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Controversial pesticide policies complicate farm bill

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Published on: April 28, 2026, 10:21 pm

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Controversial pesticide policies complicate farm bill A contentious pro-pesticide provision in the farm bill could create hurdles to the legislation moving through the House, as lawmakers aligned with the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement rage against the measure. © AP The provision in...

Heat rises on Hegseth ahead of back-to-back hearings 

By: The Hill

Published on: April 28, 2026, 10:19 pm

Republican lawmakers will get their chance to air out frustrations with the Trump administration’s handling of the Iran war and a string of high-profile Pentagon firings when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth makes back-to-back public appearances on Capitol Hill this week. Hegseth will go before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday — his first testimony...

Economic pain becomes decisive factor in Iran war endgame

By: The Hill

Published on: April 28, 2026, 10:16 pm

The economic front in the U.S. war against Iran is reaching a crisis point for both sides, as negotiations on an end to the war remain deadlocked over Iran's nuclear program. Iran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz has sent average U.S. gas prices to their highest average point since the war started – about $4.18...

5 takeaways as Britain’s King Charles meets Trump and addresses Congress

By: The Hill

Published on: April 28, 2026, 10:12 pm

King Charles III of the United Kingdom spoke before a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday, becoming only the second British monarch to do so. The sole precursor was his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, who spoke in 1991. Charles’s address came at a moment of sky-high tension between the traditionally close allies. President...

Senate Armed Services GOP argues defense spending will boost economy ahead of Hegseth testimony

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Published on: April 28, 2026, 10:06 pm

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is rolling out its messaging playbook ahead of the Trump administration’s push to pass President Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget request, arguing that increasing defense spending will create more jobs and boost local economies.  The administration is seeking a 42 percent increase in the Pentagon’s funding from last year,...

GOP takes aim at hospital CEOs over affordability crisis

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Published on: April 28, 2026, 10:04 pm

House Republicans during a Tuesday hearing blamed hospital and health systems for high health costs, excoriating a group of CEOs for exorbitant benefits packages, large profit margins and mergers. “Our communities are better off with hospitals in them, but large health systems have taken advantage of that reality,” Ways and Means Committee chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) said. “Simply put, hospitals are charging an insane amount for...

Mullin calls out Walz over Minnesota raids: 'You have zero credibility on this issue'

By: The Hill

Published on: April 28, 2026, 9:51 pm

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin went after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) over recent raids targeting fraud of federal agencies in Minnesota, telling the governor that “you have *zero* credibility on this issue.” Law enforcement agencies on Tuesday executed multiple search warrants in Minnesota related to alleged fraud in the state, federal officials said. Walz,...

State Department planning to put Trump's face on new passports

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Published on: April 28, 2026, 9:50 pm

The State Department is rolling out a slew of new passport designs to commemorate the country’s 250th birthday, including one featuring President Trump’s face. The Bulwark and Fox News reported Tuesday that the department is adding Trump’s likeness to passports, set to be released this summer. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott told both outlets that...

Florida House, Senate panels advance DeSantis's redistricting proposal  

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Published on: April 28, 2026, 9:49 pm

A Florida Senate panel and a separate Florida House committee advanced the GOP-favored House map proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday, putting it one step closer toward clearing the upper chamber. The Florida Senate Rules Committees moved forward a new set of congressional lines proposed by DeSantis that seeks to net the GOP at...

UnitedHealthcare says it fired employee over comments regarding WHCA dinner shooting

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Published on: April 28, 2026, 9:44 pm

UnitedHealthcare on Tuesday said it fired an employee who made sympathetic comments toward the suspect involved in a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday.  An employee identified as Alison King uploaded to social media a video in which she reportedly said “aww they missed” in reaction to the suspect's failed plot...

Democrats ride the affordability wave

By: The Hill

Published on: April 28, 2026, 9:43 pm

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Polls, gas prices have Democrats up, GOP down A few months ago, Republicans were highly confident they’d retain the Senate, where the GOP would have to lose a net of four seats to see its majority...

Trump opens up Minnesota wilderness for mining 

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Published on: April 28, 2026, 9:33 pm

President Trump on Monday signed a measure stripping protections from a Minnesota wilderness area and instead opening it up to mining. The White House announced that Trump signed a resolution passed by the House and Senate to undo Biden-era protections for an area around Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Boundary Waters is a wilderness area that includes a...

Senate Republican: Powell should leave Fed, 'cash in'

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Published on: April 28, 2026, 9:08 pm

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) on Tuesday said he hopes that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will depart the central bank at the conclusion of his term next month.  Powell’s term as chair is set to end on May 15, but he has previously said he would continue as a board member until the resolution of...