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A coalition of 20 states on Wednesday sued the Trump administration over its decision to shut down a multibillion-dollar grant program aimed at strengthening infrastructure before natural disasters strike. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Boston, contends that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) unlawfully eliminated its Building Resilient Infrastructures and Communities (BRIC) program…
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Nearly 61 percent of Americans oppose the GOP’s massive tax and spending overhaul, a new poll found roughly a week after President Trump signed the “big, beautiful bill” into law. About 36 percent of respondents in the CNN poll released Wednesday said they “strongly oppose” the new domestic policy megabill, while 25 percent said they…
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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) signaled Tuesday that he doesn’t believe the findings from the Justice Department’s (DOJ) probe of files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein — including the lack of a client list and the cause of his 2019 death. “I’m over it. It disgusts me,” Burchett told CNN’s Manu Raju. “I’m big on…
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President Trump will welcome Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa to the White House Wednesday morning, where the prime minister is expected to announce $17 billion worth of investment in the U.S. The proposal comes as the Trump administration began sending out tariff letters earlier this month outlining new rates on trading partners…
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CNN political analyst Maggie Haberman said late Tuesday that Trump administration officials are considering the release of “some sort of additional material” tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “There is a discussion about releasing some sort of additional material. We will see what that looks like,” Haberman, a New York Times political correspondent, said…
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Fox News anchor Bret Baier acknowledged on Tuesday the growing public frustration over President Trump’s push to move past Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sex trafficking case. “I mean, the story doesn’t go away here,” Baier said at the start of Tuesday’s episode of “Special Report,” leading into a news story on the latest Epstein updates. Baier…
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Attorney General Pam Bondi sidestepped questions and calls for her to resign over the Justice Department’s (DOJ) handling of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s files on Tuesday, instead focusing on the Trump administration’s goals to fight the fentanyl drug crisis. “I’m going to be here for as long as the president wants me here,” Bondi told…
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The Trump administration sued to oust the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) board’s three Democratic appointees on Tuesday, escalating the legal battle as Republican lawmakers look to slash the group’s funding.  The three members quickly sued in April after President Trump attempted to fire them, arguing the move interferes with the traditional independence of the…
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The president digressed Tuesday while speaking at an energy summit.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is testifying Wednesday morning before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on the department’s fiscal 2026 budget request. The hearing comes as Duffy and President Trump have vowed a full overhaul of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and air traffic control following a string of severe service outages and aviation accidents.…
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) chief Dana White said over the weekend that multiple fighters are in line to be on the list for a face off expected next year on the White House South Lawn. “Everybody wants to be on this card. I mean, you don’t even have to know who’s blowing up my phone,”…
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Lawmakers in the Congressional Progressive Caucus will brief reporters Wednesday morning on top priorities ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. From sweeping cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs in the newly signed “big, beautiful bill” to how the legislation will affect the national debt in years to come to fractures within the GOP over…
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Russia launched another large-scale overnight attack against Ukraine on Wednesday, as the clock ticks on President Trump’s 50-day deadline for more sweeping sanctions if Moscow doesn’t end its aggression. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an update on social platform X that the latest barrage targeted his country’s energy infrastructure. Fifteen people, including one child,…
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Joe Biden’s son spoke with Jaime Harrison on his “At Our Table” podcast.

Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) on Tuesday defended the findings in the Trump administration’s probe of files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, which concluded that he did not keep a “client list.” He also praised Attorney General Pam Bondi for her handling of the case. “I think Pam Bondi has done a great, great job,”…
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“I thought I’d lost it,” admitted the BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue.

David Schoen, a former attorney for the late Jeffrey Epstein, said Tuesday that President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi were not withholding a so-called client list for the disgraced financier. Schoen, who helped secure Epstein’s 2008 plea deal on state prostitution charges, argued that the public’s push for the release of names is based…
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For the QAnon followers and assorted conspiracy theorists at the core of President Trump’s MAGA coalition, the existence of the storied “Jeffrey Epstein Files” might as well be the movement’s gospel truth. Trump himself boasted that Epstein’s files were so damning that their big reveal would put most of his Democratic opponents behind bars.   Instead, the conspiracy theory that gave…
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Nearly six months into President Trump’s second term, The Hill and NewsNation team up to host the inaugural Hill Nation Summit, a full-day bipartisan gathering in Washington, featuring leaders in government, business and policy. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, White House senior counselor Peter Navarro,…
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President Trump’s approach to setting tariff rates is causing anxiety in the business community, with the trickling flow of letters to trad​e partners exacerbating concerns over hits to the economy. The president has sent two dozen letters to countries, with rates set between 20 percent and 50 percent to be imposed Aug. 1, while also leaving the door open to negotiations to lower…
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The “Late Night” comedian flipped the president’s latest brag right back on him.

The president’s boast backfired on one crucial point.

The “Tonight Show” host ripped Trump’s worsening “excuses” for his administration’s handling of files linked to the late convicted sex offender.

Jordan Klepper joked that the president was “cool as a cucumber” when asked about files tied to the late convicted sex offender.

President Trump’s disapproval rating hit its highest level since the start of his second term in office, according to the latest Economist/YouGov poll. The survey, conducted over the weekend, shows 55 percent disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, compared to 41 percent who approve. The most recent poll marks a slight shift…
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