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China's Xi unveils new weaponry at parade attended by Putin, Kim
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story China's Xi unveils new weaponry at parade attended by Putin, Kim A major Chinese military parade debuted new missiles, drones and other high-tech equipment in a massive show of force attended by the leaders of Russia...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:
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Comer says Oversight making Epstein 'list'; Waiting to hear from Clintons
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said in a Wednesday interview on NewsNationβs show βThe Hillβ that the panel will compile its own Jeffrey Epstein βlist,β a tally of powerful figures related to the deceased sex offender and financier. βWe're going to compile a list from...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:WATCH: ‘The abuse was real,’ Epstein survivor implores Trump, who again calls case a ‘hoax’
The survivors criticized the presidentβs comments that the case was a βhoaxβ and appealed to him to meet and describe the pain they had endured.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Hurricane Kiko intensifies to Category 4 storm over the Pacific Ocean
Forecasters said Kiko could get even stronger in the next day or so, but that its intensity was likely to fluctuate after that. There were no watches or warnings associated with Kiko and no hazards affecting land.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Republicans divided on stopgap strategy to prevent looming shutdown
Republicans are divided as they try to chart a plan to keep the government open past the end of the month, with just 12 legislative days until funding runs out. Top Republican appropriators are pushing for a short-term funding patch that lasts into November to buy time for Congress to strike a larger bipartisan deal...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Trump administration agrees to restore federal health data and websites in lawsuit settlement
Soon after President Donald Trump's inauguration, federal health officialsdeleted or removed informationon a range of topics including pregnancy risks, opioid-use disorder and the AIDS epidemic. The move was made in reaction to a Trump executive order that told agencies to stop using the term βgenderβ infederal policies and documents.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:What China’s display of military might and diplomacy mean for the U.S.
There was an extraordinary display of military might on the streets of Beijing. China's parade was the culmination of several days of high-level diplomacy, without the United States, as China seeks to cement its place as a preeminent global power. Nick Schifrin discussed the gathering of leaders with Kurt Campbell, deputy secretary of state during the Biden Administration.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Trump targets offshore wind again
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump targets more offshore wind The Trump administration is targeting another offshore wind project, the latest in a string of wind farms whose approvals it plans to cancel. AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File In a Wednesday court filing the administration indicated it plans to vacate and...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:WATCH LIVE: RFK Jr. testifies on Trump’s health care agenda before the Senate Finance Committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, Sept. 4. at 10 a.m. EDT. Watch live here.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Woman known as ‘Ketamine Queen’ pleads guilty to selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry
A woman branded as the βKetamine Queenβ pleaded guilty Wednesday to sellingMatthew Perrythe drug that killed him, becoming thefifth and final defendant chargedinPerryβs overdose deathto admit guilt.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Judge rules White House unlawfully blocked Harvard’s research grants
In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully terminated Harvard's research grants, Florida is moving to become the first state to eliminate all vaccine mandates for children to attend school and President Trump is defending a military strike on a boat in the Caribbean, saying it will prevent further attempts to bring drugs into the country.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Epstein survivors demand justice in Washington as Trump calls case ‘a Democrat hoax’
Women who survived sexual abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein spoke publicly, some for the first time, to demand the release of the federal files in the case. President Trump also responded to the demands for more documents, calling it "a Democrat hoax." Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:‘This is not a political issue, this is a crime,’ Epstein survivor says
As survivors of Jeffrey Epsteinβs abuse demand accountability, President Trump has said the attention on the case is political. Geoff Bennett spoke with Liz Stein, an Epstein survivor who is now an advocate working to combat human trafficking nationwide, and Jennifer Freeman, a special counsel for the Marsh Law Firm, which represents several Epstein survivors.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Trump policies stalled by series of rulings, likely setting up Supreme Court fight
A federal court rejected the Trump administration's use of an 18th-century wartime law, known as the Alien Enemies Act, to deport Venezuelans accused of being gang members. It's another legal setback for the White House, which has also seen courts curtail its authority to impose tariffs and send troops into U.S. cities. William Brangham discussed more with Georgetown law professor Steve Vladeck.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Noem, DHS end deportation protections for some Venezuelans
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem ended deportation protections for some Venezuelans, the latest Trump administration effort to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) after a series of court losses. The termination affected about 250,000 people who were awarded TPS through a 2021 declaration otherwise set to expire on Sept. 10. βGiven Venezuelaβs substantial...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:As rising sea levels swallow Bangladesh’s land, its climate refugees are forced to adapt
Few countries in the world are considered more vulnerable to the impact of rising sea levels and climate change than Bangladesh, a nation of 175 million people squeezed into a landmass the size of Iowa. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, Fred de Sam Lazaro traveled to Bangladesh to look at efforts to build resilience in the face of the escalating consequences.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Oz backs Florida dropping school vaccine mandates
Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor who oversees Medicaid and Medicare for the Trump administration, on Wednesday threw his support behind Florida's effort to end mandatory vaccinations in schools. In an interview on βThe Story with Martha MacCallum,β the Fox News host asked Oz whether he agrees with officials who want to make Florida the first...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:How the next wave of workers will adapt as artificial intelligence reshapes jobs
AI is reshaping the workplace as companies are turning to it as a substitute for hiring, raising questions about the future of the job market. For many, there is uncertainty about the jobs their children will have. Robert Reich, the Labor Secretary under President Clinton and professor at Berkeley, joined Geoff Bennett to discuss his new essay, "How your kids will make money in a world of AI."
