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Trump responds to NYT article, says it's 'very good' administration is losing legal talent

By: The Hill

Published on: May 31, 2026, 10:12 pm

President Trump on Sunday said it is "very good" that thousands of lawyers have chosen to no longer work for the administration, referring to The New York Times's reporting on the exodus. The Times story reported that more than 10,000 lawyers working for the federal government have left since the end of 2024 to March...

Pence: There’s ‘clearly” been an effort to ‘rewrite’ Jan. 6 history

By: The Hill

Published on: May 31, 2026, 9:34 pm

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said there has “clearly” been an effort to “rewrite” the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. “Look, I'm very confident that of the judgment of history in the years ahead about our role, about all the Republicans and Democrats who returned that day after Capitol Police...

Rare, endangered bee gets habitat protection across 6 states: Here's where

By: The Hill

Published on: May 31, 2026, 9:00 pm

The bee was once found in roughly half of the U.S. Now, rare sightings have been limited to about a dozen states.

Republicans battle déjà vu as they return to tackle reconciliation bill, FISA extension 

By: The Hill

Published on: May 31, 2026, 9:00 pm

Republicans on Capitol Hill are battling a bad case of déjà vu, as intraparty disputes over an immigration enforcement funding package and an extension of the government’s warrantless spying powers have left lawmakers no closer to a resolution on the two matters than they were a month ago. Senate Republicans departed Washington last week without...

Booker on Platner: 'That guy has questions to answer'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 31, 2026, 8:47 pm

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Sunday said Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner "has questions to answer" following reports that he allegedly shared sexually explicit messages with multiple other women. ABC's Jonathan Karl asked Booker on "This Week" about whether this and other controversies "may jeopardize Democratic hopes to get that Senate seat in Maine?" "Yes,...

GOP strategist: Trump made a ‘$100M mistake’ backing Paxton

By: The Hill

Published on: May 31, 2026, 8:15 pm

GOP strategist Brad Todd on Sunday said President Trump made a “100-million-dollar mistake” by backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) to replace incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). “I think the president made a 100-million-dollar mistake in picking Ken Paxton and urging Republican primary voters to vote for him. John Cornyn is a much more...

Senate Democrat: Iran is 'stronger' than before war

By: The Hill

Published on: May 31, 2026, 7:50 pm

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) claimed Sunday that Iran is “stronger” than it was before the beginning of the U.S. war with the Middle Eastern country three months ago. “Frankly, Iran is stronger than they were 90 days ago, before this war, because they've used their cheap and lethal drones, not just to close the Strait...

'Texas is in play' for Democrats after Paxton win: Beshear

By: The Hill

Published on: May 31, 2026, 7:05 pm

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said Democrats have a chance at locking down a Senate seat in Texas after state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) recent victory in a runoff. “Paxton will now face off against State [Rep.] James Talarico. Democrats have not won a Texas Senate seat, as you know, in more than 30...

RNC moves forward with midterm convention, chair says

By: The Hill

Published on: May 31, 2026, 6:59 pm

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Joe Gruters on Sunday said the party would hold a midterm convention “before the general election” as outlined by President Trump last September. “There's a very short window of doing it after the last primary ballots have been cast and before the general election. But yes, we're very much moving...

Hassett predicts oil will flow through Strait of Hormuz in 'a month or two'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 31, 2026, 6:34 pm

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday predicted that oil shipments will pass through the Strait of Hormuz in "a month or two," while it has been closed off amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran. Hassett told ABC's Jonathan Karl on "This Week" that there is "a lot more traffic" passing through the strait...

Trump has turned Republicans into the anti-Black party 

By: The Hill

Published on: May 31, 2026, 6:00 pm

The Republican Party, led by President Trump, has embraced white Christian nationalists and is working to reduce the number of Black House members through redistricting, while also attacking African Americans with racist rhetoric and policies.

Zelensky says he hopes Witkoff, Kushner visit Kyiv for talks 

By: The Hill

Published on: May 31, 2026, 5:54 pm

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said he hopes White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will come to Kyiv, Ukraine, for talks in the coming weeks. CBS News's "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan asked the president whether he had heard from the envoys and Secretary of State Marco...

Jill Biden says Joe 'was slowing down' during presidency

By: The Hill

Published on: May 31, 2026, 4:55 pm

Former first lady Jill Biden said in her first interview since leaving the White House that former President Biden "was slowing down" before he dropped his 2024 presidential bid. Jill Biden told "CBS News Sunday" correspondent Rita Braver in an interview released Sunday that she never saw signs that her husband was cognitive or mental...

Pence calls Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund 'a bad idea'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 31, 2026, 4:39 pm

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday slammed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent “anti-weaponization” fund and pushed to “get rid of" it. “Well, look, I think that the weaponization fund is a — it's a bad idea from the start. And I would encourage the administration just to drop it,” Pence told NBC News’s...