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Judge demands Trump administration comply with asylum order

By: The Hill

Published on: June 12, 2026, 1:22 pm

A federal judge chastised the Trump administration for ignoring a ruling last week ordering them to immediately resume processing of immigration applications paused in the wake of a deadly shooting on National Guard officers. U.S. District Judge John McConnell last week found the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was unlawfully pausing immigration processing for nationals from a...
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Rubio compares UFC to moon landing 

By: The Hill

Published on: June 12, 2026, 1:12 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday compared UFC to America’s monumental 1969 moon landing ahead of the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House this Sunday. “When President Kennedy announced that we were going to put a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth, no one thought that was...
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Paxton warns Big 12 of potential legal action over any Texas Tech Sorsby sanctions

By: The Hill

Published on: June 12, 2026, 1:08 pm

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), a candidate for governor, is warning schools across the Big 12 Conference that the state would consider suing any institution that sanctions Texas Tech over a decision to play a quarterback who sued the NCAA to regain his eligibility. In a letter to Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark and Kansas Chancellor...
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Live updates: Iran weighs US peace terms; FISA spy powers on brink of expiration

By: The Hill

Published on: June 12, 2026, 12:58 pm

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Service Act (FISA) will expire Friday after the House rejected a last-ditch extension attempt and left town for a weeklong recess. A renewal deal blew up over bipartisan opposition to President Trump's interim choice to be director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte. On Thursday, Trump said he would nominate...
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Trump calls for Raskin’s expulsion, suggests ‘he’d be in jail right now’ if not for Biden pardon

By: The Hill

Published on: June 12, 2026, 12:46 pm

President Trump called for Rep. Jamie Raskin’s (D-Md.) expulsion from Congress on Thursday afternoon and claimed the lawmaker would “be in jail” if not for a pardon from former President Biden.  Trump responded on Truth Social to a post from conservative commentator Mark Levin, who warned that the Maryland Democrat was “already leading a plot...
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What America at 250 says about the country now: Join Friday's Whole Hog

By: The Hill

Published on: June 12, 2026, 12:45 pm

As the U.S. approaches its 250th birthday, what does the country’s founding mean today? And what does it say about where the nation is headed? Meanwhile, a deep dive into former President Obama’s legacy ahead of the opening of his presidential center in Chicago, including how his political career shaped the rise of President Trump....
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Whole Hog Politics: ‘I love the inflation’ and other Trump bluffs 

By: The Hill

Published on: June 12, 2026, 12:00 pm

[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 a.m. ET at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters Thursday that Americans shouldn’t “put too much stock” into President Trump’s renewed threats to...