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Rollins knocks down Grassley's suggestion of vaccine for screwworms

By: The Hill

Published on: June 11, 2026, 3:00 am

Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to create a vaccine for New World screwworms on Wednesday after the parasite infestation returned to the US for the first time in 60 years. Grassley said he’d spoken to Rollins about developing a vaccine for screwworms months before the recent outbreak in Texas. ...

Republicans dominate Democrats to extend Congressional baseball winning streak

By: The Hill

Published on: June 11, 2026, 1:57 am

Republican lawmakers continued their dominance in the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on Wednesday night at Nationals Park, topping the Democrats and extending the club's winning streak to six consecutive seasons. Behind a complete game performance that included five strikeouts and nearly 100 pitches on the mound from Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.), the GOP...

NASA head defends all-male crew for Artemis, space program named after Greek goddess

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Published on: June 11, 2026, 1:33 am

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Wednesday defended the decision to use an all-male crew for the approaching Artemis III mission. “I have seen reactions ranging from disappointment to outrage,” Isaacman wrote in a post on X, in response to complaints about the mission lacking female astronauts. “I have personally been to space twice with 50...

Trump says he may not renew USMCA with Mexico and Canada

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Published on: June 11, 2026, 12:13 am

President Trump on Wednesday said he may not renew the free trade agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico six years after he implemented it in his first term to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). “Well, I’m not looking to renew it,” Trump told reporters in regard to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement...

Impact in Iran after Trump orders more strikes

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 11:22 pm

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Impact in Iran after Trump orders more strikes The U.S. military launched another round of strikes Wednesday evening against Iran, less than an hour after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that forthcoming attacks would be “strong...

Schumer: 'Trumpflation is getting worse and worse' 

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Published on: June 10, 2026, 11:11 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) slammed the Trump administration over rising inflation rates, following new data released by the Labor Department. The Department reported on Wednesday that the consumer price index (CPI) has increased by 4.2 percent over the last year and by 0.5 percent in May alone. “This morning’s inflation numbers reaffirm what...

Voters lean in favor of codifying Trump's MFN policy

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 10:27 pm

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care The Big Story  Voters lean in favor of codifying Trump's MFN policy A new poll shows there is strong bipartisan support among battleground voters for Congress to codify President Trump’s “most favored nation” drug pricing policy, which would require pharmaceutical companies to lower the prices they charge Americans to...

Inflation hits back hard at Trump, who spins heads with comments 

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 10:25 pm

A new report on Wednesday showed inflation rising 4.2 percent in May, marking its highest level in three years and underlining how hard the Iran war is hitting consumers. The Labor Department report is unwelcome news for President Trump and the GOP in an election year where affordability is the dominant issue. Democrats were already...

Bonus Facebook settlement payments are going out, but people aren't impressed

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 10:20 pm

People's payouts have turned out to be much smaller than the impressive $725 million fund. A lot smaller.

Trump: 'I love the inflation'

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Published on: June 10, 2026, 10:07 pm

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Trump embraces May price spikes amid Iran war: ‘I love the inflation’ President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he loved “inflation,” after he was asked about inflation spiking in May. © AP “No, I love it....

Union warns of safety issues after EPA cuts desk phones

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Published on: June 10, 2026, 10:04 pm

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Union: 9-1-1 doesn’t work right on EPA call software The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) replaced employee desk phones with calling software used on their laptops, something the union says poses safety issues, including during a recent medical emergency. © AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File...

Live updates: US launches 'self-defense' strikes against Iran

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Published on: June 10, 2026, 9:58 pm

The U.S. military launched a new round of what it described as "self-defensive" strikes against multiple spots in Iran, the U.S. Central Command said late Wednesday afternoon. Earlier in the day, President Trump warned Iran that it will not get away with attacks on U.S. allies and it was taking too long to negotiate. "They’ve...

US military launches fresh round of Iran strikes

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Published on: June 10, 2026, 9:56 pm

The U.S. military began launching another round of strikes Wednesday evening against multiple targets in Iran, less than an hour after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that forthcoming attacks would be "strong and clear." The U.S. Central Command (Centcom) began launching strikes at 5:15 p.m. ET at President Trump’s direction, it said. “The strikes are...

Johnson defends Trump inflation comment: 'Totally out of context'

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Published on: June 10, 2026, 9:51 pm

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday defended President Trump’s “I love the inflation” comment amid concerns about skyrocketing energy costs resulting from the Iran war. “It was totally out of context. You know what he was talking about,” the GOP leader told CNN’s Manu Raju at the Capitol. Trump was asked by reporters during...