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What to know about the clash between Thailand, Cambodia
{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story What to know about the clash between Thailand, Cambodia The fighting between Thailand’s and Cambodia’s militaries has continued for a second day in a row, with the clash progressively escalating in a border battle that...
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:
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Justice Department granted Ghislaine Maxwell limited immunity during meeting: ABC
The Justice Department (DOJ) granted Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, limited immunity before she sat for two days of interviews with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, ABC News reported Friday. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking and other charges. The interview comes as the Trump administration faces...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:New FEMA grant program gives states $600M to build migrant detention centers
A new $608 million grant program from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will give states money to build detention centers for people suspected of being in the United States unlawfully. FEMA was already slated to cover some of the costs for Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” using a Biden-era program meant for helping asylum seekers. The...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Andrew Schulz slams Trump over Obama allegations amid Epstein controversy
Podcaster Andrew Schulz slammed President Trump during a Thursday episode of the Flagrantpodcast, criticizing Trump for his handling of multiple controversies. Earlier this week, the president accused former President Obama of influencing the findings in Russiagate while distancing himself from the public’s push for more information on Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal dealings. “He is rebuking the...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Israel considering ‘alternative options’ to ceasefire with Hamas
In our news wrap Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says he's considering "alternative options" to ceasefire talks with Hamas, European diplomats attempted to restart negotiations over limiting Iran's nuclear program and Ghislaine Maxwell wrapped up questioning as the Justice Department pushes back on criticism it's concealing aspects of Jeffrey Epstein's relationship with President Trump.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:The politics behind the $8B Paramount-Skydance merger
The FCC approved Skydance Media's $8 billion bid to acquire Paramount, the parent company of CBS. The green light from the FCC comes after Paramount agreed to a $16 million settlement with President Trump over his lawsuit accusing “60 Minutes” of deceptively editing an interview with then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Geoff Bennett discussed the deal with Dylan Byers of Puck.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:FEMA denying some funding after floods
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story FEMA denying some funding after floods A review of federal documents by The Hill shows that the administration denied such “hazard mitigation” funds to states after 16 out of 18 flood disasters during the Trump presidency, with both of the approvals coming before mid-March....
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Democrat Wiley Nickel may suspend NC Senate campaign: Reports
Former Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.), who launched his campaign for Senate in April, is now mulling whether to suspend his campaign and instead enter the race for an open district attorney position in Wake County, two local stations and Semafor reported Friday. A shift from Nickel would open up the Senate field for former Gov....
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Doctors in England start 5-day strike after pay negotiations with government break down
Thousands of doctors in England’sstate-funded health systemwalked off the job Friday in a five-day strike over pay that the government says will disrupt care for patients across the country.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:What Trump’s order on clearing encampments, forced hospitalization means for the unhoused
President Trump signed an executive order that makes it easier for states to remove homeless encampments and force unhoused people into mental health or addiction treatment programs. Homeless rates have been steadily rising since 2017. A federal count found that more than 770,000 people are living in shelters or outside on a single night. Lisa Desjardins discussed more with David Ovalle.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:How private companies could cash in on Trump’s mass deportations
The ramifications of President Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending law are beginning to play out. That includes cuts to several federal programs, while significantly increasing spending in other areas, like immigration enforcement. Stephanie Sy reports.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Senate Democrats demand answers on rural health fund
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Senate Democrats demand answers on rural health fund More than a dozen senators are calling for answers on how the Trump administration plans to use millions of dollars of a rural health “slush fund” included in the massive...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Kagan criticizes fellow justices over lack of explanation in recent Supreme Court rulings
The Supreme Court has handled a flood of appeals from the Trump administration on its emergency docket, also known as the shadow docket. In the first six months of Trump’s term, the conservatives on the court have sided with him on several key policies, but the decisions have come with little to no explanation for their rationale. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Supreme Court analyst Amy Howe.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Brooks and Capehart on the Epstein files fracturing Trump’s base
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the debate over the Epstein files continues to cause a rift for Republicans, the Trump administration settles its fight with Columbia University and if Democrats can form a vision to fight back against Trump.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Top French court upholds some of Assad’s legal protections, but permits future war crime warrants
France’s highest court on Friday upheld some of Syrian ex-leader Bashar Assad’s personal immunity as a head of state while green-lighting possible future war crime warrants, drawing criticism from human rights lawyers and Syrian activists.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Ruth Asawa exhibition celebrates her influential art and extraordinary life
The work of artist Ruth Asawa, who died in 2013, is back in the spotlight with a major traveling exhibition. It’s a celebration of not only her work, but also an extraordinary life. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:NOAA places 2 high-ranking officials on leave
The Trump administration has placed two high-ranking officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on leave amid a series of efforts to make cuts at the agency. NOAA spokesperson Kim Doster confirmed in an email that Jeff Dillen, deputy general counsel, and Stephen Volz, acting assistant secretary and assistant administrator for NOAA’s Satellite...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Markets jump after Powell rebuffs Trump
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Markets jump after Powell rebuffs Trump Financial markets finished the week on a high note after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stood his ground against President Trump in a rare joint appearance by the two men...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Lori Vallow Daybell receives life sentences in Arizona over murder conspiracy convictions
Vallow Daybell, already serving life sentences in Idaho in the killings of her two youngest children and a romantic rival, was convicted at separate trials this spring in Phoenix of conspiring to murder her estranged husband, Charles Vallow, and her niece’s ex-husband, Brandon Boudreaux.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Crypto lobby gains ground under Trump
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Crypto lobby gains ground under Trump The cryptocurrency lobby rapidly expanded its presence on Capitol Hill in recent months as lawmakers tooktheir first bite at legislation to regulate digital currency. Illustration / Courtney Jones; Greg Nash; and Adobe Stock At least 27 crypto companies or advocates filed their...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:UK commits to aiding Palestinians but won't yet recognize state
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday committed to increasing British aid efforts in Gaza and advocated for a peaceful two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. However, Starmer did not announce the U.K.’s recognition of Palestine as a sovereign state a day after France said it would do so. “We're scaling up our work....
