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• Top producer of '60 Minutes' resigns in wake of Trump lawsuit

  22-04-2025 20:04 via thehill.com
  
  The longtime executive producer of "60 Minutes" is leaving the program, writing to staff on Monday he could no longer preside over the Sunday evening show objectively as it faces increasing threats and a multimillion-dollar lawsuit from President Trump."My 60 Minutes priorities have always been clear. Maybe not smart, but clear," Bill Owens, executive producer of the CBS News program, wrote to staff in a note obtained by The Hill."Over the past months, it has also become clear that I would not
  
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• Trump millionaire tax hike idea upends Republican political wisdom

  10-05-2025 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump’s last-minute pitch to raise taxes on the highest-income Americans could be rewriting the conventional Republican political wisdom on the issue.The president has sent mixed messages publicly about where he stands on the policy, and whether he thinks it’s good politics — both recognizing the political perils of reneging on a promise to keep tax rates lower, while seeing the upside in neutralizing Democratic arguments and finding more revenue.The millionaire tax h
  
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• Trump signs executive order launching self-deportation program

  10-05-2025 04:52 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said that he signed an executive order Friday to formally launch a self-deportation program to further incentivize migrants living in the United States illegally to leave the country. “We are making it as easy as possible for illegal aliens to leave America. Any illegal alien can simply show up at an airport and receive a free flight out of our country,” Trump said in a video that was posted on social media Friday.The president said that illegal migrants can book
  
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• House panel unveils tax portion of Trump agenda bill

  10-05-2025 03:00 via thehill.com
  
  The House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over taxes, on Friday evening released partial text for its portion of President Trump’s “big beautiful bill” and scheduled a markup for the legislation for Tuesday at 2 p.m.Changes to the text are still possible before that Tuesday markup.“It’s not unusual for a revised version to be introduced as an amendment in the nature of a substitute,” a committee spokesperson said.Committee-Print-Title-XI-Commi
  
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• US to begin admitting white South African refugees

  10-05-2025 01:43 via thehill.com
  
  The United States will begin admitting the first group of White South African refugees next week, whom President Trump’s administration has argued have been victims of "racial discrimination.” “The refugee program is not intended as a solution for global poverty. And historically it has been used that way…this is an example of the president returning the refugee program to what it’s intended to be used as,” White House’s deputy chief of staff Steph
  
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• Trump overturns Biden-era efficiency rules for household and commercial appliances

  09-05-2025 23:44 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump late Friday afternoon signed four pieces of legislation that overturn Biden-era efficiency rules. Three of the Biden-era regulations overturned by Trump had sought to improve efficiency for household water heaters, walk in freezers and commercial refrigerators and freezers. Trump also overturned a Biden rule related to labeling requirements for consumer products. A tool called the Congressional Review Act (CRA) allows Congress, with the president’s approval, to un
  
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• Bessent urges Congress to act on debt limit by mid-July

  09-05-2025 23:03 via thehill.com
  
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday called on Congress to raise the nation’s debt ceiling by mid-July to keep the federal government from defaulting on its more than $36 trillion debt.In a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Bessent said that there is “reasonable probability” that the government’s “cash and extraordinary measures will be exhausted in August while Congress is scheduled to be in recess.”“Therefore, I respectfully urge Congress t
  
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• Newark mayor arrested outside ICE detention center

  09-05-2025 22:25 via thehill.com
  
  Alina Habba, the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, said that Newark’s mayor Ras Baraka was detained on Friday after refusing to leave a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. “The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey this afternoon. He has willingly chosen to disregard the law. That will not sta
  
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• White House 'actively looking' at suspending habeas corpus in immigration crackdown

  09-05-2025 21:39 via thehill.com
  
  White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Friday that President Trump and his team are “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus as part of the administration’s immigration crackdown.“Well, the Constitution is clear — and that of course is the supreme law of the land — that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus can be suspended in a time of invasion,” Miller told reporters at the White House.“So, it’s an option we’
  
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• Loomer spars with Surgeon General nominee's brother on X

  09-05-2025 20:30 via thehill.com
  
  Conservative advocate Laura Loomer is sparring on social media with the brother of President Trump's new nominee to serve as U.S. surgeon general.
  Loomer, who is known to speak with Trump and was seen as a player in the administration's decision to dismiss several national security staff members, railed against Casey Means’ qualifications to serve as surgeon general after Trump pulled his original pick and nominated her to the position. On Friday, she and Calley Means, Casey Means' br
  
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• White House: ‘Ridiculous’ to think Trump doing anything for his own personal wealth

