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Mideast experts analyze consequences as Israel considers full Gaza occupation
The Israeli cabinet is in a marathon session debating whether or not to completely reoccupy the Gaza Strip militarily. For two perspectives, Geoff Bennett spoke with David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Project on Arab-Israel Relations and Yousef Munayyer of the Palestine-Israel Program and Senior Fellow at the Arab Center.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:
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‘Mutually assured destruction’: GOP Rep. Lawler calls for redistricting battles to end
Indiana could become the next major battleground over redistricting.The move follows efforts by Texas Republicans to redraw congressional maps in their favor, a move that sparked threats of retaliation from leaders in blue states. In response, a handful of Republicans are now calling for a ceasefire in redistricting. Geoff Bennett discussed more with GOP Rep. Mike Lawler of New York.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Louisiana’s high Medicaid reliance places state on frontlines of health care cuts
President Trump's big budget law is expected to make the largest cuts ever to Medicaid, a program that currently provides health insurance for some 70 million Americans. As Lisa Desjardins reports, those impacts will be felt in House Speaker Mike Johnsonβs home state of Louisiana, which has one of the highest rates of enrollment in the country.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Experts alarmed over mRNA research cuts
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Cuts to mRNA research stir fears Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr canceled $500 million worth of mRNA vaccine contracts earlier this week, a move decried by scientists and public health experts for leaving the...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:A look at Trump’s legal authority over DC as he threatens federal takeover
President Trump continues to direct his ire at Democrat-run cities for what he calls an out-of-control crime wave, despite FBI data showing crime down in every category. This week, he went as far as threatening a federal takeover of Washington D.C. William Brangham discussed the threats with George Derek Musgrove, author of "Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital."
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Trump tariffs kick off new era
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump touts tariffs, seeks to reassure on economy President Trump celebrated his new tariff regime and tried to reassure the public about his economic stewardship Thursday as a trade agenda upending the GOP and the global...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:New book ‘Joy Goddess’ reveals how A’Lelia Walker helped shape the Harlem Renaissance
In "Joy Goddess," journalist and historian AβLelia Bundles brings to life a fascinating and misunderstood figure of the early 20th century. AβLelia Walker was more than a glamorous socialite. She was a cultural catalyst whose salons and soirΓ©es became the vibrant center of the Harlem Renaissance. Geoff Bennett spoke with Bundles, who is Walkerβs great-great-granddaughter, about her new book.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:A Brief But Spectacular take on the power of intergenerational communities
What happens when leaders across generations come together to reimagine the future of collaboration? Earlier this year, CoGenerate, a nonprofit that brings older and younger changemakers together, hosted a gathering in Los Angeles to explore partnership. Participants shared their Brief But Spectacular takes on the power of intergenerational communities.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Mamdani rips reported Trump moves in New York City mayor race
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani heavily criticized reported moves by President Trump regarding the mayoral race. βToday we learned Andrew Cuomo is directly coordinating with Donald Trump, even as this President sends masked agents to rip our neighbors off the streets and guts the social services so many New Yorkers rely on,β...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Trump says he is nominating top economic aide Stephen Miran to Federal Reserve board
The appointment is Trumpβs first opportunity to exert more control over the Fed, one of the few remaining independent federal agencies. Trump has relentlessly criticized the current chair, Jerome Powell, for keeping short-term interest rates unchanged.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Trump calls for Intel CEO to resign
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump takes aim at Intel President Trump called for Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign Thursday, arguing he is βhighly conflicted.β Chiang Ying-ying, Associated Press βThe CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately,β he wrote on Truth Social. βThere is no other solution to this problem....
