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GOP reconciliation bill to fund ICE, Border Patrol advances to Senate floor

By: The Hill

Published on: May 20, 2026, 3:14 pm

Senate Republicans advanced a budget reconciliation bill on Wednesday that will fund the immigration agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through 2029, teeing up the possibility for votes on the floor as soon as this week. The Senate Budget Committee voted 11-10 along party lines to report out portions of the bill passed...

Boebert labels Trump 'my president' after Massie loss

By: The Hill

Published on: May 20, 2026, 3:00 pm

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said "Trump is my President" and "Jesus is Lord" in a post on X after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) went down to defeat in a GOP primary on Tuesday night. Boebert campaigned with Massie, a top GOP target of President Trump, over the weekend and had provoked his fury in doing...

Democrats are ready to reverse reckless GOP energy agenda and lower costs

By: The Hill

Published on: May 20, 2026, 3:00 pm

House Republicans have failed to address rising energy costs, leaving Americans to face difficult choices between necessities and gas, while House Democrats are ready to deliver lower energy costs for working families.

Report: U.S., Israel eyed Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader in regime change plan

By: The Hill

Published on: May 20, 2026, 2:52 pm

The U.S. and Israel may have entered into the war with Iran with a regime change plan in mind that would put Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s former president and a fierce critic of the U.S. and Israel, as a surprising potential successor, The New York Times reported. U.S. officials briefed on the plan told the Times...

Greene on Massie defeat: 'Releasing the Epstein files was our demise'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 20, 2026, 2:50 pm

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) blamed Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) Tuesday campaign defeat on his push to release files tied to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. “Releasing the Epstein files was our demise. But it was worth every single bit because now everyone knows the truth…,” Greene wrote in a post on X. “Tonight...

Trump says he's 'in no hurry' to make a deal with Iran

By: The Hill

Published on: May 20, 2026, 2:45 pm

President Trump said Wednesday he is not in a hurry to make a deal with Iran as any progress on a potential deal between the two countries remains elusive. “We’re going to give this one shot,” Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. “I’m in no hurry. Everyone is saying, ‘The midterms, I’m...

Anti-prediction market group kicks off DC ad blitz as industry ramps up messaging

By: The Hill

Published on: May 20, 2026, 2:42 pm

A new group describing itself as a "market integrity watchdog" rolled out its six-figure ad blitz in DC Wednesday morning, taking aim at prediction market Kalshi, which has ramped up its own messaging in Washington this year. The group, called FairPredicts, placed multiple ads Wednesday morning at DC metro stations and on mobile box trucks...

The new era of asymmetric war exposes the limits of conventional warfare

By: The Hill

Published on: May 20, 2026, 2:30 pm

Technology has enhanced the ability of the weaker adversary to counter the stronger. 

Charlamagne rips IRS settlement: 'Trump is just paying his goons'

By: The Hill

Published on: May 20, 2026, 2:28 pm

Charlamagne tha God is ripping President Trump over the $1.8 billion fund to settle the commander in chief's lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), calling it "blatant corruption happening in this country" at taxpayers' expense. "I don't care what your race is, I don't care what your party is. There is no way on...

Trump orders banks to more closely examine customers' citizenship

By: The Hill

Published on: May 20, 2026, 2:20 pm

President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that requires banks to more closely examine the citizenship status of its customers, as his administration works to uphold a campaign promise to crack down on those living in the country illegally. The order directs the Treasury Department to issue formal advisories to financial institutions outlining “red flags”...

Trump administration sues over Minnesota prediction markets ban

By: The Hill

Published on: May 20, 2026, 2:15 pm

The Trump administration sued Minnesota on Tuesday over the state’s new law banning prediction markets. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has repeatedly sued states in recent months over efforts to regulate or restrict the platforms, arguing it has exclusive jurisdiction over sites like Kalshi and Polymarket. “If Minnesota’s law is permitted to go into...

ICE needs real oversight — demand Senate confirmation now

By: The Hill

Published on: May 20, 2026, 2:00 pm

The Senate and the American people deserve answers as to whether the man directing ICE’s detention expansion has a financial stake in its outcome.

Explosive device detonates near Pennsylvania polling place 

By: The Hill

Published on: May 20, 2026, 1:59 pm

Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) investigated after an explosive device detonated half a block from a polling station in the Keystone State during Tuesday’s primary race in the state.  In a Tuesday statement, PSP said that no one was injured in the incident and that voting at the polling station remained open. Officials added that “no...

Live updates: Trump settles score with Massie loss; Cuban lawmakers call for US to charge Castro

By: The Hill

Published on: May 20, 2026, 1:59 pm

President Trump got his wish on Tuesday, with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) sent packing by voters in his Kentucky primary. The win by Trump-backed Ed Gallrein was the last in a string of election efforts to dismiss rebels who don't bow to the president's agenda. Read takeaways here. Senate Republicans are frustrated over Trump's endorsement...