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Republican rebels square off against GOP leaders on Epstein files
Republican rebels on Wednesday ramped up the pressure on their party to force the Trump administration to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, hosting victims of the convicted sex offender at the Capitol, where they delivered harrowing pleas for Congress to act. The dramatic demonstration seemed to leave most Republicans unmoved, however, and GOP leaders...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Museum exhibit showcases the pets who have lived in the White House
Since the nationβs founding, pets have played an essential role in the lives of many U.S. presidents. A new exhibition at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston tells the story of the pets that called the White House home. Special correspondent Jared Bowen takes us there for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Federal immigration enforcement will ‘flood the zone’ in sanctuary cities, Homan says
President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday that the administration plans to "flood the zone" in sanctuary cities with federal immigration enforcement officers.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Garcia demands investigation into Ghislaine Maxwell prison move
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the ranking member on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, is demanding that the Department of Justice (DOJ) inspector generalβs office launch an investigation into the quiet transfer of Ghislaine Maxwell from a correctional facility in Florida to a prison camp in Texas. βWe request that you immediately investigate...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Miran's Senate moment
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trumpβs Fed pick to face grilling in the Senate President Trumpβs latest potential addition to the Federal Reserve Board is set to face the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, marking the first step of the presidentβs...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:What to know about Google's antitrust win
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What to know about Google's antitrust win Google scored a much-needed win Tuesday when a federal judge ruled the tech giant could hold onto its Chrome browser, rejecting the wide-ranging penalties proposed by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images The government had asked...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Trump targets another offshore wind project
The Trump administration is targeting another offshore wind project, the latest in a string of wind farms whose approvals it plans to cancel. In a Wednesday court filing the administration indicated it plans to vacate and reconsider the approval of the New England Wind 1 and 2 projects. The filing does not give a reason why it...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Florida moves to ban school vaccine requirements
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Florida surgeon general plans to remove all school vaccine mandates Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said Wednesday the state is working to eliminate vaccine mandates for schools. AP The Sunshine Stateβs decades-old vaccine requirements for daycare...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Amazon ending Prime free shipping sharing
Amazon is ending its Prime Invitee program, which has allowed members to share their free shipping benefit with a select number of users outside their household. The company announced this week that itβs replacing the program with Amazon Family, which will allow members to share a variety of Prime benefits with one other adult in...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:UN criticizes Israel for dropping grenades near peacekeepers in southern Lebanon
Thepeacekeeping force, the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon, described the Tuesday morning incident as βone of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel and assetsβ since the cessation of hostilities in November that ended the 14-monthIsrael-Hezbollah war.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Cassidy, Pfizer CEO: Trump worthy of Nobel prize for COVID vaccine
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Wednesday said President Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for rapidly distributing the COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic. βPresident Trump deserves a Nobel Prize for Operation Warp Speed,β Cassidy said in a Wednesday statement on X. His comment comes hours after Bourla said Trump saved...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:More Americans trust Fed over Trump on economy
A new poll has found that more Americans trust the Federal Reserve board to set economic policies for the U.S. than trust President Trump.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Vance speaks after meeting with families affected by Minneapolis shooting
Vice PresidentJD Vanceon Wednesday met with families and victims of a shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis that killed two schoolchildren and injured 21 people. The visit comes one week after an attacker opened fire during the first Mass of the school year for students of the nearby Annuciation Catholic School.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Judge reverses Trump administration’s cuts of billions in research funding to Harvard
A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday ordered the reversal of the Trump administrationβs cuts to more than $2.6 billion infunding researchgrants for Harvard University.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Landmark streetcar derails and crashes in Lisbon, killing 15 people
An electric streetcar that is one of Lisbonβs landmarks and a big draw for tourists derailed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others, emergency services said.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Can you get a COVID shot? Here’s your fall vaccine guide
Many people across the United States are wondering if they will be able to get vaccinated at all, particularly against COVID, after changes to vaccine guidance by the Trump administration.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:Israel launches satellite to expand its surveillance throughout the Middle East
In addition to monitoring Iran, Israel gains reconnaissance capabilities in other parts of the Middle East as it conducts what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called a βseven-front war,β with Israeli forces striking targets in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iraq throughout the 23 months of war in Gaza.
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