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Border Patrol agent who led immigration crackdown in Los Angeles arrives in Chicago

The Border Patrol agent who has broken norms leading an immigration crackdown in Los Angeles reached Chicago on Tuesday, potentially signaling a new, more aggressive phase to an enforcement surge announced last week in the nation's third-largest city.

Republicans unveil a bill to fund the government through Nov. 21. Democrats call it partisan

House Republicans unveiled on Tuesday a stopgap spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded through Nov. 21, daring Democrats to block it knowing that the fallout would likely be a partial government shutdown that would begin Oct. 1, the start of the new budget year.

‘Grampa’s rifle’ used in Charlie Kirk’s assassination

The 22-year-old man charged in Charlie Kirk's murder used his grandfather's antique rifle to shoot and kill the rising conservative star, a Utah prosecutor said Tuesday.

Israel begins Gaza City ground offensive

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Israel begins Gaza City ground offensive The Israeli military launched its long-planned ground offensive into Gaza City on Tuesday. © AP Photo The offensive escalates the nearly two-year war that has killed thousands as Israel hopes to...

BLS chief fired by Trump over jobs report comments publicly for first time

The former Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, on Tuesday made her first public remarks since she was fired by President Trump last month following a poor jobs report and substantial revisions to earlier data. Speaking at the Levy Economics Institute at Bard College, her alma mater, McEntarfer recounted her experience learning she had...

London mayor: Trump ‘perhaps done the most to fan the flames of divisive, far-right politics’

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, in a Tuesday opinion piece for The Guardian, called out President Trump for boosting “divisive, far-right politics” worldwide in recent years. “We must unite to take on the reactionary populists and nativists who are exploiting economic concerns, the atomisation of modern life and a growing distrust of political and media institutions...

GOP rebels extract tariff concession from House leaders 

A handful of House Republicans extracted concessions from House GOP leaders on tariff policy after rebelling on a procedural vote Tuesday. GOP leaders agreed to shave two months off the length of a prohibition on votes that could end President Trump’s tariffs, and agreed to create an informal tariff working group, according to two members...

Energy, chemical industries slam proposed rail merger

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Energy, chemical industries slam proposed rail merger Trade associations representing various industries issued a letter Tuesday expressing “serious concerns” about a proposed merger between major rail companies Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific. © AP “We write to express our serious concerns and reservations about...

Moody’s economist: US avoids recession if well-to-do ‘keep spending’

Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi said Tuesday the U.S. economy will likely avoid a recession if the wealthiest individuals continue to spend at the current rate. In a post on the social platform X, the chief economist highlighted updated charts showing spending levels by income group, saying the new data suggest “the U.S. economy...

Parents press Senate for AI rules

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Parents push lawmakers for chatbot guardrails Parents called for guardrails on artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots Tuesday as they testified about how the technology drove their children to self-harm and suicide. © Katie Adkins, Associated Press Their pleas for action come amid increasing concerns about the impact of the rapidly developing...

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