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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Saturday cast blame on Democrats for a looming lapse in military pay as the shutdown impasse persists, pointing to seven failed votes in the Senate to pass his stopgap funding bill. “HR 5371 (the Continuing Resolution) is the bill to pay our troops,” he wrote on social platform X.…
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During and after the 2024 presidential election, some on the political right made the mistake of believing that just because President Trump had successfully used a cross-section of podcasts and YouTube platforms to circumvent the mainstream media that the legacy “liberal” media had been rendered irrelevant.   It was not. Not even close.   There…
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President Biden is receiving radiation therapy as he battles an aggressive form of prostate cancer, a spokesperson told The Hill on Saturday.  “As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment,” the spokesperson said. A source familiar told NBC News that the former president’s treatment…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said President Trump’s ability to successfully broker a peace agreement between Israel and Hamas provides hope for an end to the war in Eastern Europe.  “If a war can be stopped in one region, then surely other wars can be stopped as well—including the Russian war,” Zelensky wrote in…
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Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles on Friday said the nation is “not worried” about removal from the NATO alliance, despite quips from President Trump about the country being the lowest defense spender. “We are not worried,” Robles told reporters in Madrid according to The Associated Press. She added later, “I believe that President Trump must…
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Former Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice on Friday commended President Trump for successfully facilitating the first stages of a ceasefire deal with Israel and Hamas in Gaza. “It’s a really significant first step, and I really commend President Trump and his administration, as well as Arab leaders in the region, for making…
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Thousands of government employees were laid off ahead of the weekend, as President Trump fulfilled his promise to undertake mass layoffs amid the government shutdown.  At least 4,100 furloughed federal workers were fired on Friday, stretching across several departments and agencies.   The government will remain closed until at least Tuesday after the Senate went home…
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Former White House staffer Steve Bannon is urging New Yorkers not to vote for Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani, a self-described Democratic socialist, has been leading in polls and has drawn strong criticism from Republicans. Bannon, appearing on The Hill’s sister network NewsNation, called Mamdani a threat to New York City and said it…
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The Israeli military launched airstrikes on Lebanon overnight targeting Hezbollah and killing at least one person. The attack on the village of Msayleh also destroyed a highway that connects Lebanon to Beirut, the Lebanese Health Ministry said, according to The Associated Press.  Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) were targeting a “Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure” in southern Lebanon,…
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“Masked federal agents aren’t welcome in our state and they can’t keep kidnapping Americans,” Democratic U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum said.

The president’s chief propagandist accuses opponents of “insurrection” and attempting a “coup” — while declaring Trump has “plenary authority.”

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas alternative country artist Charley Crockett has never been one to swim with the tide. The self-proclaimed drifter reminded his fans of that once again on social media this week. Crockett, a native Texan from San Benito who’s famous for his signature Americana music, took to social media this week, reminding folks…
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President Trump’s doctor said the commander-in-chief is in “exceptional health” following his “semiannual physical” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland on Friday. During his physical, the president received “preventive health screenings and immunizations,” including a flu shot and COVID-19 booster vaccination, according to a memorandum from Trump’s physician Sean Barbabella. These screenings…
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) took a swipe at White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director Russell Vought over the firing of federal workers amid the government shutdown. “While few details have been shared about Russell Vought’s latest layoffs, there is no question this is poorly timed and yet another example of this administration’s…
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said the Trump administration will buy more buildings in Chicago for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. During a cabinet meeting on Thursday, Noem said more buildings were purchased “to operate out of.” “We’re purchasing more buildings in Chicago to operate out of,”…
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96 <!– sup, sub { font-size: 100% !important; } sup { mso-text-raise:10% } sub { mso-text-raise:-10% } Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy <!– The Big Story  US-China trade war reignites President Trump announced Friday he will raise tariffs on China in response to a move…
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The Trump administration laid off more than 4,100 employees Friday amid the ongoing government shutdown, according to a new court filing from the Justice Department.  U.S. District Judge Susan Illston had ordered the administration to hand over the information in a lawsuit government unions filed just before the shutdown began.  Hours ahead of the judge’s deadline, the…
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Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) slammed President Trump on Friday over his calls for indictments against New York Attorney General Letitia James, former FBI Director James Comey and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). “I think it was a mistake, as I already mentioned,” Bacon told CNN’s Pamela Brown. “Him putting out these demands for indictments — I…
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The MSNBC host pointed out a hole or two in the DOJ cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

President Trump said Friday he plans to visit Egypt and Israel during a one-day trip to the Middle East early next week to mark the implementation of a peace agreement that will see a pause in fighting in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages. Trump told reporters he will visit Cairo while in…
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A message President Trump posted on Truth Social in September pressing Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute several political opponents was intended to be a direct message, reports say. The Wall Street Journal reported multiple officials said Trump believed he had sent the message to Bondi privately. NBC also confirmed the message’s private intent with…
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When it comes to who gets the blame over the government shutdown, Americans picked everyone from Republicans and Democrats in Congress to President Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Thursday. Pollsters asked those surveyed how much blame they think Trump, Republicans and Democrats deserve for the shutdown. Of those asked, 67 percent said Republicans…
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Republican Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) said she “strongly” opposes the White House’s move to fire hundreds of furloughed federal workers, calling the layoffs announced Friday “arbitrary.” “I strongly oppose [Office of Management and Budget] Director Russ Vought’s attempt to permanently lay off federal workers who have been furloughed due to a completely unnecessary government shutdown…
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Robert De Niro on Thursday called on people to take to the streets to protest President Trump in an upcoming “No Kings Day” on Oct. 18. “The original No Kings protest was 250 years ago,” De Niro said in a video shared on the Indivisible Project’s Instagram page. “Americans decided they didn’t want to live…
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Better luck next time, Don! The president and his allies are not happy about a snub from the Nobel Peace Prize committee.