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Obama Presidential Center subcontractors file fresh payment claims totaling nearly $900K

Three subcontractors claim nearly $900,000 in unpaid work on Home Court, the Obama Presidential Center's basketball facility hosting WNBA All-Star events.

From locker rooms to Congress: Jay Feely latest athlete seeking to take lessons in leadership to Capitol Hill

Jay Feely explains how NFL pressure prepared him for Congress as he joins a long history of athletes like Scott Turner and Tommy Tuberville in politics.

Here’s what you missed from Trump’s first WHCA Dinner as president: 5 takeaways from his night with the press

Trump roasted Robert F. Kennedy, Kaitlan Collins, and Bari Weiss while sharing rare warm words for journalists at the historic dinner event.

Mace breaks with Trump, questions whether Lindsey Graham’s sister is ‘qualified’ for ballot

Nancy Mace questions whether Darline Graham meets South Carolina ballot eligibility rules, citing new state laws on Republican primary voting.

When traveling to Amsterdam, attend to the locals’ accents

I come back to Amsterdam a lot, and every time I arrive, I feel a little sheepish about speaking Dutch. I actually know some of the language — I lived in the Netherlands as a child, in Eindhoven, down in the south, and I learned the language the way a 10-year-old learns anything, which is […]

Why cyclosporiasis cases are likely way underreported

Thousands of cases have been confirmed across the U.S., but it's likely the true number of people who have fallen ill is even higher.

House GOP breaks weeks-long standoff between Republican leaders and hardliners

House Republicans on Tuesday broke a weeks-long impasse that had brought much of the chamber’s legislative business to a standstill, passing a rule that sets up floor debate and final votes on several measures. The 215-211 vote delivers a key win for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who had spent weeks trying to unify his conference...

FIFA unveils A-list performers for World Cup final closing ceremony

FIFA on Tuesday unveiled the six celebrities who will star at the closing ceremony of the men’s World Cup final on Sunday. Singers Laura Pausini, Nicole Scherzinger and Robbie Williams, along with streamer IShowSpeed — whose real name is Darren Watkins Jr. — will deliver performances prior to the match kicking off at MetLife Stadium...

California enacts $3,500 rebates on some EVs

California will begin offering instant rebates of up to $3,500 to first-time electric vehicle (EV) buyers later this summer, replacing some of the incentives lost after the Trump administration phased out EV and clean energy tax credits. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday signed new legislation establishing a $270 million rebate program for California...

Federal Reserve chair Warsh touts ‘sea change’ in thinking at first hearing

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on Tuesday touted his efforts to overhaul the central bank’s approach to inflation and the economy at his first congressional hearing as its leader. In testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Warsh laid out the significant changes underway at the Fed meant to address the bank’s handling of inflation and...

Capt. ‘Sully’ Sullenberger, ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ pilot, reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who landed a commercial airplane on the Hudson River, recently revealed he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

ICE misused crowd control weapons against protesters 412 times within 1 year: Analysis

A new report shows Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers engaged in a misuse of force against individuals at immigration protests 412 times over the span of a year. The report was authored by the Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and the Human Rights Center at the University of California, Berkeley (HRC), which said they...

National Guard deployment in DC extended until next presidential inauguration

The Pentagon is planning to keep a National Guard presence in Washington, D.C., through Inauguration Day 2029, a guard official confirmed to The Hill Tuesday. The plan — first reported in March and awaiting final approval from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth  — would mean the guard’s federal mission in the nation’s capital would continue through Jan. 20, 2029, unless...

Kagan, Coney Barrett break on whether high court needs independent ethics code panel

Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett shared differing views on Tuesday regarding a potential independent enforcement mechanism to ensure they and their colleagues are upholding the court’s ethics code. The panel's ranking member, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) asked Kagan if she still supported the idea, floated a couple of years ago, of...

AI could lead to large-scale job displacement, say Nobel laureates

Hundreds of economics and artificial intelligence researchers warned Monday that institutions must begin preparing for the potential economic upheaval AI could unleash, while putting many jobs at risk. The open letter, signed by Nobel laureates, top computer scientists and technology executives, including from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, said policymakers “must act now” to address the...

Trump nixes 20 percent Strait of Hormuz toll proposal

President Trump announced on Tuesday that he would scrap his proposal yesterday for a 20 percent tolling fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and would instead pursue trade and investment deals with Gulf states. Trump made the pitch a day ago as part of efforts to unlock commercial shipping through the crucial waterway....

Flaunt power banks recalled after 2 burn injuries, fire risk

Anyone with the product is asked to stop using it immediately and contact Flaunt for a full refund.

Congress should reconsider the independent commission model

Bipartisan design only makes sense if the agency is truly insulated from partisan control.

Our immigration courts no longer offer even the veneer of fairness

Congress must take the courts out of the Justice Department to insulate judges from political interference.

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