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NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani identified as Black, Asian on Columbia application: report

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani listed himself as Black on a Columbia application but later said he wasn’t, according to reporting from the New York Times.

ICE director says progressive Dem should apologize to voters after calling agency a ‘terrorist force’

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons is calling out the hypocrisy of progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who said the agency is "acting like a terrorist force."

Trump says economy will ‘rocket’ after signing ‘big beautiful bill’: ‘It’s going to be really great’

President Donald Trump said his "big beautiful bill" will turn the U.S. into "a rocket ship" after Congress passed what he called the biggest bill of its kind ever signed.

Trump’s remarkable win streak marks a big, beautiful beginning for a historic second term

You wouldn't know it from the Democrats' caterwauling, but President Trump is riding high...

Earth is absorbing too much sunlight: It’s a waking climate giant

A brighter Earth won’t solve every problem, but without it, every other climate effort will fall short.

NTSB issues urgent safety warning over certain Boeing, Airbus engines

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an urgent warning on Wednesday about the potential for certain jet engines, when damaged, to allow smoke to enter the cockpit or cabin. The NTSB safety bulletin warned about CFM International LEAP-1B engines but encouraged evaluation for LEAP-1A and -1C engines. These engines are used on Boeing 737 Max...

Honda says it successfully launched and landed reusable rocket

Honda successfully launched and landed its experimental reusable rocket at its facility in Japan, the company said in a surprise announcement on Tuesday. The rocket reached an altitude of 271.4 meters, or roughly 890 feet, and landed within 37 centimeters, or roughly 15 inches, of the target touchdown point, the company said. The duration of...

Mulvaney warns of safety concerns over White House’s new flagpoles

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Wednesday raised safety concerns about President Trump’s newly installed flagpoles at the White House. In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill,” the former Trump official questioned how the president’s helicopter would continue to land safely on the South Lawn, where a flagpole now stands. "I see...

Proposed sale of millions of acres of public land under GOP budget bill prompts backlash

An analysis by The Wilderness Society found that more than 250 million acres currently under the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service are at risk of sale.

US stands on sidelines of Israel-Iran conflict, for now

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story US stands on sidelines of Israel-Iran conflict, for now The U.S. on Wednesday still had not directly stepped into the conflict between Israel and Iran, as President Trump urged Tehran to make a nuclear deal. ©...

How close is Iran to a nuclear bomb?

Iran’s nuclear breakout time has become a key question as President Trump considers whether to bomb the Islamic regime’s key underground nuclear facility. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in justifying his unprecedented strikes on the regional rival last week, said Iran was “marching very quickly” toward a nuclear weapon. That seemed to diverge from U.S....

The Memo: US faces sea of risk if Trump presses ahead with Iran attack

President Trump looked to be on the cusp of deciding whether to join Israel’s attack on Iran on Wednesday. Trump told reporters at the White House that he had “ideas” of what he wanted to do but had not reached a definitive conclusion. In general, he said, he likes “to make a final decision one...

DOJ announces largest-ever crypto seizure related to ‘pig butchering’ scams

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced the largest-ever seizure of cryptocurrency funds linked to so-called pig-butchering scams. The U.S. attorney’s office filed a civil forfeiture complaint in the District Court for the District of Columbia to seize more than $225.3 million in cryptocurrency that federal prosecutors say was part of a sophisticated blockchain-based...

NYC mayoral candidate draws criticism for ‘globalize the intifada’ comparison to Warsaw uprising

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is facing criticism over remarks he made in which he avoided denouncing the phrase “globalize the intifada” and compared it to the Warsaw ghetto uprising during the Holocaust. Mamdani appeared for an interview with The Bulwark, released on Tuesday, in which host Tim Miller asked him for his...

Fed holds tight

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story  Fed keeps rates steady amid Trump attacks The Federal Reserve kept interbank interest rates at a range of 4.25 to 4.5 percent Wednesday amid trade policy fluctuations and pressure from President Trump. © The Associated Press Fed...

Trump talk of joining Iran-Israel conflict unnerves lawmakers in both parties

Senators in both parties are growing increasingly nervous about the possibility that President Trump could insert the United States directly in the Israel-Iran war with a decision to bomb Iran to prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon. It’s not clear whether Trump has made a decision himself on an issue that divides his own...

Trump administration to shutter LGBTQ youth suicide hotline

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care   PRESENTED BY  The Big Story  Trump administration to shutter LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline  The Trump administration has given a crisis hotline for LGBTQ+ youth 30 days to shut down and stakeholders as well as lawmakers are speaking out against the move.  © The...

Democrats, major medical groups denounce Supreme Court’s gender-affirming care ruling

Democratic leaders and professional medical organizations on Wednesday denounced the Supreme Court’s ruling that upheld a 2023 Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a decision the high court delivered along ideological lines and one that stands to impact similar laws passed in roughly half the country.  The high court’s three Democratic-appointed justices dissented...

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