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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #African‘Putin is mocking’ Trump, Polish foreign minister says after Russian drone incursion
It was an ominous series of firsts for the world’s largest military alliance. For the first time in NATO history, alliance airplanes engaged enemy targets in allied airspace, and for the first time since Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine, NATO opened fire on Russian drones. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Poland's foreign minister.
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News Wrap: Judge says Fed governor can stay on job as she challenges firing
In our news wrap Wednesday, the Trump administration appealed a judge's decision to let Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook stay on the job as she challenges her dismissal, three former FBI officials are suing over their firings, an immigration arrest in New York boiled over into a confrontation with protestors and French demonstrators clashed with police in the latest challenge to Macron.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Trump tariffs weigh on GOP senators
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story GOP senators fret Trump tariffs' toll on economy Republican lawmakers are expressing alarm and uncertainty over the strength of the U.S. economy after the Labor Department reported Tuesday that the nation had created nearly 1 million...
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:The potential consequences of Israel’s strike on Hamas in Qatar
The leader of the United Arab Emirates visited Doha to express solidarity with Qatar, one day after an unprecedented Israeli attack on the Gulf nation. Israel's airstrikes that targeted Hamas's political leaders reportedly failed to kill them, but rattled the region. Geoff Bennett discussed the regional ramifications with Marwan Muasher of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:New Mexico’s Democratic governor explains how state used National Guard to combat crime
President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., drew sharp criticism from Democrats who called it government overreach. But in New Mexico, a Democratic governor who deployed the National Guard to assist police has seen violent crime fall in the state’s largest city of Albuquerque. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:2 GOP senators break with leaders on vote to release all Epstein-related files
Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) broke with Senate Republican leaders Wednesday afternoon and voted in support of an amendment sponsored by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) directing the Department of Justice to release all unclassified records and documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Most Republican senators voted to...
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Trump orders flags lowered to honor Charlie Kirk
Related video:Shouting breaks outin House after silent prayer for Charlie Kirk President Trump on Wednesday directed that flags at all government buildings and military stations be lowered to half-staff to honor the conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed in a shooting earlier in the day. Trump issued the proclamation shortly after announcing Kirk had...
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:‘The New Age of Sexism’ explores how misogyny is replicated in AI and emerging tech
Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are already reshaping the world around us. But how are age-old inequalities showing up in this new digital frontier? In “The New Age of Sexism,” author and feminist activist Laura Bates explores the biases now being replicated everywhere from ChatGPT to the Metaverse. Amna Nawaz sat down with Bates to discuss more.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:GOP under pressure to extend Obamacare tax credits
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Pressure mounting on GOP to extend Obamacare tax credits Pressure is mounting on House and Senate Republicans to extend expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, as a number of rank-and-file Republicans push leaders to prevent the popular subsidies...
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:How Steph Curry and MLK III are working to unite communities through service
Even as racial and economic disparities persist and the Trump administration purges DEI policies in government and at universities, a new partnership aimed at healing racial divides is trying to bring communities across the country together through service. Judy Woodruff spoke with NBA star Steph Curry and Martin Luther King III for her series, America at a Crossroads.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Schumer: Trump is 'Neville Chamberlain of our time'
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) repudiated President Trump over his approach to ending the war in Ukraine, labeling the U.S. president the modern-day Neville Chamberlain. “Putin-pawn Donald Trump is cementing himself as the Neville Chamberlain of our time,” Schumer wrote in a post on the social platform X. Chamberlain, the World War II-era British...
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Senate GOP narrowly defeats amendment directing Justice Department to release Epstein files
Senate Republicans on Wednesday narrowly voted to table an amendment directing the Department of Justice to release all the files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) ambushed them with a procedural maneuver that left Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) fuming. But the 51-49 vote revealed the...
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot, killed at speaking event in Utah
Related video: Shouting breaks out in House after silent prayer for Charlie Kirk Charlie Kirk, the prominent conservative activist and staunch Trump ally who co-founded Turning Point USA, was fatally shot Wednesday while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University. President Trump confirmed the death of Kirk, a key player in his unlikely second election to...
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:MAGA movement mourns killing of Charlie Kirk, a bright conservative star
The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk sent a shockwave through the American conservative movement on Wednesday, with his sudden and public death eliciting emotional reactions from some of the country’s most prominent figures on the right. Kirk, a leading firebrand in conservative media and right-wing activism, was shot in the neck on the...
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:NDAA proposes rolling back PFAS restrictions
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Defense bills loosen PFAS rules for Pentagon Provisions in the House and Senate annual defense authorization bills reduce restrictions on the Pentagon’s use of “forever chemicals.” Jake May, The Flint Journal via Associated Press In the House, one such provision is generating pushback...
