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US military fires at cargo ship in Gulf of Oman thehill.com/policy/defense/6…
US military fires at cargo ship in Gulf of Oman

US military fires at cargo ship in Gulf of Oman

A U.S. military aircraft fired at a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday disabling the ship, in a latest move in the ongoing conflict with Iran. “CENTCOM forces disabled a commercial v…

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Wisconsin state trooper released from ICE custody after ‘dramatic’ arrest thehill.com/homenews/state-w…
Wisconsin state trooper released from ICE custody after ‘dramatic’ arrest

Wisconsin state trooper released from ICE custody after ‘dramatic’ arrest

A 21-year-old Wisconsin state trooper was released Friday after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents a day earlier in what his lawyer described as a “dramatic experienc…

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Sunday shows preview: Democrats lay out legislative agenda; Congress leadership sparks infighting thehill.com/homenews/sunday-…
Sunday shows preview: Democrats lay out legislative agenda; Congress leadership sparks infighting

Sunday shows preview: Democrats lay out legislative agenda; Congress leadership sparks infighting

With Democrats set to take control of both the House and Senate following sweeping victories in the midterm elections, sitting lawmakers have already begun to lay out plans for the lame-duck period…

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Donald Trump says 'a few' cabinet changes are in store after GOP midterm blowout thehill.com/homenews/adminis…
Trump says ‘a few’ cabinet changes are in store after GOP midterm blowout

Trump says ‘a few’ cabinet changes are in store after GOP midterm blowout

President Trump said he will be making a “few changes” to his cabinet following the midterm elections where his party suffered major losses at the hands of the Democrats who took control of the Hou…

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Hispanic voters deliver historic blow to GOP in midterm elections thehill.com/homenews/campaig…
After Trump made inroads, Latinos help Democrats deliver blue wave

After Trump made inroads, Latinos help Democrats deliver blue wave

Hispanic Americans helped deliver a historic blow to the GOP in Tuesday’s contest, diminishing gains President Trump made with Latino men while augmenting the ranks of Democrats in the Congre…

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"How that translates into their out-of-pockets will depend on the plan." CMS Deputy Administrator John Brooks (@CMSGov) on why negotiated drug prices won't lower every beneficiary's costs the same way. #TheHillHealth Watch the full interview: youtu.be/f0YkMONJ_bE
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Rep.-elect Ojeda posts tribute to father who died after midterms: ‘He held on’ thehill.com/homenews/state-w…
Rep.-elect Ojeda posts tribute to father who died after midterms: ‘He held on’

Rep.-elect Ojeda posts tribute to father who died after midterms: ‘He held on’

Democratic North Carolina Rep.-elect Richard Ojeda on Friday posted a tribute for his late father who passed away following the Democrat’s win in the midterm elections. “For years, my dad battled P…

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Israeli president picks Netanyahu’s rival Eisenkot to form new government thehill.com/policy/internati…
Israeli president picks Netanyahu’s rival Eisenkot to form new government

Israeli president picks Netanyahu’s rival Eisenkot to form new government

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has selected Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival, to try to form a new government following the parliamentary elections last month. Netanyah…

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Republican Kris Kobach loses AG reelection bid in Kansas thehill.com/homenews/campaig…
Republican Kris Kobach loses AG reelection bid in Kansas

Republican Kris Kobach loses AG reelection bid in Kansas

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has lost reelection, the Associated Press projected, denying him a second term as the state’s top lawyer. Kobach lost to Chris Mann, a former prosecutor and poli…

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Trump asks DOJ to investigate Democrats calling for impeachment of cabinet officials thehill.com/homenews/adminis…
Trump asks DOJ to investigate Democrats calling for impeachment of cabinet officials

Trump asks DOJ to investigate Democrats calling for impeachment of cabinet officials

President Trump raised concerns Saturday about some Democrats calling for the impeachment of Republican officials, referring to the threats as “extortion at the highest level” and asking the Justic…

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"Why do Americans keep killing each other?" (@TheHillOpinion) thehill.com/opinion/criminal…
Why do Americans keep killing each other?

Why do Americans keep killing each other? 

Writer John Mac Ghlionn argues that America’s pervasive culture of violence and lethal aggression stems from deep-seated systemic issues, including extreme political polarization, socioeconom…

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Are hackers targeting America’s food supply? thehill.com/policy/technolog…
Are hackers targeting America’s food supply?

Are hackers targeting America’s food supply?

A series of cyberattacks on grocery stores out of Europe raises concerns for cyber threats stateside.

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The Memo: GOP fumbles for way forward in a world beyond Trump thehill.com/homenews/analysi…
The Memo: GOP fumbles for way forward in a world beyond Trump

The Memo: GOP fumbles for way forward in a world beyond Trump

A historic election week is ending, but the debate about the future of the Republican Party is just beginning. On one side are those who see the midterms as a wholesale repudiation of President Tru…

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#BREAKING: Trump says he offered White House press secretary job to Dana White thehill.com/homenews/adminis…
Trump says he offered White House press secretary job to Dana White

Trump says he offered White House press secretary job to Dana White

President Trump said he offered the job of White House press secretary to Dana White, president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In a Truth Social post Saturday, Trump said he r…

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Meet Stephen Miller, Trump’s new chief of staff: 5 things to know thehill.com/homenews/adminis…
Meet Stephen Miller, Trump’s new chief of staff: 5 things to know

Meet Stephen Miller, Trump’s new chief of staff: 5 things to know

President Trump announced Friday that longtime White House aide Stephen Miller would be his next chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles — who has served in the role since Trump returned to office. M…

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Tillis says Miller is ‘worst of all possible choices’ for chief of staff role thehill.com/homenews/adminis…
Tillis says Miller is ‘worst of all possible choices’ for chief of staff role

Tillis says Miller is ‘worst of all possible choices’ for chief of staff role

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) blasted President Trump’s Friday decision to replace outgoing White House chief of staff Susie Wiles with top adviser Stephen Miller, saying the president “needs to rethin…

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Trump’s glide path to judicial confirmations comes to an end thehill.com/regulation/court…
Trump’s glide path to judicial confirmations comes to an end

Trump’s glide path to judicial confirmations comes to an end 

Democrats’ Senate victory means President Trump for the first time will lose a glide path to nominate judges and Supreme Court justices.   Pressure had grown on conservative Justices Clarence…

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US military targets Iranian defense system in latest round of limited strikes thehill.com/policy/defense/6…
US military targets Iranian defense system in latest round of limited strikes

US military targets Iranian defense system in latest round of limited strikes

The U.S. launched new defensive strikes against Iran targeting the country’s air defense systems, President Trump said on Friday, describing the strikes as “minor.” The U.S. military previous…

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Schools scramble after Google gives AI ultimatum thehill.com/homenews/educati…
Schools scramble after Google gives AI ultimatum

Schools scramble after Google gives AI ultimatum

Schools are scrambling after Google said Tuesday that education leaders need to either accept some AI in classrooms or lose access to its search engine.   School officials trying to push back …

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Miller calls chief of staff promotion ‘honor of my life’ at Mar-a-Lago event thehill.com/homenews/adminis…
Miller calls chief of staff promotion ‘honor of my life’ at Mar-a-Lago event

Miller calls chief of staff promotion ‘honor of my life’ at Mar-a-Lago event

Longtime White House aide Stephen Miller pledged his “absolute loyalty” to President Trump in short remarks Friday evening shortly after being promoted to chief of staff — replacing Susie Wiles “We…

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