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Watch live: Blanche testifies before Senate on DOJ budget

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 11:49 am

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who took over after former Justice Department (DOJ) Secretary Pam Bondi was ousted, will testify Tuesday morning before a Senate Appropriations Committee panel on President Trump's fiscal 2027 budget request. The White House is seeking $40.8 billion for the Justice Department, a 13 percent increase from 2026 levels. Blanche is...

Moon is getting farther away from Earth each year, report finds

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 11:47 am

A report from Space Daily says the moon is receding from Earth at 3.8 centimetres per year.

Tom Kane, prolific 'Star Wars and 'Powerpuff Girls' voice actor, dead at 64

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 11:42 am

Probably best known as the voice of Professor Utonium on "The Powerpuff Girls," Kane had a career as a voice actor that spanned decades.

El Niño could bring high-tide flooding to parts of US

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 11:35 am

Forecasters are predicting an 82% chance El Nino will emerge between May and July of 2026.

Therapy nation: Why Americans can't stand each other anymore

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 11:30 am

A growing number of Americans no longer experience political disagreement as disagreement. They experience it as psychological harm. Ordinary conflict is now routinely described using the language once reserved for trauma, abuse, and crisis. People don’t simply disagree with opponents anymore. They describe themselves as "unsafe," "triggered" or emotionally damaged by exposure to opposing views....

Watch live: Rethinking Psychedelic Treatment for America's Mental Health Crisis

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 11:00 am

Psychiatry is at an inflection point — and the stakes are high. Mental illness costs the U.S. economy more than $280 billion annually, drives veteran suicide rates, and places mounting strain on everything from emergency rooms to the workforce. Yet many of today’s medicines have not advanced in decades despite the rising prevalence and unmet...

ASEAN nations return to fossil fuels, back away from net zero plans

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 11:00 am

When gas prices jump and supplies tighten, utilities reach for coal because it is available and familiar.

These under-the-radar Georgia races could be midterm bellwether

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:57 am

In today's issue: ▪ Key primary races in Georgia, Kentucky ▪ Trump’s poll numbers hit new low ▪ Trump says Iran strikes planned, delayed ▪ Evidence in Mangione case permitted A pair of contests for state Supreme Court in Georgia on Tuesday will serve as key bellwethers as both parties are preparing for major battles in the swing...

Kids digital safety concerns collide with prediction market debate 

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:00 am

The growing popularity of prediction markets has caught the attention of kids online safety advocates in Congress and gambling researchers, putting pressure on the industry to explain what they are doing to prevent minors and those younger than 21 from using their platforms. The scrutiny from Congress largely comes from a contingent of lawmakers who...

Gallego to offer DACA, immigration enforcement amendments for reconciliation bill

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:00 am

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) will propose amendments to immigration policy on Tuesday as part of reconciliation legislation to fund federal immigration enforcement agencies. Gallego, the son of a Colombian mother and a Mexican father, will file three amendments during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee markup, according to copies of his proposals obtained...

Republicans seek to shift blame for unpopular redistricting war 

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:00 am

Republicans on Capitol Hill are seeking to shift the blame for the redistricting war onto Democrats, downplaying President Trump’s leading role in a gerrymandering frenzy that’s unpopular with voters of all stripes. Trump instigated the rare, mid-decade redistricting fight last summer when he pressed Texas state Republicans to redraw their map with designs to eliminate five Democratic...

Republicans grow increasingly worried about Trump’s negative polls

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:00 am

Republicans see President Trump's sagging approval ratings as a major problem heading into the midterms. Their fears are underscored by a New York Times/Siena College poll released on Monday showing Trump’s approval ratings hitting new second term lows as voters expressed anxiety about inflation, gas prices and U.S. involvement in the war in Iran. ...

Trump’s SAVE America Act push creates fresh headaches for GOP leaders

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:00 am

President Trump is ramping up pressure on GOP leaders to attach the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act to must-pass legislation, a move that would complicate an already difficult stretch on Capitol Hill. Republicans in both chambers are racing to get a bipartisan housing bill, a long-term extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s...

Trump’s ouster of Republican senator sends shockwaves through Senate GOP

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:00 am

The resounding defeat of Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) in Saturday's Louisiana primary has sent shockwaves through the Senate Republican Conference, underscoring how Republicans who look to distance themselves from President Trump and his low approval ratings will have to think twice about paying a political price for perceived disloyalty. Cassidy’s ouster came a few weeks...

Trump-Massie feud hits fever pitch: What to watch in Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama primaries

By: The Hill

Published on: May 19, 2026, 10:00 am

Six states are set to conclude primary voting Tuesday, with the spotlight on Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R) ugly primary battle in Kentucky and the highly competitive Senate and gubernatorial contests in Georgia.  The Kentucky House primary marks the latest front in President Trump’s fight to oust GOP dissenters and another test of his influence among the party’s...