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California Republican James Gallagher sworn in to Congress, fills LaMalfa seat

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 8:10 pm

Rep. James Gallagher (R-Calif.) was officially sworn into Congress on Wednesday afternoon, slightly broadening the GOP’s slim majority in the House.  Gallagher won the special election on June 2 for the seat for California’s 1st Congressional District, following Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s (R) death in January. The former state assemblymember, who was backed by President Trump,...

Trump on World Cup visa disputes: 'We're working ... to make sure the right people' come in

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 8:09 pm

President Trump on Wednesday said visa disputes for FIFA World Cup attendees are under review, though he told reporters that the administration is working to ensure "the right people" enter the U.S. A reporter told the president in the Oval Office that some "people are afraid that it's going to be harder and harder to...

ActBlue CEO pleads the Fifth in House hearing on alleged foreign donations

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 8:01 pm

ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones on Wednesday refused to answer questions during her testimony before the House Administration Committee regarding allegations of the organization funneling foreign campaign donations to Democratic candidates in federal elections, asserting her Fifth Amendment right. Wallace-Jones vowed not to answer any questions during the hearing in an earlier op-ed published by The...

Four senior senators express alarm, push for ‘hard’ Social Security votes

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 8:00 pm

Four senior senators, two Democrats and two Republicans, are calling on Congress to tackle the “hard” debate over how to extend the solvency of Social Security after the program’s trustees issued a new report this week projecting it will face a significant shortfall at the end of 2032. “It’s clear now that Congress shouldn’t delay...

Platner: Political establishment agrees on 'love of Jeffrey Epstein and a hatred of me'

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 7:44 pm

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, who has been recently dealing with concerns around his past behavior toward women, said in a new ad that the political establishment has a “love of Jeffrey Epstein and a hatred of me.” “Some of the most powerful Democrats and Republicans in the country were on Epstein Island. It...

Trump claims 100 million oil barrels secretly moved through Strait of Hormuz

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 7:35 pm

President Trump claimed Wednesday that the U.S. secretly moved over 100 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump in a Truth Social post said he “directed” the military to “execute a secret mission to support Oil Tankers and other Commercial Ships” through the strait. “I am pleased to announce that this effort...

Live updates: Trump dismisses May inflation surge, warns more Iran strikes are coming

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 7:31 pm

President Trump on Wednesday morning warned Iran that it will not get away with attacks on U.S. allies Kuwait and Bahrain. "They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price!!!" he posted on Truth Social. In the Oval Office, he said...

EPA replaced employee desk phones with calling software. The union says 9-1-1 doesn't work correctly

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 7:30 pm

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. Justin Chen, president of the biggest EPA employee union, told The Hill that the additional software that’s supposed to handle 9-1-1 geolocation “doesn’t really work, apparently.”...

Push for 3-week FISA 702 extension draws swift pushback from Senate Democrats

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 7:07 pm

An attempt to negotiate a three-week extension on the nation’s warrantless spy powers is already facing objections from Democrats.  Efforts to fast-track an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) until July 2 were largely rejected by Democrats unless President Trump rescinds the appointment of Bill Pulte as acting Director of...

Dershowitz wants 'complete transparency' if called to testify in House Epstein investigation

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 6:58 pm

Lawyer Alan Dershowitz on Wednesday said he wants "complete transparency" if he testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of its probe into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The committee's chair, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), said earlier in the day that he would like to have Dershowitz and Acting Attorney General...

Kalshi planning to require some participants to identify employers

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 6:54 pm

Kalshi plans to require users in certain markets to share information about their employers in its latest push to crack down on insider trading. The prediction market announced Tuesday that it has created a system to score markets based on the risk of insider trading and manipulation. Those with certain scores will require employment verification....

NFL faces pressure at House hearing over rising cost of televised games

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 6:49 pm

Lawmakers in both parties on Wednesday blasted the NFL over the rising costs for watching televised games, arguing their constituents are being hurt as a result of the league’s new streaming deals. Republicans and Democrats alike during a House Judiciary Committee hearing argued the changing landscape has created an anticompetitive economic environment that is harming...

Platner addresses scandals: 'Nothing out there that's actually concerning' 

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 6:30 pm

Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner (D) addressed the string of controversies about his past behavior on Wednesday, following his recent win in the state’s Democratic primary election.  “There’s nothing out there that’s actually concerning,” Platner, who is looking to unseat incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), said on MS NOW’s on “Morning Joe.”  “People will make...

Leading OB-GYN group issues vaccine recommendations, breaks with CDC

By: The Hill

Published on: June 10, 2026, 6:17 pm

The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) released a recommended maternal vaccine schedule Wednesday that for the first time diverges with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ACOG recommended four vaccines be administered during pregnancy: a flu shot, a COVID-19 shot, tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap), and one to protect against respiratory syncytial virus in the developing...