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order in 3rd ruling since Supreme Court decision
More than a dozen states have argued Trump’s birthright citizenship order is blatantly unconstitutional and threatens millions of dollars for health insurance services that are contingent on citizenship status. The issue is expected to move quicklyback to the nation’s highest court.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Trump official says administration will change visa, citizenship tests
The new head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said in an interview with The New York Times Thursday that the Trump administration will make changes to the visa system for skilled workers and look to make the test for U.S. citizenship more difficult. “The test as it’s laid out right now, it’s not very...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Third court blocks Trump birthright citizenship order nationwide after Supreme Court decision
A third court ruled Friday that President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order cannot go into effect across the country, following the Supreme Court’s decision last month clawing back nationwide injunctions. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin, an appointee of former President Obama, found that the nationwide injunction he granted to more than a dozen states remains in...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Rogan hits Patel over Epstein claims: ‘Doesn’t make any sense’
Podcaster Joe Rogan attacked FBI Director Kash Patel in a new episode of his podcast Friday, charging that Patel’s claims about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were inconsistent. “The guy’s saying there’s no tapes, there’s no video. That doesn’t make any sense. Everyone knows it doesn’t make any sense,” Rogan said in his most recent...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Markets jump after Powell repels Trump attack
Financial markets finished the week on a high note after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stood his ground against President Trump in a rare joint appearance by the two men Thursday. The S&P 500 finished 0.4 percent up, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 208 points or 0.47 percent. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:‘South Park’ co-creator jokes he’s ‘terribly sorry’ about premiere that angered White House
“South Park”co-creator Trey Parker had the briefest of responses Thursday to anger from the White House over the season premiere of the animated institution, which showed a nakedPresident Donald Trumpin bed with Satan. “We're terribly sorry,” Parker said, followed by a long, deadpan-comic stare.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Education Department says it will release billions in grant money withheld from schools
The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Acquaintance of suspect in plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts convicted in Austria
An Austrian court on Friday convicted an acquaintance of the main suspect in last year's foiled plan toattack Taylor Swift concertsin Vienna on terrorism charges unrelated to the plot and sentenced him to two years in prison.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos to begin serving his 7-year fraud sentence
The New York Republican pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges for deceiving donors and stealing people’s identities in order to fund his congressional campaign.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Desantis says deportation flights from Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center have begun
DeSantis said Friday that the flights operated by the Department of Homeland Security have transferred about 100 detainees from the immigration detention center to other countries.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Haiti sends 150 soldiers to Mexico for training as gang violence surges
Under the agreement between the two countries, a total of 700 soldiers are to be trained in Mexico as Haiti seeks to revive its military.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Netanyahu says Israel considering alternatives to ceasefire talks with Hamas, deepening uncertainty
The teams left Qatar on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, said Hamas’ latest response to proposals for a deal showed a “lack of desire” to reach a truce. Witkoff said the U.S. will look at “alternative options," without elaborating.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Militant Georges Abdallah arrives in Lebanon after more than 40 years in French detention
He became eligible for parole in 1999 but multiple requests he filed since then were denied.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:U.S. stocks coast toward the finish of a record-setting week
Wall Street has zoomed higher on hopes that President Donald Trump will reach trade deals with other countries that will lower his stiff proposed tariffs, along with the risk that they could cause a recession and drive up inflation.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source: