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Trust in federal government at all-time low: Poll

By: The Hill

Published on: June 19, 2026, 10:16 pm

Public trust in the federal government has reached its lowest level in more than two decades as nearly two-thirds of U.S. voters say they are not satisfied with the direction of the country, according to a new Fox News poll. The poll, released Wednesday, found that 25 percent of registered voters said they “generally trust”...

Trump's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool work comes under scrutiny: 4 things to know

By: The Hill

Published on: June 19, 2026, 9:23 pm

President Trump’s efforts to renovate the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool have not gone smoothly, despite the president maintaining he has a lot of experience with pools. Questions have swirled about the no-bid, multimillion dollar contract given to complete the pool renovations, one of several Trump beautification projects in Washington, D.C., ahead of the U.S.’s 250th...

Strait of Hormuz feels tense and uncertain as peace deal takes hold

By: The Hill

Published on: June 19, 2026, 9:07 pm

The Strait of Hormuz. A battlefield. A point of leverage. A geographic bend whose name has now found its way to kitchen tables across the globe. Since the early days of this war, few captains have dared cross it ever since the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced it was closed. There have been steep consequences...

DOJ snubs judge's demand on anti-weaponization fund, cites 'serious separation of powers concerns'

By: The Hill

Published on: June 19, 2026, 9:00 pm

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Friday snubbed a federal judge’s demand to swear that a nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is dead, arguing the request raises “serious separation of powers concerns.” Judge Leonie Brinkema indefinitely blocked the fund last Friday and issued a seven-day deadline for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Associate Attorney...

Air Force base hit with flu outbreak sickening over 160

By: The Hill

Published on: June 19, 2026, 8:44 pm

Presented by Philip Morris International {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Air Force base hit with flu outbreak sickening over 160 More than 160 troops have contracted influenza at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas in the past few weeks following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision earlier this year to...

Trump unveils new plane for Air Force One, a gift from Qatar

By: The Hill

Published on: June 19, 2026, 8:26 pm

President Trump unveiled the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One plane on Friday, saying it will fly “further and faster” than any other model of presidential plane. Trump toured the renovated Boeing jet at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. "There will never be one like this. This is very unique. This is considered the world's most...

Live updates: Trump reveals Qatar plane now refurbished to serve as Air Force One

By: The Hill

Published on: June 19, 2026, 8:02 pm

President Trump stopped at Joint Base Andrews on Friday afternoon, en route to Camp David, where he revealed the newest plane to be brought into service as Air Force One. "The VC-25B Bridge aircraft has officially arrived at Joint Base Andrews!" the U.S. Air Force announced on X, along with a photo of the new...

Newsom on reported DOJ investigation: 'Go after me'

By: The Hill

Published on: June 19, 2026, 7:00 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) projected defiance Thursday about the Department of Justice (DOJ) probes into him and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, challenging President Trump to “go after” him. “This is stuff that happens in other countries, that’s all I’ll say,” Newsom told MS NOW reporter Jacob Soboroff in Chicago. “He wants to go after me?...

Trump doubles down on criticism of Italy's Meloni: 'She was a big fan'

By: The Hill

Published on: June 19, 2026, 6:34 pm

President Trump reinforced his criticism of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, after the pair traded insults following their interaction at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France this past week. “She was a big fan," he told NBC News's Gabe Gutierrez on Friday. "But I don't want her as a fan because she was...

More than 160 troops contract flu at Texas base after Hegseth lifts vaccine order

By: The Hill

Published on: June 19, 2026, 6:09 pm

More than 160 troops have contracted influenza at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas in the past few weeks following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision earlier this year to end mandatory flu vaccines for service members, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill on Friday. The Air Force told The Hill that the...

NATO chief, Trump to meet at White House amid tensions

By: The Hill

Published on: June 19, 2026, 6:07 pm

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is set to travel next week to Washington to meet with President Trump amid tensions over the U.S. cutting the number of troops and equipment it would provide to its European allies should they be attacked. Rutte will meet Wednesday with Trump at the White House, according to a Friday announcement...

Free enterprise built America — here’s why we must sustain it.

By: The Hill

Published on: June 19, 2026, 6:00 pm

The Congressional Free Enterprise Caucus, formed by four leaders from different ideological backgrounds, is dedicated to promoting economic growth, fiscal responsibility, and thoughtful regulation in order to preserve the American Free Enterprise System.

November fight set for Golden's vulnerable House seat in Maine

By: The Hill

Published on: June 19, 2026, 5:39 pm

Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) will face off this fall against state auditor Matthew Dunlap (D) in the open race for what’s seen as a prime House pickup opportunity for the GOP in the midterms, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Rep. Jared Golden's (D-Maine) decision not to seek reelection created an opening for the GOP in...

Argentina asks US to block 13K parents from World Cup matches

By: The Hill

Published on: June 19, 2026, 5:14 pm

The individuals are accused of failing to make child support payments.

How did we get Graham Platner and Ken Paxton? Voters can demand better.

By: The Hill

Published on: June 19, 2026, 5:00 pm

Despite his controversial past, Graham Platner was chosen by Democratic voters in Maine to be their party's Senate nominee, demonstrating a trend of voters rewarding bad behavior and lowering the bar of acceptable behavior in politics.