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President Trump to honor Iran strike flight team at the White House

Speaking in Iowa on Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that the military flight team that launched the strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities will be honored at the White House on July 4th.

President Trump to honor Iran strike flight team at the White House

Speaking in Iowa on Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that the military flight team that launched the strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities will be honored at the White House on July 4th.

Low-trust America

Good neighborhoods and bad neighborhoods differ in many ways, but the most important may be the trust gap. You can tell a place is nice to live in because children leave their bikes on front lawns, and front doors are often unlocked. Happy countries also differ from unhappy countries in many ways, but trust might […]

The merchant of America gets married in Venice

The most famous merchant of America, Jeff Bezos, got married in Venice over the last weekend of June. While the world gawked at the $50 million price tag of the festivities, the 90 private jets of 200 fellow billionaires and Hollywood celebrities who descended on the Italian islands, and the gilded and garish parade of […]

Sex sells, even for sandwich shops

People are decreasingly literate and increasingly desperate. Pair that reality with a fast food coupon, and you have modern advertisement. For Jimmy John’s, sub sales are the goal of the beach read campaign accessed through its Summer Menu of Ultimate Temptation, or SMUT. Use a promo code to order one of the four items on […]

Trump extends TikTok sale deadline

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story  Trump gives TikTok another lifeline as talks stall President Trump extended the deadline for TikTok's parent company to divest the popular video sharing app by 90 days.  © Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press The order punts the deadline for China-based ByteDance to Sept. 17. The most recent deadline...

GOP congressman said he was run off the road by ‘deranged man’ on the way to work

Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller said Thursday he was run off the road by a “deranged man” who waved a Palestinian flag in his direction and lobbed death threats before driving away. Miller recounted the incident in a video posted to social platform X and pledged to hold the individual involved accountable, saying, “I will...

World could soon hit 1.5 degree threshold

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story World could soon hit 1.5 degree threshold The world may be on track to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming in about three years, a group of scientists warned in a new paper. © Matt York, Associated press file Researchers have called for...

GOP leaders negotiate with Medicaid holdouts​

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research — Senate GOP leaders are looking to cut a deal with members of their conference who have balked at the impact of Medicaid cuts on rural hospitals.  {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story GOP leadership negotiates with Medicaid holdouts Senate GOP leaders are looking to cut...

Spain asks for break on NATO contribution: Report

Leaders in Madrid urged NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte to exempt them from a proposed defense spending goal set at 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) ahead of next week’s summit at The Hague. “Committing to a 5% target would not only be unreasonable, but also counterproductive, as it would move Spain further away from...

Trump starts countdown on Iran

Evening Report is The Hill's p.m. newsletter. Click here to sign up or subscribe below: THE WHITE HOUSE said Thursday that President Trump will make his decision on whether to strike Iran’s nuclear sites over the next two weeks, giving negotiators time to reach a diplomatic solution. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt read a statement from Trump to reporters in the...

Pence: American right facing ‘existential identity crisis’

Former Vice President Mike Pence warned in a new essay that the conservative movement is being threatened by populist fervor and the transformation into the anti-woke movement, while the White House rejected the characterizations in Pence's piece.

Crockett on whether she feels safe after Minnesota shootings: ‘Not at all’

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said she doesn’t feel safe following the Minnesota lawmaker shootings this weekend and called for increased funding to help members of Congress pay for their own security. “No, not at all,” Crockett said Thursday on ABC’s “The View” when asked if she feels safe “as an elected official in this political...

Florida AG pitches ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ to hold migrants

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier pitched a new facility to hold migrants in the Everglades called “Alligator Alcatraz” on Thursday. Uthmeier said in a video posted to X that the location “presents an efficient, low cost opportunity to build a temporary detention facility because you don’t need to invest that much in the perimeter. If people get...

What is Iran’s secretive Fordow site?

Iran's Fordow nuclear site, hidden in a mountain south of Tehran, has become a focal point in the escalating Israel-Iran conflict as the U.S. considers stepping in to help Israel topple Tehran's nuclear capabilities.

White House sidesteps question on Iran regime change

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt sidestepped a question Thursday over potential U.S. involvement in regime change in Iran, as President Trump weighs his options on action amid the Middle East unrest Leavitt, during a press briefing, was asked whether assisting with plans for regime change in Tehran is at all on the table for...

What should your thermostat be set at during summer?

A heat dome is going to make it hot and sticky for parts of the U.S. this weekend.

Absent for ICE: Trump immigration enforcement hits school attendance

President Trump's immigration crackdown is exacerbating the already precarious problem of absenteeism in America's schools. Experts say schools will have to come up with action plans for their students ahead of the fall semester after a recent study showed an increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids leads to students lacking certain documentation...

6 top issues to review in US-Mexico-Canada trade

Addressing these areas holds the potential for significant improvements in regional competitiveness and economic security.

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