  09-05-2025 20:25 via thehill.com
  
  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday it would be "ridiculous" to think President Trump is personally benefiting from his time at the White House, calling out reporters for questions about his family’s business ventures while in office.Ahead of Trump’s trip to the Middle East next week, Leavitt pushed back on questioning over whether any family members are joining him and if the president has any plans to meet with people involved with the family businesses while i
  
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• Trump to meet NYC Mayor Eric Adams at White House

  09-05-2025 20:17 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump will meet with Eric Adams on Friday, the White House confirmed, a meeting that will come hours before the Justice Department (DOJ) is slated to release documents tied to the embattled New York City mayor's now-defunct corruption case.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a press briefing Friday that Adams requested an audience with Trump, and the president agreed to meet. She did not offer any details on what the two planned to discuss."If [Trump] wishes to dis
  
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• Trump suggests NYC Mayor Eric Adams set White House meeting to ‘thank’ him  

  09-05-2025 20:17 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said Friday that he and Eric Adams discussed “almost nothing” during their White House meeting Friday, suggesting that the embattled New York City mayor requested a meeting to “thank” him.“He came in to say, ‘Hello,’” Trump told reporters of the meeting. “It was very nice. “And I think he came in to thank me, frankly,” the president continued, without addressing what Adams was thanking him for.  &nbs
  
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• Johnson 'open to the conversation' about banning stock trades

  09-05-2025 19:58 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is open to considering a ban on stock trades for members of Congress.
  The idea has been heavily floated by Democratic lawmakers including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.).“There's probably a reason that the bill hasn't moved in all those years because there's never been a consensus built around it. But, I mean, I'm open to the conversation,” Johnson told NPR in an article published Tuesday.“
  
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• Congressional Black Caucus: Trump will replace Hayden with ‘unqualified sycophant’

  09-05-2025 19:54 via thehill.com
  
  The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) issued a sharp rebuke of President Trump’s decision to fire Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, accusing the administration of waging a war on truth. Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), chair of the caucus, said Hayden’s firing was “callous” and should not be taken lightly.  “This decision is the latest move in the Trump Administration’s ongoing war against truth and our democratic values,” Clarke said in a st
  
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• Most opposed to Trump's handling of colleges: Survey

  09-05-2025 18:26 via thehill.com
  
  Most Americans are opposed to President Trump’s handling of college campuses, according to a poll released Friday.The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey found that 56 percent disapprove of Trump’s push to restructure higher education. The survey results come as Education Secretary Linda McMahon has revoked funding from Harvard University and Columbia University over concerns about antisemitism, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has also cut $70 mi
  
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• Ex-Waste Management CEO David Steiner tapped to lead Postal Service

  09-05-2025 18:23 via thehill.com
  
  Former Waste Management CEO David Steiner is set to become the U.S. Postal Service's next postmaster general this summer, as the independent mail agency faces significant financial struggles and questions about its future under President Trump."Dave is the right person to lead the Postal Service at this time to ensure this magnificent and historic organization thrives into the future," Postal Service board chair Amber McReynolds said in a statement Friday announcing Steiner's hire. "Dave is a hi
  
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• Trump fires 3 Democrats on Consumer Product Safety Commission

  09-05-2025 17:51 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump fired the three Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), a White House official told The Hill, aligning with his view that the president has authority over independent agencies.The CPSC issues standards and institutes bans on products it deems a risk to consumers. It is behind recalls of products, researching product hazards and developing standards for manufacturers.The three Democratic commissioners on the five-person panel are Richard Trumka Jr., Mary Boyle
  
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• Postal Service facing 'economic headwinds,' reports $3.3B loss

  09-05-2025 17:32 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. Postal Service (USPS), plagued by "economic headwinds," reported a $3.3 billion net lost in the most recent quarter — nearly double its loss during the same period last year, which officials attributed largely to federal worker benefits and other unexpected mandated costs."As we mark 250 years of service to the nation, our organization continues to face economic headwinds. We are working diligently to control costs, increase revenues, and transform and modernize our infrastructure
  
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• Sotomayor urges lawyers to 'stand up' amid Trump attacks

  09-05-2025 17:08 via thehill.com
  
  Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor urged lawyers Thursday to defend the judiciary amid verbal attacks from the Trump administration due to recent rulings. “Our job is to stand up for people who can’t do it themselves. And our job is to be the champion of lost causes,” Sotomayor said during a Thursday event for the American Bar Association, according to The Associated Press. “But right now, we can’t lose the battles we are facing. And we need trained and
  
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• Court rules Alabama congressional map intentionally discriminated against Black voters

