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US adds Atlanta airport as enhanced screening location for travelers from Ebola outbreak countries

By: The Hill

Published on: May 23, 2026, 6:45 pm

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has expanded its enhanced Ebola screening to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for passengers coming from Congo, Uganda and South Sudan in response to a recent outbreak of the Ebola virus. The added screening at the world’s busiest airport is part of the federal government’s emergency public health...

DOJ defends deleting releases tied to Jan. 6 attack from website: ‘We are proud’

By: The Hill

Published on: May 23, 2026, 5:34 pm

The Justice Department (DOJ) is pulling press releases from its website related to charges on individuals tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, citing efforts to dispel of “partisan propaganda.” The move comes more than a year after President Trump pardoned nearly all Jan. 6 defendants upon his return to the Oval Office. A...

Climate change accountability works best through Congress, not courtrooms

By: The Hill

Published on: May 23, 2026, 5:00 pm

Congress is considering legislation to halt climate liability lawsuits and protect fossil fuel companies from retroactive liability for decades of emissions. The transition to cleaner energy should be driven by technology, markets, and policy.

Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, his family says

By: The Hill

Published on: May 23, 2026, 4:15 pm

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications, according to a statement released by his family. Dakota Hunter, vice president of Kyle Busch Companies, said the family received the medical evaluation on Saturday. Busch, a two-time NASCAR champion, died at 41 on Thursday,...

Climate change fearmongerers owe Gen Z an apology

By: The Hill

Published on: May 23, 2026, 4:00 pm

I have yet to speak with a person — Republican, Democrat or independent — who believed those “end of the world” predictions even remotely plausible. That is not to say, however, that those non-stop scare tactics did not negatively impact the minds and lives of millions across the globe. Most especially, young people. 

The Memo: Trump battered by sea of self-inflicted troubles

By: The Hill

Published on: May 23, 2026, 4:00 pm

President Trump is beset by troubles as he heads into Memorial Day weekend — and, to the frustration of his party colleagues, several of them are of his own making. The setting up of a roughly $1.8 billion compensation fund, purportedly to provide restitution for victims of “weaponization” of the justice system, is the latest...

Hegseth torches identity politics in West Point speech: ‘Can’t throw your pronouns at the enemy’

By: The Hill

Published on: May 23, 2026, 3:59 pm

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in the pouring rain on Saturday morning, in which he accused former “foolish and feckless leaders” of pushing identity politics on the military institution. “The battlefield does not grade on a curve, and you can’t throw your pronouns at...

Rubio, in India, says Iran war will be solved 'one way or the other'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 23, 2026, 3:38 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday said progress has been made in the ongoing peace negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, saying the war will be solved “one way or the other” amid a visit to India. “There’s been some progress made. Even as I speak to you now, there's some work being done,”...

Weaponizing passports won't help American kids

By: The Hill

Published on: May 23, 2026, 3:00 pm

The State Department has announced plans to revoke passports from Americans with child support debt, which will disproportionately affect fathers, and is being met with criticism that it is a counterproductive and dated approach to child support policy.

100 ships redirected amid naval blockade of Iran ports, Strait of Hormuz: Centcom

By: The Hill

Published on: May 23, 2026, 2:43 pm

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said Saturday it has redirected more than 100 commercial vessels as part of the ongoing naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, calling the move a “milestone” as tensions persist in the region. Since the blockade began in April at President Trump‘s direction, more than 15,000 U.S. troops...

Petraeus: US in 'difficult' position, ‘strategic cul-de-sac’ with Iran

By: The Hill

Published on: May 23, 2026, 2:23 pm

Retired Gen. David Petraeus on Friday said the U.S. is in a “difficult position” in its standoff with Iran, saying the country believes it can outlast negotiation pressures from the Trump administration as the two nations remain deadlocked. Speaking of the negotiations in an interview on the “Cats & Cosby” radio show hosted by John...

This is a 'Jackie Robinson moment,' but not the one Hakeem Jeffries thinks it is

By: The Hill

Published on: May 23, 2026, 2:00 pm

Self-serving demands are nothing new for politicians.

Lutnick donated $5M to House GOP super PAC ahead of Epstein deposition

By: The Hill

Published on: May 23, 2026, 1:51 pm

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick donated $5 million to a committee backing House Republicans ahead of his testimony to Congress about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings show. The Trump administration official made the donation to the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) on April 1, and he testified before the...

Graham signals Cuban liberation ‘close at hand’ as tensions simmer 

By: The Hill

Published on: May 23, 2026, 1:13 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday doubled down on his claims that Cuban liberation is forthcoming, amid threats from the White House to take military action against the island. “I believe the liberation of the wonderful people of Cuba from the clutches of communism is close at hand,” Graham wrote in a post on social...