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Shouting breaks out in House after silent prayer for Charlie Kirk
Shouting broke out on the House floor after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) held a moment of prayer for conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot on Wednesday afternoon. After the moment of silence, Johnson recognized Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.). “I believe that silent prayers get silent results,” Boebert said. “Is there someone who could...
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:The Memo: Shocking killing of Charlie Kirk heightens fears over nation’s path
Related video: Shouting breaks out in House after silent prayer for Charlie Kirk A shot rang out in Utah on Wednesday, and in that moment the United States descended another steep step on a dark path. The known facts are that conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead during a speaking engagement on the campus...
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Charlie Kirk, who helped build support for Trump among young people, killed at age 31
Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster, culture warrior and ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday during one of his trademark public appearances at a college in Utah.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Three teens critically wounded in suburban Denver high school shooting, authorities say
Authorities say three teens were critically wounded in a shooting Wednesday at a suburban Denver high school, including the suspected shooter.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:See Epstein’s full ‘birthday book,’ with alleged personal messages from Trump, Clinton and others
A collection of personal notes penned for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday offers a portrait of the convicted child sex offender through crude drawings, images and messages filled with sexual content or innuendo.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Live updates: Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk fatally shot at Utah college event
A “person of interest” was in custody Wednesday evening, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said, though no charges were immediately announced.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Nationwide protests in France turn new prime minister’s first day into chaos
A day of anti-government action across France on Wednesday saw streets choked with smoke, barricades in flames and volleys of tear gas as protesters denounced budget cuts and political turmoil.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah Valley University event
A “person of interest” was in custody Wednesday evening, said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, though no charges were immediately announced. “This is a dark day for our state,” Cox said, calling the killing a “political assassination.”
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:UK ambassador to U.S. under scrutiny over his links to ‘best pal’ Epstein
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he has “confidence” in the country’s ambassador to the United States following mounting criticism of his links to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Unapproved tests and alternative treatments for Lyme disease are proliferating
The complexity of diagnosing Lyme disease has given rise to an entire industry of unapproved tests and alternative treatments, including lasers, herbal remedies and electromagnets.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:DeSantis’ court victory on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sets up a funding dilemma for Florida
Florida may be forced to choose between forgoing federal reimbursement for the detention center or accepting the money and facing an environmental review that would risk shutting down the facility.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:NCAA bans basketball players for betting on their own games
The NCAA has permanently banned three Division I college basketball players for betting on their own games.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Who else appears in Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday book?
The messages were compiled in 2003 and include greetings from Epstein's relatives, business executives and scientists.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Trump’s signature under new scrutiny thanks to the Epstein case
Donald Trump's signature is under scrutiny in a distinctly unpresidential matter. A House committee released Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday album, which includes two documents purportedly signed by Trump.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Fired FBI officials sue Patel, claiming he bowed to Trump’s ‘campaign of retribution’
Three fired FBI officials have sued to get their jobs back, calling their terminations part of a “campaign of retribution” carried out by a director who caved to political pressure from the Trump administration.
Published on: September 10, 2025 | Source:Evanston mayor: Trump administration 'wants to keep us guessing' on ICE operations
The mayor of Evanston, Ill., Daniel Biss, claimed Monday the Trump administration “wants to keep us guessing” on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched an immigration crackdown aimed at Chicago. “I know you’ve just warned your entire city — publicly — that ICE operations are imminent, and...
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:3 things to know about RFK Jr.’s MAHA report on children’s health
Since the Senate confirmed him in February, Kennedy has promoted the concept and use of what he calls “gold-standard science” to expose the causes of child health outcomes, a phrase he repeated today when speaking about how the Make America Healthy Again commission behind the report would proceed with development rules and recommendations.
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Most say personal choices drive poverty: Survey
Most Americans say people’s personal choices play a major role in determining whether they stay in poverty, according to a new poll released Monday. In the UChicago Harris/AP-NORC poll, 62 percent of respondents say personal choices are a “major factor” in why people stay in poverty, while 31 percent say they’re a “minor factor” and...
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:The second MAHA report has dropped
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story The second MAHA report is out The White House released its long-awaited second report on fighting chronic disease by the Make America Healthy Again Commission. AP The paper laid out plans for increased scrutiny on vaccines and...
Published on: September 09, 2025 | Source:Democrat wins Virginia special election to replace deceased Rep. Gerry Connolly
Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw (D) on Tuesday won the special election to replace his former boss, the late Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), according to Decision Desk HQ. Walkinshaw defeated Republican Stewart Whitson, an Army veteran and FBI agent. Prior to being elected county supervisor in 2019, Walkinshaw served as Connolly’s chief of staff. Connolly’s...
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