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Europe swelters under heat dome
A heat dome has created dangerous heat conditions for large swaths of Europe, fuelling wildfires in Turkey and prompting heat alerts in several countries.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:
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Family of Idaho stabbing victim 'furious' after accused killer strikes deal to avoid execution
Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty, an attorney for one victim's family said Monday.
Published on: July 01, 2025 | Source:Live updates: GOP stalls for time in vote-a-rama while awaiting key ruling on Trump megabill
The Senate is more than 10 hours into a vote-a-rama on the massive GOP policy legislation dubbed the "big, beautiful bill," and Republicans are stalling for time awaiting a key ruling from the chamber's parliamentarian. The Senate's rules referee must make a critical decision on a provision that would exempt Alaska and Hawaii from cuts...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Booker calls Trump megabill a 'moral obscenity'
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Monday that President Trumpβs βbig, beautiful billβ is a βmoral obscenity." βI think it's a moral obscenity, and it is violence in the sense of what it will do to many families by denying them health care when they're sick, by denying them food when their children are hungry, denying...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Bessent for Fed chair?
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Bessent opens door to serving as Fed chair The Treasury secretary said Monday he would accept President Trump's nomination to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell, after weeks of speculation. Greg Nash βI will do what the...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Republicans and Democrats buck party lines in marathon votes for Trump megabill
Senators have been crossing party lines on votes ranging from areas such as Medicaid, food assistance and hospital funding as they consider a litany of potential amendments to President Trumpβs megabill amid an hours-long, marathon voting session. Democrats, who have lined up in opposition to the bill, have offered a series of amendments and proposed...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Senate pushes to pass Trump’s budget as some Republicans voice concerns over Medicaid cuts
President Trump's agenda, and one of the largest bills in U.S. history, is in the hands of the Senate. At stake is trillions in tax cuts, reshaping the countryβs immigration system, energy future and the future of Medicaid. Itβs unclear whether Republicans will have the votes. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Senate GOP reaches deal on AI law ban
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story GOP senators reach deal on state AI regulation ban Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) reached a deal with Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on new text for a provision in President Trumpβs sweeping tax package that bars states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI). Greg Nash The updated text would enact a βtemporary pauseβ...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Trump dismantles decades of Syria sanctions
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump dismantles decades of Syria sanctions President Trump on Monday signed an executive order dismantling a series of sanctions on Syria. AP The administration said it's lifting the sanctions without conditions, but hopes the move...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Idaho investigators identify alleged gunman in firefighter ambush attack
In our news wrap Monday, Idaho investigators are searching for a motive in an ambush shooting that killed two firefighters, the Trump administration says Harvard violated civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students and the Supreme Court will hear a challenge to long-standing limits on how much political parties can spend in federal elections.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:House GOP fumes over Senate megabill: βHow did it get so much fβββing worse?β
Moderate Republicans and hard-line conservatives in the House are expressing increasing opposition to the Senateβs version of the "big, beautiful bill" just days before the lower chamber is set to consider the legislation, a daunting dynamic for GOP leaders as they race to meet their self-imposed Friday deadline. The Senate on Monday kicked off the...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Dozens in Gaza killed by Israeli strikes and gunfire as U.S. makes new push for ceasefire
Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes killed more than 60 people, including at a cafe in northern Gaza and outside a food distribution site in southern Gaza. The violence comes as President Trump is making a push this week for a ceasefire. Nick Schifrin reports. A warning, images in this report may disturb viewers.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:GOP set to cut billions more in Medicaid
Presented by Vaccinate Your Family {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Senate set to vote on amendment rolling back Medicaid expansion Senators are set to vote on a series of amendments to the GOPβs megabill, including one introduced by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) that would reduce Medicaid spending by another $313 billion....
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Operation Not Forgotten dedicates FBI agents to cold cases as Native families seek answers
For decades, Native Americans and Alaskan Natives have experienced disproportionately high rates of murder, rape and other violent crimes. Experts say it's an outcome of generational trauma and systemic abuse. Stephanie Sy reports from New Mexico, where a lack of law enforcement resources is just one reason why so many of these cases are never solved. It's part of our series, Race Matters.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Who would be affected by health care cuts in Senate version of Trump’s budget bill
Recent changes to President Trumpβs tax and spending bill would cut roughly $1.1 trillion in health care spending over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. It also found the bill would result in 11.8 million people losing health insurance by 2034 with the majority of those cuts hitting Medicaid. Laura BarrΓ³n-LΓ³pez discussed the impact with Larry Levitt of KFF.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:GOP makes energy changes to megabill
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Solar, wind taxes added, public land sales scrapped from megabill Senate Republicans announced sweeping energy and environment policy changes for their "big beautiful bill" over the weekend. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer In newly unveiled text over the weekend, Senate Republicans sped up the...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s big bill facing GOP opposition
NPRβs Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawa to discuss the latest political news, including lawmakers voting on President Trumpβs "One Big Beautiful Bill," some GOP members standing up against Trump and the strategy for Democrats in future elections.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:The power of stories helps young people overcome differences
Colum McCann's Narrative 4 organization is bringing the power of story to students in a time of division. The project helps young people around the world share their stories and bridge divides in politics and culture. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports for our series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy, as part of our CANVAS coverage.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Collins, Murkowski vote with Democrats on striking Planned Parenthood provision from GOP megabill
Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) on Monday sided with Democrats who were trying to strike a provision from the GOP's megabill that would bar Planned Parenthood health centers from receiving Medicaid funding for services provided to low-income women across the country. The two were the only Republicans to vote for a...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Colorado woman wounded during attack on pro-Israel rally has died
An 82-year-old Colorado woman who was injured in a Molotov cocktail attack on demonstratorswho were supportingIsraeli hostages in Gaza has died, prosecutors said Monday.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Trump's 51st state comments can be taken as 'term of endearment': U.S. ambassador
U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstrasays President Donald Trump's renewed 51st state rhetoric can be taken as a compliment, suggesting that's how it's seen by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Trump ally LaCivita joins Graham's reelection campaign
Chris LaCivita, who served as co-campaign manager for President Trump's 2024 presidential bid, is joining Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) reelection campaign as a senior adviser. Graham's campaign announced the addition in a press release Monday, solidifying the senator's connections with the president as other Republicans weigh potential primary challenges. LaCivita, who along with White House...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:NOAA to discontinue some weather data, but delays cutoff
Federal authorities say they will discontinue some weather data β but they are delaying the original plan to do so by one month. Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)said it would phase out data from theDefense Meteorological Satellite Program, which has collected weather data for military operations for more than 50 years....
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Iran: More than 900 killed in war with Israel
Iran said that more than 900 people were killed in its nearly two-week war with Israel, which subsided with a ceasefire shortly after the U.S. carried out strikes on three of Iran's underground nuclear facilities. The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported Monday that Asghar Jahangir, an Iranian judiciary spokesperson, said the warβs death...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:B-2 pilots who flew Iran strike mission will visit White House on July Fourth
The B-2 pilots who carried out the strike on Iranβs nuclear facilities will visit the White House on Friday for the Fourth of July holiday, a White House official told The Hill. The president will speak at a celebration that will include a flyover of B-2 bombers and other personnel from Whiteman Air Force Base...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:GOP rep: Mamdani capitalism statements 'insanity to the highest level'
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Monday slammed New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani over comments he has made about capitalism. βThis is the financial capital of the world, here in New York City. And just the other day, he was asked, βDo you support capitalism?β And he said, βNo,ββ Lawler said on CNBCβs βSquawk...
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Israel’s Netanyahu to visit Washington next Monday as Trump presses for ceasefire in Gaza
That's according to a U.S. administration official familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly about the visit that hasn't been formally announced.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Judge orders 3 witnesses requested by Kohberger to testify in University of Idaho murder trial
A judge in Pennsylvania says several witnesses will have to testify at a former criminal justice student's trial on charges he stabbed to death four college students in Idaho in 2022.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:GOP Rep. Bacon of Nebraska cites dysfunction in deciding not to seek reelection
Rep. Bacon recently indicated he was considering retiring, saying he wanted to spend more time with family. But when pressed, he acknowledged that divisions within his own party contributed to his decision.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and IDF military vehicles in West Bank
Israeli settlers have attacked a military base in the occupied West Bank, setting fires, vandalizing vehicles and clashing with soldiers.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Trump to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention facility in Florida Everglades
President Donald Trump is planning to visit a new immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:Jury begins deliberating in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial, quickly hits snag
The panel of eight men and four women began their closed-door discussions Monday and barely an hour later the foreperson alerted the judge that a juror was having trouble following the judge's instructions.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:No verdict after day one of jury deliberations in Diddy sex trafficking trial
Jury deliberations got underway on Monday in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' federal sex trafficking trial and hit a snag almost as soon as they started. But, by the end of the day, jurors indicated they were making progress weighing complex charges that could put the hip-hop mogul in prison for life.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Trump to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ new immigration detention facility in Florida Everglades
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that Trump will be visiting βAlligator Alcatraz.β
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source:U.S. skips global UN Financing for Development conference aimed at raising trillions to combat poverty
Co-hosts the U.N. and Spain believe the meeting is an opportunity to close the staggering $4 trillion annual financing gap.
Published on: June 30, 2025 | Source: