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GOP governor endorses candidate challenging Trump-backed congressman in Republican US House primary

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee endorsed former state Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles in a GOP U.S. House primary.

Look at the data, doom-and-gloomers — food costs aren’t what you think

Critics on the left and the right alike claim "unaffordable" food prices are the...

Democrats mock Trump’s alarm bells — but the DSA’s communist coup is real

Trump’s rhetoric has been over-the-top, but he's correct: The most important movement within the...

Ceuta and weapons of mass migration

“Almost all” of the more than 60,000 migrants who invaded the North African Spanish territory of Ceuta last week have been returned to Morocco, we are told, and a “reasonable normality” has been restored to the city of just 80,000. But this does not mean Spain’s border crisis is over. Far from it. Ceuta is […]

Ceuta was the warning shot. America is next unless Congress acts

Last week, over 60,000 migrants — mostly military-age men — surged into Ceuta, a Spanish city of just 84,000. They swam around sea barriers, climbed fences, and charged the land border in a chaotic rush that briefly swelled the enclave’s population by more than half. Dozens died by drowning or in the crush. Local authorities […]

Americans’ concerns about AI outweigh excitement nearly threefold: Poll

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Americans’ concerns about AI outweigh excitement Americans are nearly three times as likely to be concerned rather than excited about the growing footprint of artificial intelligence in society, according to a new biweekly survey about the public’s sentiment on the advancing technology. © Getty Images The “Americans on AI” poll,...

Top White House environment adviser departs administration

Katherine Scarlett, a top environmental policy adviser in the Trump White House, has departed, an official confirmed to The Hill. Scarlett chaired the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), where she led a rollback of federal environmental standards for new infrastructure projects. According to Bloomberg Government, which first reported her exit, Scarlett is headed to consulting firm...

Treasury scraps plans to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill

The Treasury Department has scrapped plans for Harriet Tubman to be on the $20 bill, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday. In response to a question about the status of the bill from Spectrum News, Bessent said the Trump administration was “not at present” planning to place Tubman’s likeness on it. The Hill reached out...

Judge quashes DOJ subpoena for names of Fulton County’s 2020 election staff

A federal judge on Tuesday denied the Department of Justice's (DOJ) request for personal information from election workers in Fulton County, Ga., as part of its investigation into President Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of widespread election fraud in the 2020 election. U.S. District Judge William Ray found in his order that the DOJ could not use...

US condemns China’s ICBM test launch

The Trump administration has condemned China’s test launch of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from a submarine in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, calling the incident “of great concern.” “At a time when the United States is working harder than ever to prevent nuclear proliferation, China is doing the opposite,” said a press statement...

Researchers easily obtain GLP-1 prescriptions online, clinician interaction lower than expected

Yale University researchers were able to easily obtain GLP-1 prescriptions online using fake patient profiles, in some instances receiving prescriptions in less than five minutes and with minimal interaction with clinicians. In a small study published on July 6 in the JAMA medical journal, researchers sought to obtain GLP-1 prescriptions through 49 websites using a...

Number of Americans taking GLP-1s for weight loss hits record high: Survey

A record number of Americans are taking GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, according to a new Gallup survey released Tuesday — a massive increase over the past two years.  According to the poll, 11 percent of Americans currently take a GLP-1 medication for weight loss, compared to just 3 percent in 2024. In addition, 15 percent...

McConnell spoke to GOP leaders amid uncertainty about his Senate return

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who has been hospitalized since June 14, spoke to Senate Republican leaders on Monday and Tuesday amid growing speculation about whether he will return to the Senate before the end of the year. McConnell had a “lengthy and substantive conversation” with Senate Majority Leader Thune (R-S.D.) on Monday, undercutting the rumors...

Congressional staffers call on leaders to overhaul sexual misconduct rules

Progressive staffers on Capitol Hill are pushing congressional leaders to reexamine how the legislature handles sexual misconduct allegations, following the resignations of former Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzalez (R-Texas). In a letter sent Tuesday to leaders of the House and Senate, the Congressional Progressive Staff Association (CPSA) said the recent revelations of sexual...

Republicans can improve healthcare and lower costs

The Medicaid system incentivizes states and health insurance companies to enroll more patients, resulting in worse care and increased taxpayer costs, but market-based incentives could improve care and reduce costs.

From formula to birds, here are the foodborne outbreaks the CDC is investigating

While authorities are working to determine what is behind the spread of a parasite capable of causing "explosive" diarrhea, there are already several ongoing foodborne outbreak investigations in the U.S., impacting nearly every state.

Sanders-founded organization backs Troy Jackson for Maine Senate

Our Revolution, a political organization founded by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) after his unsuccessful presidential run, is putting its support behind former Maine state lawmaker Troy Jackson to replace the embattled Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee in the race for U.S. Senate. Jackson is a former state Senate president who ran for governor earlier...

Family presses for video release in Tennessee National Guard shooting

The grandfather of the man fatally shot by Tennessee National Guard troops over the weekend is demanding video footage of the incident.  “Show me the video,” Evaniel Johnson told The Associated Press. “Please show me that — and then I’m OK. Until you show me that, I’m gonna fight and advocate for my grandson until...

Troy Jackson files to potentially replace Platner in Maine Senate race 

Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson (D) took an official step toward entering the state’s U.S. Senate race on Tuesday amid a pressure campaign for Democratic candidate Graham Platner to step down following a new allegation of sexual assault.  An exploratory committee filed paperwork on Jackson’s behalf with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday, which...

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