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Zohran Mamdaniβs victory in NYC mayoral primary leaves Wall Street 'alarmed' and 'depressed'
His potential victory could bring what the Street despises the most β tax hikes and tighter regulation that threaten corporate and investment interests.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:
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Trump budget director faces bipartisan heat in Senate on DOGE cuts
White House budget chief Russell Vought faced heat from both sides of the aisle Wednesday as he sought to make the case to senators to pass the administrationβs roughly $9 billion in proposed cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting funds. Vought testified before the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee to defend the special request from...
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:US could default by August
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story US could default on its debt by August: analysis The federal government risks defaulting on its debt sometime this summer or early fall without action to address its debt ceiling, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center...
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Aussie sets world record with 800km run in five days
Endurance athlete Phil Gore has broken the Backyard Ultra world record with a 797-kilometre run at Dead Cow Gully in Queensland.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Emmanuel Macron meets IAEA chief Rafael Grossi at the Elysee Palace after returning from NATO summit
Macron says itβs urgent that the UN nuclear watchdog resumes its mission after Iran moved to suspend its cooperation with the agency as he met with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi in Paris upon returning from the NATO summit in The Hague.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain in jail for now
Lawyers for the Maryland father, a Salvadoran immigrant, fear he could face a second deportation if released.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Meta wins artificial intelligence copyright case in blow to authors
Court finds using online books to train AI without writersβ consent is βfair useβ
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:From Mumbaiβs βillegal migrant workersβ to Melbourne crypto traders, The Degenerates is global Australian literature
Raeden Richardsonβs surreal, gritty novel both dazzles and overwhelms, while showing empathy for the marginalised and their stories.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Spirit of Tasmania V officially handed over to ferry operator TT-Line
The second of the two new Spirit of Tasmania ships has been handed over to TT-Line by a Finnish ship-building company Rauma Marine Constructions.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:When Iran's supreme leader emerges from hiding he will find a very different nation
The war has left the country significantly weakened - and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a diminished leader
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:World's oldest boomerang doesn't actually come back
The 40,000-year-old boomerang was made with an astonishing level of skill and ingenuity, say scientists.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Kennedy to cease US funding for global vaccine alliance
Move exacerbates Gaviβs struggles with fundraising
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Nearly βone child in every classroomβ is typically born using IVF in UK
Official data shows rise in single patients and female same-sex couples opting for assisted fertility treatments
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:UK minister warned of threat from China when Chagos deal expires
Members of the House of Lords stress that renewal of the deal in 99 years will depend on the goodwill of the then-government of Beijing-friendly Mauritius.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Bangladesh: Foreign Aid Cuts Affect Rohingya Childrenβs Education
Click to expand Image A Rohingya girl walks past shelters in a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, March 9, 2025. 2025 Abdullah Bawshore US and other foreign donor cutbacks in humanitarian aid have worsened the existing education crisis for 437,000 school-age children in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, with schools that served hundreds of thousands of children shut down.The cutbacks have closed learning...
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:4 ways Trump’s big bill could change the U.S. immigration system
President Donald Trumpβs spending cuts and border security package would inject roughly $150 billion into hismass deportation agendaover the next four years, funding everything from an extension of the United States' southern border wall to detention centers to thousands of additional law enforcement staff.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Same old saviours rescue Aussies after 'woeful' top-order batting
The more things change, the more they stay the same, as Australia's reshuffled top order fail and old faithful Usman Khawaja and Travis Head rescue the tourist's blushes.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Celebrities join protesters in Venice ahead of Bezos-Sanchez wedding
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancΓ©e, former journalist Lauren Sanchez, arrived in Venice on Wednesday ahead of three days of lavish VIP parties in the romantic Italian lagoon city to celebrate their wedding, despite protests from locals.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Oprah, Kardashians arrive in Venice amid protests against Bezos-Sanchez wedding
Oprah Winfrey, Kim and Khloe Kardashian, and Tom Brady joined the star-studded list of celebrity guests arriving in Veniceto start three days of lavishweddingcelebrations for billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former journalist Lauren Sanchez.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Anxieties converge over newly remade CDC advisory panel
Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Anxieties converge over newly remade CDC advisory panel Health and Health Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr's remade vaccine advisory panel kicked off its two-day meeting Wednesday despite calls to delay the proceedings, including by Sen. Bill...
