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Trump says Vance, Rubio could be 2028 ‘dream team’ ticket

12 May 2026 at 01:11
President Trump on Monday floated Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a “dream team" ahead of the 2028 presidential election, polling attendees of a White House event on who they liked better and stopping short of offering an endorsement. “Who likes J.D. Vance? Who likes Marco Rubio? All right. Sounds like...

Comey says he's not going to stop criticizing Trump ahead of criminal trial

12 May 2026 at 00:41
Former FBI Director James Comey said Monday that he won't stop criticizing President Trump ahead of a criminal trial against him over charges of threatening the president. “I’m not going to be quiet. I’m going to continue to speak about what I believe,” Comey told MS NOW's Nicolle Wallace. " ... Donald Trump has a...

Senate advances Warsh, Trump’s pick to chair Federal Reserve

12 May 2026 at 00:10
The Senate voted on Monday to advance the nomination of Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, putting him on track to be confirmed later this week to replace Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The Senate voted 49-44 to advance the nomination, a development that was expected after the Senate Banking...

Paul: $1 billion for White House ballroom likely coming out of budget reconciliation bill

11 May 2026 at 23:59
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-Ky.), whose committee will mark up a portion of the Senate budget reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement operations, says there’s a good chance that the $1 billion in funding for the White House ballroom will be removed from the bill before it reaches the Senate floor. Paul,...

Iran's top negotiator: Accept our proposal or 'American taxpayers will pay for it'

11 May 2026 at 23:33
Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, on Monday said the U.S. must accept its newest 14-point proposal or else American taxpayers “will pay for it.” “There is no alternative but to accept the rights of the Iranian people as laid out in the 14-point proposal. Any other approach will be completely inconclusive; nothing but one...

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  • Trump economic backlash rises with Iran Sylvan Lane
    Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Headline TK TK © AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana/Jenny Kane/Vahid Salemi President Trump’s odds of facing a midterm election revolt over the economy may hinge on whether a vulnerable U.S. job market can withstand the conflict in...
     

Trump economic backlash rises with Iran

11 May 2026 at 23:24
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Headline TK TK © AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana/Jenny Kane/Vahid Salemi President Trump’s odds of facing a midterm election revolt over the economy may hinge on whether a vulnerable U.S. job market can withstand the conflict in...

Trump invites tech CEOs on China trip

11 May 2026 at 22:55
{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Elon Musk, Tim Cook head to China with Trump Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook and more than a dozen other business leaders are set to join President Trump on his trip to China later this week, according to a White House official. © Alex Brandon,...

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  • Supreme Court lifts block on Alabama Republicans' map Zach Schonfeld
    The Supreme Court on Monday wiped out a decision blocking Alabama Republicans’ congressional map, potentially allowing it to be used for the midterms in the wake of the justices’ recent blockbuster ruling narrowing the Voting Rights Act. The design would remove one of Alabama’s two majority-Black districts and give Republicans a better shot at winning the seat held by Democratic...
     

Supreme Court lifts block on Alabama Republicans' map

11 May 2026 at 22:21
The Supreme Court on Monday wiped out a decision blocking Alabama Republicans’ congressional map, potentially allowing it to be used for the midterms in the wake of the justices’ recent blockbuster ruling narrowing the Voting Rights Act. The design would remove one of Alabama’s two majority-Black districts and give Republicans a better shot at winning the seat held by Democratic...

Major insurer backs MAHA food philosophy 

11 May 2026 at 21:55
Presented by Lilly {beacon} > Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Major insurer backs MAHA food philosophy Centene, the largest Medicaid managed care provider in the U.S., is calling for Medicare Advantage plans to be allowed to offer “food as medicine” as part of supplemental benefits, aligning closely with the “Make...

Watchdog group asks Transportation IG to probe Duffy's 'road trip' with family

11 May 2026 at 21:39
A watchdog group on Monday asked the Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General to probe Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s participation in the reality series entitled, “The Great American Road Trip.” The group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), urged the IG to investigate who paid for Duffy and his family’s participation in the...

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