed. The warning came hours after President Trump said more attacks on Iran were planned for Wednesday night after retaliatory strikes on Tuesday. “This building continues to plan, and...

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