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Mark Carney, king of the cup

LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump has stayed away from the World Cup after making himself the main character of the months leading up to it. Mexican President Claudia...

The left has tried its best to tarnish our national story. But America’s 250th is the perfect opportunity to dig into our real history

In his original version of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson’s grievances included one...

NYC’s low primary turnout: Letters to the Editor — June 29, 2026

The Issue: How low voter turnout influenced Tuesday’s Democratic primaries in New York City....

The World Cup’s final boss

World Cup planners have long expected President Donald Trump will come to one or...

Former Stars and Stripes ombudsman sues Pentagon over firing

Jacqueline Smith, the ombudsman of outlet Stars and Stripes who was ousted in April after she criticized the Pentagon’s new restrictions on the newspaper, is suing the Defense Department. In a complaint filed Thursday in federal court in Washington, D.C., Smith alleges that her firing was retaliatory and violated her First Amendment rights as it happened 10 days after...

Planned Parenthood launches new midterm investment

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Oil prices are low. Why not gasoline?

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Why are gas prices still so high? Oil is nearing its pre-war price after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) intended to end the conflict, but gasoline remains significantly elevated. © Nam Y. Huh/AP While President Trump has blamed...

Back at it with Iran?

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Back at it with Iran? The U.S. military said it conducted strikes against Iranian sites on Friday, less than an hour after President Trump indicated action would be taken against Tehran. The president cited Thursday’s attack...

House Democrat: ‘No question’ Trump will try to interfere with elections

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) on Thursday re-upped Democratic-led warnings about election interference ahead of the midterm elections.  Democratic lawmakers have repeatedly voiced concerns about the Trump administration’s efforts to access voter data from many U.S. states and cited President Trump’s false claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.  “There is no question...

Evening Report – US strikes Iranian missile, radar sites after Tehran hits cargo ship

The U.S. military said it conducted strikes against Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar locations on Friday, a day after Tehran struck a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. {beacon} EVENING REPORT EVENING REPORT   Friday, June 26 Sign up © Associated Press US strikes Iranian missile, radar sites after Tehran hits...

Buttigieg says family targeted in ‘politically motivated hoax’ 

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Friday that he was briefly separated from his 4-year-old twin children after an anonymous caller reported false accusations to Child Protective Services (CPS).  In a Substack post titled “A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family,” the former Biden administration official said he was the subject of a “swatting” incident,...

OpenAI slow rolls new model amid Trump administration concerns 

{beacon} Technology   The Big Story OpenAI slow rolls new model amid Trump admin's concerns OpenAI announced Friday it will preview its newest GPT-5.6 model series with only a group of partners before a public rollout, at the behest of the U.S. government. © AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool The ChatGPT maker said it previewed...

Trump’s religious liberty report calls for building ‘bridges’ between church and state

A draft final report from President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission released Friday calls for “building bridges between church and state,” a reversal of a long-standing U.S. legal principle. “Americans must know their rights and stand with courage when those rights are challenged,” the commission’s report read. “To preserve this freedom, we must build bridges, not walls,...

US strikes Iranian missile, radar sites after Tehran hits cargo ship

The U.S. military said it conducted strikes against Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar locations on Friday, a day after Tehran struck a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes by U.S. forces in the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) came after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked a Singapore-flagged container...

US, Israel, Lebanon announce framework agreement, boxing out Iran 

The Trump administration, Israel and Lebanon on Friday announced a trilateral framework aimed at kicking out Iran’s influence in the country through its support of the militant group Hezbollah and paving a way for an Israeli withdrawal from territory it holds in the south. The agreement came after three days of intense talks between Israeli...

Rick Scott pushes to cancel Florida Ye shows

A concert by controversial rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is expected go ahead as planned on Friday night in Tampa Bay despite a more than weeklong campaign from Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to cancel the upcoming shows. He is currently scheduled to perform two shows at Raymond James Stadium this weekend, which Scott...

Maryland House Democrat fends off predecessor’s comeback bid in primary

Rep. April McClain Delaney (D-Md.) is projected to fend off a serious challenge from her predecessor, former Rep. David Trone (D-Md.), in a bitter contest between two wealthy Democrats for a blue-leaning House seat in northwestern Maryland, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Trone, the Total Wine & More co-owner, previously represented the district between 2019 and 2025 before making an unsuccessful...

Official who claims to have once teleported to Waffle House on leave at FEMA

A Trump administration appointee who claims to have once teleported to a Waffle House is now on leave from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). A FEMA spokesperson confirmed in a statement to The Hill that Gregg Phillips, who was leading a key disaster response office, is taking “leave for personal reasons.” “Since joining the agency,...

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