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Andrew Bates, a former senior deputy press secretary for President Biden, slammed the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigating his former boss on Friday in an opening statement he made to the panel. Bates is on Capitol Hill as one of multiple former Biden aides who have gone in person before the panel for…
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I have it on good authority — the kind of sources who are usually right and, more importantly, the kind who still have a pulse — that President Trump is not dead. Yes, I know — stunning. In fact, not only is he very much alive, but if you believe his critics — the ones…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has emerged as the top candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, a new poll found, as Newsom’s popularity has surged amid his ongoing feud with President Trump. The Yahoo/YouGov poll, released Thursday, found that 21 percent of registered Democratic voters and Democratic-leaning voters identified the Golden State leader, who…
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President Trump’s administration is reversing a former President Biden-era plan to require airlines to compensate passengers with cash, meals and other expenses for disruptions caused by U.S. carriers.  The rule, which was first introduced in 2023, would have provided customers between $200 and  $775 in compensation, along with lodging and meals, if the delay took…
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Political pundit Chuck Todd is predicting President Trump could remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) amid pushback his policies are receiving from some in Congress. During an appearance on CNN this week, Todd called Kennedy “easily the most unqualified cabinet sectary,” in Trump’s government. “There…
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A federal court rejected an appeal by the Trump administration Thursday to deny transgender and nonbinary Americans passports reflecting their gender identity, upholding a preliminary injunction against a policy requiring identity documents to reflect a person’s sex “at conception.”  In an order, a three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote that the…
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A pair of Senate Democrats are accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of overseeing a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” against Palestinians, raising urgent alarm as Israel begins its takeover of Gaza City and threatens to annex parts of the West Bank. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oreg.) said they came to their…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that any Western troops deployed to Ukraine amid the war would be considered “legitimate targets” by Moscow.  “Therefore, if some troops appear there, especially now, during military operations, we proceed from the fact that these will be legitimate targets for destruction,” Putin said at an economic forum in…
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President Trump weighed in on the growing partnership between India, Russia and China on Friday, after the three nations’ leaders gathered together at a summit earlier in the week. “Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “May they have a long and prosperous future together!” The…
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Californians are already knee-deep in the battle over Proposition 50, California’s effort to re-arrange its congressional map. The goal is to counter the Texas plan that likely just handed Republicans five additional U.S. House seats. Although California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) only signed the legislation authorizing the November special election to do this two weeks ago, I…
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday delivered a jobs report showing anemic growth in the economy, figures that are likely to spur concerns about the broader economy under President Trump. The U.S. added 22,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent in August, according to the report. Economists expected the U.S.…
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Federal immigration authorities raided a Hyundai electric vehicle (EV) plant in Georgia on Thursday, arresting more than 400 “unlawful aliens” as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.  “Today, @ATFAtlanta joined [Homeland Security Investigations], FBI, [Drug Enforcement Agency], [Immigrations and Customs Enforcement], [Georgia State Patrol] and other agencies in a major immigration enforcement…
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Around 450 workers — including 30 South Korean nationals — were reportedly detained at the South Korean automaker’s Georgia site.

Incoming Democrats are poised to advance legislation forcing the Trump administration to release all the federal files on Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender. Up to now, the focus on Capitol Hill has been on which Republicans might buck President Trump and GOP leaders and endorse a procedural tool, known as a…
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The Justice Department (DOJ) sued Boston and its Democratic mayor, Michelle Wu, on Thursday over the city’s sanctuary law, arguing that it is illegal and helps release dangerous criminals who should be deported.  “The Boston Police Department was once a cooperative partner with ICE’s immigration enforcement efforts. Throughout 2015, the Boston Police Department honored all…
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The president should take his latest legal loss “as a hint,” said the newspaper’s editorial board.

She called on Americans to trust the Supreme Court, which has sided with Trump on a number of key cases.

In today’s newsletter: ▪ RFK Jr. defends public health outlook ▪ National Guard to patrol D.C. until December ▪ Trump faces roadblocks from the courts ▪ Western allies pledge security for Ukraine Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Close Thank…
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Corks are popping on both sides of the Atlantic over the rare exemption.

“This unconstitutional attack on our city is not a surprise,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said.

The MSNBC anchor said Donald Trump only gave Kennedy the health and human services secretary post for one reason.

The defense secretary’s non-answer about the deadly strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat was slammed online.

Donald Trump’s health and human services secretary’s “tinfoil hat is blocking out all sense,” the tabloid’s editorial board slammed.

New York City’s Democratic mayoral nominee had a “serious” proposal for the president.

Gavin Newsom was one of many who fired back at the Florida governor with some receipts.