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• Watch live: Trump and Netanyahu meet at White House

  07-04-2025 18:00 via thehill.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes his second visit to the White House this year for a meeting with President Trump.The meeting will take place just days after Trump announced a 17 percent tariff on imported goods from the Middle Eastern country. Netanyahu will be the first international leader to visit the White House after the president’s “Liberation Day” tariffs announcement against U.S. trading partners. The prime minister’s office said th
  
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• Trump says tariff on China will ‘come down substantially’ from 145 percent

  23-04-2025 00:15 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said Tuesday that the hefty tariff rate on China will significantly be reduced after he negotiates with Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing optimism about a trade deal.“145 percent is very high. It won’t be that high, it’s not going to be that high… it won’t be anywhere near that high,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “It will come down substantially, but it won’t be zero.”The overall tariff level currently impo
  
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• FDA announces plans to phase out petroleum based food dyes

  23-04-2025 00:07 via thehill.com
  
  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday announced actions to phase out the use of petroleum based food dyes in U.S. food products, citing concerns over potential health impacts on children.FDA Commissioner Martin Makary pointed to studies linked petroleum based dyes to ADHD, obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance and cancer in his remarks on Tuesday. He announced the FDA would be initiating a plan to revoke the authorization of the synthetic food colorings Citrus Red 2 and Orange B.
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• Democrats wonder if Abrego Garcia case is a political fight worth having

  22-04-2025 23:46 via thehill.com
  
  A divide is developing among Democrats over the handling of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case, with some openly questioning whether leaning into the explosive issue is a winning strategy as Republicans go on offense.Four House progressives arrived in El Salvador on Monday to push for Garcia’s return to the U.S., following Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who made the trek to the Central American country last week and met with the mistakenly deported man. The group has framed their effort as
  
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• Harvard takes lead in fight against Trump's higher ed agenda

  22-04-2025 22:46 via thehill.com
  
  After weeks of higher education playing defense against an aggressive Trump administration, Harvard is now taking point on fighting back.The university — the oldest in America and richest in the world — is offering a rallying point for other colleges with its Monday lawsuit against the administration, a sharp counterpoint to other schools, particularly fellow Ivy League institution Columbia University, that have sought to cut deals and work with President Trump.“If Harvard prev
  
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• Luna says she'll meet with El Salvador's president

  22-04-2025 22:05 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said she accepted an invitation to meet with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele next month as the Central American nation plays an increased role in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. Luna, in Tuesday post, shared a copy of the invitation and slammed Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who was the first member of Congress to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador’s high-security
  
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• Andy Barr launches bid for McConnell's Senate seat in Kentucky

  22-04-2025 22:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Andy Barr (R-Tenn.) announced on Tuesday that he would be launching a bid for retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) seat, becoming the latest GOP contender to throw his hat into the ring.“I’m Andy Barr, and I’m running for Senate to help our president save this great country,” Barr said in a nearly two-minute video announcing his candidacy, which was posted on X. “Together, we’ll cut taxes, slash waste and fire the deep state bureaucrats
  
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• Rubio not attending Ukraine talks in London

  22-04-2025 21:38 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not be attending peace talks with Ukrainian and European officials in London this week, the State Department announced, citing logistical issues. “As we know, Secretary Rubio is a busy man,” State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Tuesday. “While the meetings in London are still occurring, he will not be attending, but that is not a statement regarding the meetings. It’s a statement about logistical issues in his schedu
  
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• Democratic energy regulator steps down after White House request

  22-04-2025 21:25 via thehill.com
  
  Willie Phillips, a Democratic member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), has stepped down — apparently at the behest of the White House. Phillips told Politico the Trump administration had asked him to step down. “I heard from the White House, and they expressed their interest that I step aside,” he told the news outlet. “It’s something that’s not a surprise to me. In fact, I had already planned to do so.”Mark Christie, the
  
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• Democrat energy regulator steps down after White House request

  22-04-2025 21:25 via thehill.com
  
  Willie Phillips, a Democrat member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), has stepped down – apparently at the behest of the White House. Phillips told Politico that the Trump administration had asked him to step down. “I heard from the White House, and they expressed their interest that I step aside,” he told the news outlet.  “It’s something that’s not a surprise to me. In fact, I had already planned to do so.”Mark Christie,
  
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• Rosie O'Donnell: RFK Jr. autism remarks 'dehumanizing'