  09-05-2025 16:49 via thehill.com
  
  Federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama intentionally discriminated against Black residents when the state disobeyed court orders to draw a second Black-majority congressional district. A three-judge panel said the congressional map drawn by the 2023 Alabama Legislature violated the Voting Rights Act. The judges, which ruled against the state twice before and put a new map in place for last year’s elections, have permanently blocked Alabama from using the state-drawn map. The
  
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• Vance: War between India, Pakistan would be 'none of our business'

  09-05-2025 16:38 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance acknowledged Thursday that a full-scale war between India and Pakistan would be "disastrous" but said the United States shouldn’t get involved in the escalating conflict.“Look, we're concerned about any time nuclear powers collide and have a major conflict,” Vance told Fox News’s Martha MacCallum. "What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a little bit, but we're not going to get involved in the middle of war that's fundamentally n
  
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• Trump: Biden high-speed internet program 'racist,' 'unconstitutional'

  09-05-2025 16:30 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump ripped former President Biden's high-speed internet program Thursday, vowing to end what he called a "racist" and "illegal" initiative.Trump said he spoke with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about the Biden-era Digital Equity Act, which allocated about $2.75 billion for programs that provide technology, including the internet, and skills for all Americans.
  "We [Trump and Lutnick] agree that the Biden/Harris so-called 'Digital Equity Act' is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL," Trump wro
  
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• Trump taps Martin for DOJ pardon attorney, 'weaponization' role

  09-05-2025 15:56 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump plans to put Ed Martin, his first pick for U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., who was rebuffed by the Senate, in a far-reaching role at the Justice Department.In a Thursday evening post on his social media site, Trump said Martin would serve as both the head of a new Weaponization Working Group and as the U.S. pardon attorney from a perch in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General.“Ed will make sure we finally investigate the Weaponization of our Government under the Bide
  
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• Santos asks Trump for pardon, commutation, clemency, 'whatever'

  09-05-2025 15:36 via thehill.com
  
  Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who faces more than seven years behind bars after pleading guilty to wire fraud and identity theft, revealed this week that he will be seeking clemency from President Trump."I'll take a commutation, clemency, whatever the president is willing to give me," Santos told British media personality Piers Morgan in an episode of Morgan’s YouTube show "Uncensored" on Thursday."Seven years and three months in prison for a first-time offender over campaign matters
  
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• Baier: 'Of course' Trump contributed to declining trust in media

  09-05-2025 15:29 via thehill.com
  
  Fox News anchor Bret Baier says President Trump is partly responsible for the decline in trust among Americans of the mainstream media.“Of course, yeah, he kind of broke the system," Baier told Politico Playbook this week when asked about Trump's influence on media. "And maybe that was part of his MO, what he wanted to do.""But middle America didn’t trust what they were getting from a lot of media," he added.Public opinion polls have shown a steady decline in Americans' trust in majo
  
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• RFK Jr.: Casey Means 'walked away from traditional medicine because she was not curing patients'

  09-05-2025 15:19 via thehill.com
  
  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a Thursday interview said President Trump’s new nominee for surgeon general turned away from modern medicine because "she was not curing patients."Casey Means, an ally of Kennedy's "Make America Healthy Again" movement, has come under scrutiny since Trump made her the surgeon general pick, as she never finished her residency and does not have an active medical license.Kennedy defended Means during the interview Thursday on Fox Ne
  
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• Macron says he spoke with Trump, praises call for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine

  09-05-2025 15:16 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump spoke late Thursday with French President Emmanuel Macron after Trump called for Russia and Ukraine to agree to a 30-day ceasefire or face potential sanctions.Macron posted on the social platform X that he spoke "several times" with Trump and praised his "strong call for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire, as did our British and Nordic partners earlier this morning.""We must all work towards this goal without delay, false pretenses, or dilatory tactics. Ukraine has already express
  
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• Kennedy describes himself as a 'renegade' when asked if he's being controlled

  09-05-2025 15:01 via thehill.com
  
  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described himself as a "renegade" but did not directly answer a question in a Thursday interview about his former running mate accusing him of being "controlled."The battle concerns President Trump's new nominee to serve as surgeon general, Casey Means, an ally of Kennedy and the "Make America Healthy Again" community.
  “Listen, you’ve got sitting here four people who were all canceled during Covid,” Kennedy said in respo
  
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• Trump pivots, says GOP should 'probably not' raise taxes on rich

  09-05-2025 14:38 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said Friday that GOP lawmakers should "probably not” raise taxes on the rich — but said he would be OK if it ultimately happened — as Republicans on Capitol Hill deliberate over the final details of the party’s bill full of Trump’s legislative priorities.The suggestion came one day after reports surfaced that the president was making a fourth-quarter push to increase taxes on the wealthiest Americans in the GOP’s megabill.“
  
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