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Trump insists U.S. strikes ‘obliterated’ nuclear sites, says talks with Iran could resume
President Trump again forcefully defended his conclusion that the bombing he ordered of Iranian nuclear facilities "obliterated" them. CIA Director John Ratcliffe released a statement affirming the administrationβs claims about the effectiveness of the strikes, saying Iran's facilities "would have to be rebuilt over the course of years." Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Trump, Ukraine and new spending commitments
To talk about President Trump, Ukraine and NATOβs new spending commitments, Nick Schifrin sat down with Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Trump CIA chief says Iran nuclear program was 'severely damaged,' countering reports of U.S. intel assessment
Trump ordered U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites as part of its support for Israel, then days later announced a ceasefire agreement between the countries.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Miley Cyrus can't tour anymore. Does this cinema spectacular make up for it?
Unable to tour for health reasons, Miley Cyrus has made a visual album she has described as similar to Pink Floyd's The Wall, but "with a better wardrobe".
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Rubiales to appeal fine for Hermoso forced kiss
Ex-football chief Luis Rubiales will appeal at Supreme Court after fine for forcibly kissing Jenni Hermoso is upheld.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Jon Finer analyzes aftermath and potential consequences of U.S. strikes on Iran
To discuss the aftermath of the Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iranβs nuclear facilities and what the potential consequences of those attacks may be, Geoff Bennett spoke with Jon Finer. He was the deputy national security advisor during the Biden administration and is now a distinguished visiting fellow at Columbia Universityβs School of International and Public Affairs.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Revised plan sells 1.2M acres of public lands
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story GOP tries again to sell public lands in megabill A revised plan from Senate Republicans would sell off as much as 1.2 million acres of publicly owned lands, according to legislative text obtained by The Hill. Jason Goode The updated text would require...
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Farmer recovering after culling 500,000 chickens amid bird flu outbreak
A Victorian poultry farmer details the emotional toll of an avian influenza outbreak on his properties. The business is expected to return to full production this year, but biosecurity concerns remain.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Kenyan protestors take to streets amid anger over police brutality, corruption
In our news wrap Wednesday, chaos erupted in Kenya as police clashed with protesters amid growing public anger over police brutality and corruption, the Israeli military says that seven of its soldiers were killed in Gaza when Hamas militants attached a bomb to their armored vehicle and Kilmar Abrego Garcia will remain in jail as legal teams debate whether he'd be deported if released.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:After lacking somewhere safe in his youth, social worker creates a space for kids
Not long after 21-year-old Jarib Branfield-Bradshaw started work as a youth officer in Cunnamulla he saw potential in a disused council building. Now it's a thriving hub for the town's young people.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:What Zohran Mamdani’s primary win in New York means for Democrats nationwide
In a stunning upset, 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. Final results won't be official for several days, but his win has sent shockwaves through the Democratic Party. To discuss Mamdani's win and what comes next, Amna Nawaz spoke with Errol Lewis, political anchor for Spectrum News NY1 and host of the Inside City Hall program.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Trump's CDC pick treads carefully in Senate debut
Susan Monarez, a longtime federal health official nominated by President Trump to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), faced senators in a confirmation hearing Wednesday, providing a first glimpse of her personal views and any signs of daylight between herself and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. While Monarez...
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:Senate committee hears White House request to claw back foreign aid, public media funding
On Capitol Hill, senators questioned President Trumpβs budget director over the administration's request to claw back funds for foreign aid and public media. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:South Korean court rejects arrest warrant for ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol
A South Korean court rejects a request to issue an arrest warrant for former president Yoon Suk Yeol related to an investigation into his short-lived attempt to impose martial law.
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source:NATO finds leeway on defense spending goal
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story NATO finds leeway on defense spending goal NATO leaders on Wednesday agreed to a major defense spending increase while leaving room for some alliance countries to not hit the new spending goals thanks to very particular...
Published on: June 25, 2025 | Source: