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A Pulitzer injustice

A PULITZER INJUSTICE. You probably remember when you first saw the photo of President Donald Trump last year, moments after being shot in an assassination attempt, blood on his face, his fist raised, shouting, “Fight! Fight! Fight!” Without any doubt, it was the photo of the year and probably the decade.  There were certainly other dramatic […]

Duffy says he will have a plan this week to curb Newark Airport chaos

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he will work to curb chaos at Newark Airport this week after Tuesday's delays.  “We're rolling a plan out on Thursday. We're going to need a lot of money from Congress to do this. It's not going to take 10 years, like Pete suggested,” Duffy said during his Tuesday appearance...

India strikes Pakistan in response to Kashmir attack

India struck Pakistani-controlled territory early Wednesday in response to a massacre of tourists in an Indian-controlled territory last month. The missile attack left eight people and one child dead, as well as multiple others wounded, according to The Associated Press. The Indian government, in a press release, claims it was striking infrastructure used by militants,...

House Republicans nix controversial Medicaid proposal as plan takes shape

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said one controversial proposal to cut federal Medicaid funding was off the table and another would likely be excluded from the bill containing President Trump's domestic policy priorities. Both had been red lines for a number of moderate and vulnerable Republicans, leaving the GOP closer to an agreement on...

Israeli spyware firm NSO ordered to pay Meta, WhatsApp nearly $170M over hacking

A federal jury in California ordered Israeli cyberintelligence firm NSO Group on Tuesday to pay Meta and WhatsApp nearly $170 million for hacking about 1,400 users on the instant messaging platform.  The spyware vendor, which created the Pegasus surveillance tool, has to pay $167,256,000 in punitive damages and another $440,000 in compensatory damages. The verdict,...

NSA to cut up to 2,000 civilian roles

The National Security Agency (NSA), the U.S. government's electronic spy agency, is looking at cutting up to 2,000 civilian jobs as part of the Trump administration's effort to greatly reduce the federal workforce. The NSA, which is within the Defense Department, must eliminate 8 percent of its civilian roles, or between 1,500 and 2,000 positions,...

EPA targets Energy Star program

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Energy Star, GHG reporting face the chopping block The Trump administration is targeting the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program, which highlights energy efficient home appliances. © Getty According to a source, staffers were told at a meeting Monday that Energy Star was...

Trump, Carney talk tariffs

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Trump downplays trade deals in meeting with Carney In his first meeting with Mark Carney since the Canadian prime minister's election last month, Trump said the U.S. faced no urgency to negotiate and would keep tariffs...

Top Trump officials to meet in Switzerland with Chinese counterparts on trade

Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland this week to discuss trade amid a standoff between the world's two largest economies. Bessent will travel to Switzerland on Thursday, his office announced, where he will meet with the Swiss president. He will also meet...

Duffy: Pentagon not responding to helicopter inquiries

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday the Pentagon has not responded to his inquiries about last week’s Army helicopter that forced two commercial passenger jets landing at Reagan Washington National Airport to shift course. When Fox News host Martha MacCallum asked if he had any additional information from the Pentagon about the flyover, Duffy said,...

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