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Madison Cawthorn among crowded field vying for Byron Donalds’ Florida seat

Former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn is one of 14 candidates competing for Florida's open 19th Congressional District seat, a Republican-dominated South Florida district where no clear frontrunner has emerged less than two weeks before the primary.

‘Making mining great again’: Trump announces $180M to boost domestic mining of critical minerals

President Trump told executives from some of the world's leading mining companies that his administration will dole out $180 million in grants, intensifying his efforts to boost the U.S. supply of critical minerals.

Gun rights promise to give GOP’s LePage edge in battle to flip Maine congressional district

A pivotal House race in Maine has turned into a gunfight.

Pentagon revokes former Air Force secretary’s access to classified information

The Pentagon revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s eligibility for access to classified information, accusing him of “unauthorized disclosure of classified information regarding Air Force One’s capabilities” to a news outlet, it announced Friday evening.  Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell said the Defense Department (DOD) also yanked Kendall’s “ability to hold any sensitive position,”...

Army removes a top US general in Europe from command

The U.S. Army removed a top general overseeing forces in Europe from command in recent days, close to two months before his time in the role is slated to end, two U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal personnel matters, told The Hill on Friday. Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza was the commanding...

Closed-door AI framework blindsides tech policy community

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Closed-door AI framework catches tech policy sector off guard The Trump administration's decision to keep its new framework on government AI testing out of public view has blindsided the tech policy community, who waited months to see the controversial process ironed out. © Illustration / Samantha Wong; and...

RFK Jr. set to release food ingredient review

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story FDA's food ingredient review rule is coming In his quest to overhaul the food system, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is poised to propose closing a loophole that allows food and dietary supplement companies to self-attest that new ingredients...

Trump administration targets Head Start for overhaul

The Trump administration unveiled plans Thursday to overhaul the early education program Head Start for impoverished children. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) — called “Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs” — from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says it will “restore flexibility to programs to meet local needs, reduce regulatory...

Senate confirms 74 Trump nominees: Here are 5 notable ones

The Senate confirmed dozens of President Trump’s nominees on Friday, the final day of session before the upper chamber of Congress broke for August recess. In a single 51-47 vote, senators voted to confirm a group of 74 executive nominees.  The vote fell along party lines, with GOP Sen. Cynthia Lummis (Wy.) and Mitch McConnell...

Trump restarts effort to fire Fed’s Lisa Cook

President Trump is reportedly renewing his effort to boot Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position, despite the Supreme Court thwarting his earlier attempt in June. A letter from White House presidential aide Dan Scavino, dated Wednesday, said the president was “considering” removing her, according to a copy of the letter obtained by The...

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