  22-04-2025 21:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rosie O’Donnell, a longtime critic of President Trump, sharply criticized Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “dehumanizing” remarks about autistic people.O’Donnell joined CNN on Tuesday to share about more about her and her nonbinary child’s move to Ireland after the election and a new documentary about therapy dogs to help with autism.“I think it’s very disrespectful. I think it’s disgraceful and
  
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• 3 more prosecutors resign over Eric Adams corruption case

  22-04-2025 20:48 via thehill.com
  
  Three additional federal prosecutors have resigned from the U.S. attorney’s office in the Southern District of New York in the aftermath of the Department of Justice (DOJ) dropping its case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D). Celia Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach and Derek Wikstrom sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday accusing the DOJ of requiring them to “express regret and admit some wrongdoing” in refusing to move to drop the case in exchange
  
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• Trump ordered to give some Venezuelans 21 days notice before deportations

  22-04-2025 20:11 via thehill.com
  
  A federal judge in Colorado ordered the Trump administration on Tuesday to provide Venezuelan migrants detained there 21 days notice before deporting them under the Alien Enemies Act.The order only applies to migrants housed within the state, but it nonetheless deals a blow to the administration, which in some cases elsewhere was providing migrants 24 hours or less notice before seeking to remove them under a law it has used to transport migrants to a prison in El Salvador.U.S. Distric
  
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• White House: Trump has the 'right' to criticize Powell, call for lower rates

  22-04-2025 20:09 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Tuesday defended President Trump's ongoing attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which have fueled investor concerns in recent days.
  Trump on Monday called Powell a “major loser” and suggested the Fed's previous rate cuts were aimed at helping former President Biden. A dive in the stock market was accelerated after Trump’s comments, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 990 points, or 2.53 percent, at the time.“I think the president
  
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• Trump calls attack on tourists in Kashmir 'deeply disturbing news'

  22-04-2025 20:08 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Tuesday called the deadly attack on tourists at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir "deeply disturbing," and expressed his sympathy for those affected in a post on Truth Social."Deeply disturbing news out of Kashmir. The United States stands strong with India against Terrorism," Trump wrote. "We pray for the souls of those lost, and for the recovery of the injured. Prime Minister Modi, and the incredible people of India, have our full support and deepest sympathies. Our hear
  
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• Live updates: Hegseth faces new Signal scandal; White House 'setting the stage' for China trade deal

  22-04-2025 20:06 via thehill.com
  
  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt briefed reporters Tuesday afternoon after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth went on "Fox & Friends" to defend himself amid a new Signal chat scandal.The New York Times on Sunday reported the Pentagon chief shared information in a Signal group chat with family members and his personal lawyer, just weeks after news that he shared sensitive military information with other administration officials on the commercial messaging app.In the latest scandal, t
  
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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's attempted Harvard ‘takeover’ mirrors Hitler, Orban, Erdoğan: Laurence Tribe

  22-04-2025 19:58 via thehill.com
  
  Harvard Law professor and former Biden and Obama adviser Laurence Tribe is ripping President Trump’s attempted “takeover” at Harvard, calling it a move suited to a dictator such as Adolf Hitler, Viktor Orban or Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.Tribe joined CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Tuesday to discuss the Trump administration’s continued efforts to punish Harvard after the university rejected its demands to change policies.“The basic claim is one that really connects what
  
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• White House: Trump 'setting the stage for a deal with China'

  22-04-2025 19:51 via thehill.com
  
  The White House said Tuesday that it was “setting the stage for a deal with China” on trade as administration officials seek to reassure nervous financial markets and investors that progress with Beijing could be imminent.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that she spoke with President Trump about conversations with China on trade, relaying that the administration is “doing very well in respect to a potential trade deal with China.”“The pres
  
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• Schumer demands details on DOGE savings claims

  22-04-2025 18:59 via thehill.com
  
  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is demanding proof of the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) savings claims, accusing DOGE and the linked Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in a letter of "stubbornly refus[ing] to release any information" about at least one of the canceled contracts that allegedly cut federal spending by millions."The lack of cooperation from both agencies is troubling," Schumer wrote in the letter to OPM Director Charles Ezell on Tuesday. "The public h
  
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• EU chief: 'Countries lining up to work with us' amid Trump tariffs

  22-04-2025 18:32 via thehill.com
  
  Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said in a Politico report published Tuesday that “countries are lining up to work with us” amid economic anxiety around President Trump's tariffs."In a more and more unpredictable global environment, countries are lining up to work with us," von der Leyen told Politico, with the European leader saying countries were seeking “strong, reliable partners.”The European Commission president also said that fluctuati
  
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• Trump Energy secretary: Clean energy tax credits a 'big mistake'

  22-04-2025 18:24 via thehill.com
  
  Energy Secretary Chris Wright railed against clean energy tax credits on Tuesday, defending the Trump administration’s efforts to increase manufacturing powered by coal, natural gas and oil. His criticism of financial incentives for citizens’ use of renewable energy came during a morning appearance on Fox Business’s “Varney & Co” and coincided with Earth Day — which is typically hailed as a time to champion environmental protections. “I thi
  
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• Jeffries leading delegation to Denmark to discuss 'geopolitical status of Greenland'

  22-04-2025 18:17 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to visit Denmark amid U.S. tensions with the island, he announced Tuesday.Jeffries said lawmakers will discuss "the continued importance of the NATO alliance and the geopolitical status of Greenland."Reps. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-American Samoa), Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.), Marilyn Strickland (D-Wash.), Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) and Laura Friedman (D-Calif.)
  
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• Live updates: White House briefs press as Hegseth faces new Signal chat scandal

  22-04-2025 18:15 via thehill.com
  
  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is scheduled to brief reporters at 1 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth went on "Fox & Friends" Tuesday morning to defend himself amid a new Signal chat scandal.
  The New York Times on Sunday reported the Pentagon chief shared information in a Signal group chat with family members and his personal lawyer, just weeks after news that he shared sensitive military information with other administration officials o
  
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• Live updates: Hegseth defends Signal use on 'Fox & Friends'; IMF slashes US growth forecast

  22-04-2025 18:15 via thehill.com
  
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth went on "Fox & Friends" Tuesday morning to defend himself after reports revealed he shared information in a second Signal group chat with family members and his personal lawyer.The Defense chief was thrust back into the spotlight following a report from The New York Times on Sunday that he shared attack plans in a Signal chat that included his wife, brother and lawyer, along with others involved in Hegseth’s personal and professional
  
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• Clooney predicts Democrats will win back House next year

  22-04-2025 17:58 via thehill.com
  
  George Clooney is predicting that Democrats will regain control of the House in next year's midterm elections, saying a win will serve as a "check and balance on power.""I think we’ll get the House back in a year and a half," Clooney, the star of Broadway's "Good Night, and Good Luck" and one of Hollywood's most prominent Democratic supporters and fundraisers, said in an interview with Variety published Tuesday. The GOP currently has a razor-thing majority in the H
  
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• Abrego Garcia's attorneys accuse DOJ of flouting order to share information

  22-04-2025 17:56 via thehill.com
  
  Attorneys for a mistakenly deported man say the government is rebuffing federal Judge Paula Xinis’s order to share information on the case as she pushes ahead with a review of whether it violated a court order to take steps to secure the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.Xinis last week ordered four Trump administration officials to sit for depositions with Abrego Garcia’s attorneys as well as respond to written questions from their team in the way of a Supreme Court decision
  
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• 'Signalgate 2.0' is 'indefensible': Former NATO chief

  22-04-2025 17:34 via thehill.com
  
  Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis on Monday called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's reported sharing of military information in a group chat with family members “indefensible.”“He's a former major in the U.S. Army. He was trained throughout his time as a junior officer to protect and guard the nation's secrets. He's got to know that he has failed to do that,” Stavridis told CNN’s Boris Sanchez on “CNN News Central.”“And let&rsqu
  
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• Schiff asks National Archives to investigate Trump officials' Signal use

  22-04-2025 17:26 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) asked the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to investigate Trump administration officials’ use of Signal and other third-party messaging applications. Schiff, a frequent critic of President Trump, urged NARA to make sure the messages sent over the encrypted messaging app by Trump officials are preserved and warned that, apart from national security concerns, utilizing Signal “creates profound risk of non-compliance with document pre
  
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• Watchdog declines to pursue cases involving fired probationary federal workers

  22-04-2025 17:01 via thehill.com
  
  The Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) told fired probationary employees it would no longer pursue complaints they were wrongfully terminated, a reversal that comes after the Trump administration fired the head of the agency.In an email to those who had filed claims with the agency, the OSC said it “plans to take no further action” on some 2,000 complaints. The Trump administration in February ordered the firing of probationary workers, those hired in the last year or two, depe
  
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