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Bass spars with primary challengers at LA mayor's debate

By: The Hill

Published on: May 7, 2026, 1:39 am

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) sparred in a feisty debate with her primary challengers over how to handle wildfires, homelessness and immigration in the country’s second-largest city a month out from the mayoral primary election.  “Our mayor is the CEO of the city. She sets the direction of this city. And if you are...

Giuliani has left ICU: spokesperson

By: The Hill

Published on: May 7, 2026, 1:25 am

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) has left the ICU after he was hospitalized over the weekend, according to a spokesperson. In a statement to The Hill, Giuliani spokesperson Ted Goodman said that the former New York City mayor was “out of the ICU and will spend some time recovering before leaving the...

Purported Epstein suicide note released by judge 

By: The Hill

Published on: May 7, 2026, 12:05 am

A purported suicide note by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been released by a judge, according to multiple reports. The New York Times reported on Wednesday that the note, which had spent years sealed, was released by the judge in Epstein's cellmate's criminal case. According to the Times, the note allegedly from Epstein starts...

Trump's pivot toward peace deal

By: The Hill

Published on: May 6, 2026, 10:41 pm

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} View Online Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump's sudden pivot toward peace deal Washington and Tehran are reportedly closing in on a framework of a peace deal, news that broke only hours after President Trump announced a sudden end to his...

Trump economic adviser: 'Credit card spending is through the roof'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 6, 2026, 10:26 pm

One of President Trump’s economic advisers projected a “very, very strong” job market future in the U.S. on Wednesday, despite price hikes amid the Iran war.  “I had the head of one of the big five banks in my office yesterday going through credit card data … and credit card spending is through the roof,”...

President Trump tries to save vaping 

By: The Hill

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

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story President Trump tries to save vaping The Trump administration handed e-cigarette companies a win this week when it authorized the sale of blueberry and mango flavored nicotine vaping pods, as well as two menthol flavored products. It was the...

Neil deGrasse Tyson: 'I expect the alien files will be anticlimactic'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 6, 2026, 10:13 pm

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson predicted that government files on UFOs and unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) “will be anticlimactic.” “The impending release of U.S. government files on aliens and U.F.O.s is a good thing, even if it feels like a distraction from other important files we’ve all been waiting to be disclosed. I expect the alien...

Khanna: Trump would fire Lutnick if he heard Epstein answers

By: The Hill

Published on: May 6, 2026, 9:52 pm

Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna (Calif.) said President Trump would fire his Commerce secretary if he heard the testimony that he provided Congress on Wednesday about his relationship to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “If Donald Trump had seen the video transcript, he would have fired Howard Lutnick,” Khanna told reporters following the closed-door briefing. “It...

Democrats rail against Lutnick interview on Epstein as 'egregious cover-up'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 6, 2026, 9:28 pm

House Democrats on Wednesday blasted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s testimony before the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, arguing that his claimed lack of knowledge about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes is part of an “egregious cover-up.” Lutnick appeared before the panel Wednesday for a closed-door, transcribed interview as part of its investigation into Epstein....

Porter: If Trump is going to attack California, 'F him'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 6, 2026, 9:19 pm

On Tuesday, Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), who is among the handful of Democrats running to become California's next governor, said if President Trump attacks California in any way, "F him." CNN's Kaitlan Collins was co-moderating the network's California gubernatorial debate when she asked Porter about a fundraising email with the subject line "F--- Trump." She...

Airline fuel costs jumped 56 percent in March: Transportation Department

By: The Hill

Published on: May 6, 2026, 9:16 pm

Airline fuel costs went up 56 percent in March, according to the Department of Transportation (DOT) — a sharp spike in the first full month after the outbreak of the Iran war. In a Wednesday release, the DOT’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) said that U.S. scheduled service airlines’ total fuel expenditure was $5.06 billion...

What's in the US's 1-page proposal for Iran peace deal?

By: The Hill

Published on: May 6, 2026, 9:08 pm

The U.S. and Iran are reportedly trying to hammer out the details of one-page memorandum to end hostilities, the latest back-and-forth amid the stalemate over the months-long conflict. The U.S.-proposed memo would establish a framework for future talks on Tehran’s nuclear program, a source familiar with the talks told NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer on Wednesday. Earlier...

UAE condemns Iranian statements about 'military solution to a political crisis'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 6, 2026, 8:53 pm

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday condemned Iran's statements warning against a "military solution" as talks with the U.S. to end hostilities in the Middle East "progress." Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on the social platform X earlier in the day that recent events in the Strait of Hormuz "make...

ICE to end shortened training programs after criticism: Reports

By: The Hill

Published on: May 6, 2026, 8:00 pm

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to end its shortened training programs intended to release new officers out on the street sooner, multiple outlets reported. Two Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials told The Washington Post that ICE will revert to 72 days of training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco,...

North Carolina man pleads guilty to doxing Supreme Court justice

By: The Hill

Published on: May 6, 2026, 7:50 pm

A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Wednesday to doxing the home address of a Supreme Court justice, according to the Justice Department. Kyle Andrew Edwards, 59, appeared in federal court and pleaded guilty to posting the justice’s home address online with the intent to threaten, intimidate or incite a crime of violence against them, U.S....