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Trump opens door for 401(k) retirement plans to invest in private equity and crypto
Millions of Americans saving for retirement through401(k) accountscould have the option of putting their money in higher-risk private equity and cryptocurrency investments, according to anexecutive ordersigned Thursday by President Donald Trump that could give those financial players long-sought access toa pool of funds worth trillions.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:EPA moves to claw back $7B 'Solar for All' funds
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story EPA moves to claw back $7B 'Solar for All' funds The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will try to claw back $7 billion doled out by the Biden administration to provide rooftop solar power in disadvantaged communities. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Under...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift limits on 'roving' LA-area immigration raidsΒ
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to lift a judgeβs limits on βrovingβ immigration raids in the Los Angeles area. A federal judge last month ruled Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were conducting raids that likely ran afoul of constitutional protections against unreasonable seizures. The limits prohibit ICE from relying on...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:ICE opening detention tent facility at Texas military base
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expected to begin using a Texas military base to detain individuals who immigrated to the U.S. illegally on Aug. 17. The El Paso-area site, Fort Bliss, is still being developed and will initially receive 1,000 detainees, according to the Department of Defense. Over the next two years, officials plan...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:AP report: More FBI leaders forced out, including ex-director who resisted turning over Jan. 6 agents’ names
The FBI Agents Association said in a statement that it was concerned by reports of the firings of senior leaders and that it was reviewing all legal options to defend its members.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:U.S. Air Force to deny retirement pay for transgender troops being separated from service
An Air Force spokesperson told The Associated Press that βalthough service members with 15 to 18 years of honorable service were permitted to apply for an exception to policy, none of the exceptions to policy were approved.β
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Trump ups aggressive redistricting war with call for new census
Related video: Vice President JD Vance met with Republican leaders Thursday in Indiana as the national redistricting debate intensifies. President Trump is going all in on the national redistricting war with his call for the Commerce Department to conduct a new census ahead of the next scheduled one in 2030. Trump said in his Truth...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Federal court upholds Oklahoma law banning gender-affirming care for minors
A federal appeals court upheld an Oklahoma law banning gender-affirming care for minors Wednesday in a ruling hinging on a June Supreme Court decision to uphold a similar law in Tennessee. Oklahomaβs Senate Bill 613, passed by the stateβs Republican-controlled Legislature andsigned into lawby Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) in 2023, makes it a felony for...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Trump signs order giving political appointees oversight of federal grants
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order tightening control of the federal grant funding process, requiring political appointees to sign off on each grant. The order directs each agency head to designate a senior appointee who will be responsible for creating a process to review grant opportunity announcements and to ensure any grants awarded...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Trump seeks to celebrate tariffs, reassure on economy
President Trump sought to celebrate his new tariff regime and reassure the public about his economic stewardship on Thursday as a trade agenda upending the GOP and the global economic order came into place. Trump said the tariffs would raise billions for the U.S. Treasury, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued that foreign producers and...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center temporarily halted by judge’s order
The facility can continue to operate and hold detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but workers will be barred from adding any new filling, paving or infrastructure for the next 14 days.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump honors Purple Heart recipients, including 3 who sent him medals after Butler shooting
President Donald Trump recognized nearly 100 recipients of the Purple Heart at the White House on Thursday, including three service members who gave him their own medals after an attempt on his life at a Pennsylvania campaign rally.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump presents data with economist Stephen Moore, days after BLS chief fired
The White House invited journalists into the Oval Office Thursday afternoon for a surprise appearance by conservative economist Stephen Moore. President Donald Trump also said he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin even if the Russian leader wonβt meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:OpenAI releases hotly anticipated GPT-5 update
Expectations are high for the newest version of OpenAI's flagship model because the San Francisco company has long positioned its technical advancements as a path toward artificial general intelligence, or AGI, a technology that is supposed to surpass humans at economically valuable work.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Trump’s planned 100% tariff on computer chips sparks confusion
The U.S. imports a relatively small number of chips because most of the foreign-made chips in a device β from an iPhone to a car β were already assembled into a product, or part of a product, before it landed in the country.
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:Man accused of killing Israeli Embassy staffers indicted on federal hate crime charges
The man accused offatally shooting two staff membersof the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum has been indicted on federal hate crime and murder charges, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:ACA premiums set to spikeΒ
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story ACA premiums set to spike People who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are set to see a median premium increase of 18 percent, more than double last yearβs 7 percent median proposed increase, according...
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Trump says he plans to put 100% tariff on computer chips, likely increasing electronics costs
PresidentDonald Trumpsaid Wednesday that he will impose a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely raising the cost of electronics, autos, household appliances and other goods deemed essential for the digital age.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Epstein accuser urges U.S. government to release investigation files
A woman who says she filed a police report against Jeffrey Epstein in the late 1990s, after he allegedly committed sexual battery against her in a Santa Monica, California hotel room, called on the Trump administration to release the Epstein files.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Appeals court upholds dismissal of US Chamber challenge to Medicare negotiation
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court's ruling to dismiss a challenge to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, finding once again that the parties involved did not have standing to sue. Almost exactly one year ago, a federal judge dismissed the...
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:MLB calls up its first female umpire, promoting Jen Pawol for Marlins-Braves game
Pawol, a 48-year-old from New Jersey,worked spring training gamesin 2024 and this year. She will become the fifth umpire to debut this year.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Federal mRNA funding cut is ‘most dangerous public health decision’ ever, expert says
Many public health experts and scientists say they are stunned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jrβs decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine development. MRNA technology was central in the battle against COVID and can be developed more quickly than traditional vaccines. Geoff Bennett discussed the implications with Dr. Michael Osterholm.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:Helicopter crash kills Ghana’s ministers of defense and environment, plus 6 others
A military helicopter crashed in Ghana on Wednesday, killing all eight people on board, including the West African country's defense and environment ministers and two other top officials, the government said.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Army sergeant accused of shooting 5 soldiers at Fort Stewart
In our news wrap Wednesday, an Army sergeant is accused of shooting five soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Putin for what a Kremlin aide called 'useful and constructive' talks, Gaza health officials say at least 38 people were killed while trying to get aid and Japan marked 80 years since the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source: