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Why Both Republicans and Democrats Are Wrong About Health Care

The real issue is how to address overall cost. Haggling over Obamacare subsidies or what might replace them isn’t the solution.

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Trump ballroom construction must go on as a matter of "security," admin says

The Trump administration argued in a Monday filing that construction on the president's massive ballroom project must continue due to "security concerns."Why it matters: The president often invokes national security as a core motivator and justification for his sweeping policy changes, from immigrat…

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Wiles was ‘initially aghast’ at Elon Musk-led evisceration of USAID

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said in an interview published Tuesday that she was at first “aghast” at Elon Musk’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). “I was initially aghast,” Wiles told author Chris Whipple in a story published in Vanity Fair. “Because I …

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Trump’s national security strategy ignores space

The Trump administration’s new national security strategy has rightly drawn criticism for presuming to tell our European allies how to arrange their domestic affairs. Equally as baffling is its near silence on a genuine United States national security concern — bolstering our offensive and defensive…

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Trump throws support behind GOP health care bill ahead of House vote

The House is expected to vote on a GOP-led health care bill this week that would not extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, which expire Dec. 31. President Trump threw his support behind the bill in a news conference on Monday, saying people will get "better health care at a much lower cost." CBS New…

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Cracks in Trump’s GOP widen over Reiner comments, AI

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today's issue: ▪ Trump draws rare GOP pushback ▪ Obstacle ahead for health care vote ▪ US, Zelensky talk security guarantees ▪ Why Trump is handling Venezuela differently The rifts within President Trump’s coalition grew Monday as memb…

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The Supreme Court’s opening wedge to end independent agencies

Donald Trump is about to get the green light from the Supreme Court to proceed with his MAGA plan to dismantle the administrative state.

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2 unhappy indicators on the effects of the assassination of Charlie Kirk

It’s been fewer than 100 days since the assassination of Charlie Kirk. It will take years to know the implications of one of the most historically significant events of 2025, but the early returns are not encouraging. Two data points from this week: 1) Kirk’s widow, Erika, had a summit with one of …

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Trump sues BBC for $10bn over edited 2021 US Capitol riot speech

Lawyers for US President Donald Trump say the BBC caused him overwhelming reputational and financial harm.

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GOP Rep. Lawler says it would be ‘wrong’ for Trump to reclassify marijuana

Republican Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) said Monday that President Trump changing marijuana’s classification would be ill-advised. “I think rescheduling marijuana is wrong. The fact is, marijuana is a gateway drug. Most of the people who end up using hard substances start out on marijuana,” Lawler told h…

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Watch live: FAA chief testifies before House on air travel

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford will testify before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Tuesday morning on the state of air travel. The hearing comes less than a month after the record-long government shutdown ended. During the 43-day lapse in fund…

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Jimmy Kimmel Disgusted by Donald Trump’s ‘Hateful and Vile’ Post About Rob Reiner’s Death

Seth Meyers lamented that on a "really dark day," Trump's ugly comments were "even worse that I could have imagined."

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Susie Wiles talks Trump's score-settling and retribution

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in a new interview said that she and President Trump had a "loose agreement" to move on from "score settling" after the first 90 days of his second term, but acknowledged that his attacks against his opponents may "look like retribution" in some cases. Wiles' c…

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Hegseth and Rubio to brief members of Congress on boat strikes as questions mount – live

On Monday night, the US military said it attacked three more boats believed to have been smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing eight peopleUS military says eight killed in strikes on three boats in eastern PacificUS congresswoman Ilhan Omar has warned that Donald Trump’s repeated per…

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Donald Trump sues BBC for at least $5bn over edit of January 6 speech

President accuses corporation of ‘intentionally, maliciously and deceptively’ editing speech in Panorama broadcastDonald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the BBC over its editing of a speech he made to supporters in Washington before they stormed the US Capitol in 2021, requesting at least $5bn in …

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Semper folly: Abolishing the Marines would ignore history, geography

The Army, built for sustained heavy occupation, cannot deploy a brigade in under a month. The Marines, in contrast, are designed to deploy within 24 hours.

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Ilhan Omar says Trump’s repeated attacks fuel climate of political violence

The US House member says president’s rhetoric about her and Somali Americans could have dangerous consequencesUS congresswoman Ilhan Omar has warned that Donald Trump’s repeated personal attacks and dehumanising rhetoric are fuelling a climate of political violence that could have dangerous conseque…

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