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Hurricane Isaias’ devastating aftermath comes into focus in striking images

Photos and video capture the hurricane's devastating aftermath as flooded streets, damaged homes and scattered debris reveal the storm's full impact.

Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee, says he has no plans to run for president

Abdul El-Sayed is shutting down talk of higher political aspirations.

Trump would ‘love to see’ Sen. John Fetterman switch parties and become a Republican

President Trump is among an increasingly vocal group of Republicans saying they would like Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania to switch parties and join their team.

Slammed on the brakes to save a life? Your insurance app just penalized you

To a consumer dealing with inflation, the pitch sounds great: download an app, let your insurer track your driving, and watch your premium drop. Major carriers present usage-based insurance as a fair system that lets safe drivers escape expensive, generalized risk pools. Yet a different reality is emerging for drivers using State Farm’s Drive Safe […]

How 38,000 AI songs might be the biggest shift in Bible access since Gutenberg

Few things seem further apart than artificial intelligence and the Bible. AI is built to generate, adapt, and constantly produce something new. The Bible has endured for thousands of years precisely because generations of believers have fought to preserve its words. Yet I have spent the past year or so bringing the two together. IN […]

Trump says Reflecting Pool repairs are near complete, refill to come ‘this week’

President Trump said Tuesday repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are close to complete and should be refilled with water "this week," but still touted unfounded claims of vandalism. "I think they're going to fill it up this week," Trump said in a video shared by the Rapid Respond 47 account on the social...

US tries new Sudan strategy as war fueled by ‘external actors’ drags on

The Trump administration is signaling a change in course on Sudan, facing months of failed diplomacy to achieve a ceasefire in the more than three-year conflict, a fight largely between two main warring factions but supported by a constellation of international backers. The U.S. is pushing at the United Nations Security Council a proposal to...

Archdiocese of St. Louis sues ICE officials over blocked religious services

The lawsuit argues that the jail's visitation policy prevents Catholic detainees from practicing important parts of their faith.

US trade deficit passes $100B for first time since March 2025

The U.S. trade deficit rose to a 17-month high in August, topping $100 billion for the first time since March 2025. U.S. imports of goods and services that month were worth $105.6 billion more than the value of exports, according to data the Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis released Tuesday. That marked an...

Trump admin revamps price transparency

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story HHS revamps price transparency rules The Trump administration is revamping its transparency rules, trying to make health insurers clearly publish the prices they negotiate with doctors and hospitals. © iStock The rule finalized by the Department of Health and Human...

Trump: Government will take massive stake in ‘next generation’ submarine shipyard

President Trump said Tuesday that American taxpayers will get a 40 percent stake in the planned shipyard in Sparrows Point, Md., an unincorporated industrial area in Baltimore County, which he visited Tuesday. “In the ultimate proof of our commitment to ensuring shipyards enduring success American taxpayers will receive 40 percent stake in the new shipyard,”...

US reups do-not-travel warning for Russia over ‘suspected pneumonic plague’

The U.S. is refreshing its call for Americans not to travel to Russia in the wake of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Siberia. In a post on the social platform X on Tuesday, the State Department said, “The U.S. Embassy is aware of press reports from the Irkutsk region of suspected pneumonic plague...

Appeals panel wrestles with block of RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel appointments

The Trump administration told a federal appeals panel Tuesday that a lower court erred in blocking Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked appointees from serving on a key vaccine advisory panel.  Justice Department attorney Matthew Zorn told the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that a district court judge did not have the authority to...

Trump boosts dyed diesel availability amid high prices

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump seeks to make more diesel available President Trump on Monday night moved to make more diesel available in a bid to lower fuel prices. © AP Photo/Nick Ingram “I’m going to sign a historic executive order to officially waive the off-road requirement and...

Provide time, order and mercy for Salvadoran TPS holders

I understand that Temporary Protected Status was never intended as a permanent immigration status. But I ask that the administration extend it for Salvadorans so they have sufficient time to pursue other lawful alternatives and prepare responsibly for what may come.

Iran is losing — that’s why we should expect and prepare for more terrorist attacks

Two recent terrorist incidents, both fortunately unsuccessful, may provide a partial insight into a larger, longer-term Iranian strategy.

Let the debates begin: 5 to watch this week

In today's issue: ▪ Supreme Court back in session ▪ Trump touts diesel executive order ▪ Politico blocked from Air Force One ▪ Russia outbreak fuels concern General election debate season kicks into high gear this week with candidates meeting on stages throughout the country in races up and down the ticket. Today marks exactly...

Trump’s Golden Dome faces headwinds with funding uncertain

Golden Dome, President Trump’s lofty plan for a national ballistic missile defense shield, is facing heavy headwinds with project funding still uncertain. The missile defense program, estimated to cost some $1.2 trillion over 20 years of development and operation, needs a significant influx of funding to get it off the ground this fiscal year. But...

Alito’s first book pushes conservative justice into spotlight

Two decades after joining the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito joins the ranks of justices as authors. Alito's first book, “So Ordered,” set for release Tuesday, is an adapted collection of speeches he’s given over the years commenting on abortion, originalism, threats to the judiciary and more. It doesn’t break much new ground for those...

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