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The Memo: Trump and allies seek to spin Iran deal amid hazy details

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Published on: May 26, 2026, 10:31 pm

A fierce battle is underway to shape public perceptions of a deal to end the war in Iran — even though no such agreement has been arrived at and progress toward it was called into question by fresh U.S. attacks on southern Iran on Monday.  Despite those strikes, serious negotiations are plainly taking place. The...

Hassett's bold prediction

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Published on: May 26, 2026, 10:19 pm

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Hassett: Energy prices will drop ‘like nothing you’ve ever seen before’ National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said energy prices are going to fall at an unprecedented rate once Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz. ©...

DOE eyes using plutonium in nuclear fuel

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Published on: May 26, 2026, 10:18 pm

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story DOE eyes using plutonium for nuclear power The Energy Department may allow up to five companies to use its surplus plutonium, which has historically been used in nuclear warheads, as fuel. © Ted Shaffrey, Associated Press The department has selected the firms for “advanced...

House NDAA draft would limit Trump's troop cuts, battleship plans

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Published on: May 26, 2026, 10:06 pm

A major defense policy bill released by House Republicans on Tuesday looks to maintain limits on how many U.S. troops can be moved from Europe and South Korea and bars construction of the first “Trump-class” battleship until the Navy can prove it has the technology to make it. The draft text of the legislation, known as...

Consumer confidence slips for first time in months

By: The Hill

Published on: May 26, 2026, 10:05 pm

U.S. consumer confidence in May saw its first drop after three months of gains as Americans grapple with rising prices and inflation, both driven up by the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran, the monthly consumer confidence index report said Tuesday. Confidence dipped 0.7 points to 93.1 in May, a low not seen since 2025, according to the index,...

US-Iran tensions rise, putting peace talks at risk

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Published on: May 26, 2026, 9:37 pm

Tensions are rising between Washington and Tehran, putting an emerging peace plan that would have opened the Strait of Hormuz and offered relief to skyrocketing oil and gas prices at risk. The U.S. struck southern Iran late Monday amid a clamor over negotiations for a framework of a deal to end the war. The U.S. insisted the...

The AI IPO race

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Published on: May 26, 2026, 9:26 pm

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Tech titans face off in new front of AI race — IPOs Three of the world’s leading AI companies are racing to go public, opening yet another front in the high-stakes competition over the technology. © Adobe Stock SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are all expected to make their...

Energy Department takes steps toward allowing plutonium, historically used in weapons, in nuclear fuel

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Published on: May 26, 2026, 9:26 pm

The Energy Department may allow up to five companies to use its surplus plutonium — which it has historically been used in nuclear warheads — as fuel. The department has selected the firms for “advanced negotiations regarding the potential allocation of surplus plutonium materials,” a spokesperson for its nuclear energy office said Tuesday. The five...

Carney: Alberta independence vote 'dangerous bluff'

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Published on: May 26, 2026, 9:22 pm

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took a swing at an upcoming vote on Alberta’s independence, calling it a “dangerous bluff.” “In these separation issues, it is often advanced that, ‘Vote for this and it's a free option,’ ‘Vote for this and we will strengthen your — our hand in a future negotiation.’ That is a...

US journalist charged with acting as Chinese agent

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Published on: May 26, 2026, 9:22 pm

An American journalist and author is facing federal charges after being accused of working as an agent for the Chinese government for the past at least seven years. Thomas Weir Pauken II, the son of former Texas Workforce Commission Chair Thomas Pauken (R), was arrested in early March and is expected to appear in federal...

Trump to no longer hold Cabinet meeting at Camp David

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Published on: May 26, 2026, 9:20 pm

President Trump announced a Cabinet meeting that had been scheduled at Camp David on Wednesday will no longer be held there because of bad weather. Trump in a Truth Social post Tuesday said that “possible bad weather conditions” are postponing the Cabinet trip to the Maryland retreat and the meeting will instead take place at...

Exiled leader vows to return to Venezuela, run for president

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Published on: May 26, 2026, 9:09 pm

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Saturday said she plans to return to Venezuela before the end of 2026 and run for president again. Speaking at a gathering of fellow Venezuelan opposition leaders in Panama, Machado said the opposition remains committed to a democratic transition of power “through free and fair presidential elections, where...

Florida judge blocks effort to halt new GOP House map 

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Published on: May 26, 2026, 9:05 pm

A Florida judge on Tuesday blocked an effort to temporarily halt the use of a new Republican-favored House map in the Sunshine State, delivering another blow to Democrats after another judge denied a separate bid to halt a new GOP-friendly map in Tennessee. Florida Circuit Court Judge Joshua Hawkes, an appointee of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), denied a request from several groups to temporarily...

Live results: Paxton, Cornyn showdown in Texas GOP Senate runoff

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Published on: May 26, 2026, 9:00 pm

The heated Texas Senate GOP contest will come to a head Tuesday as voters head to the polls in the runoff race. Sen. John Cornyn (R) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton have duked it out for months, with the latter securing President Trump's endorsement just last week. The winner in Tuesday's election will face...

Live results: Texas attorney general primary runoffs

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Published on: May 26, 2026, 9:00 pm

Retiring Rep. Chip Roy is competing against state Sen. Mayes Middleton in Tuesday's GOP runoff to succeed state Attorney General Ken Paxton. On the other side of the aisle, Democrats Joe Jaworski, the former Galveston mayor, and Nathan Johnson, a state senator, are seeking their party's nod to advance to the November general election. Polls close at 8 p.m. EDT....