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It’s Wednesday. It’s been a busy day at the inaugural Hill Nation Summit. Oh, and the Congressional Softball Game is happening tonight!

In today's issue:

• The Hill Nation Summit is underway
• Trump denies he's planning to fire Powell
• Noem teases relaxed TSA policies
• President calls Epstein outrage "bulls---"
• Senate set to start next vote-a-rama

🎤️ LIVE FROM THE HILL NATION SUMMIT

Washington leaders are spilling the tea:

The Hill and NewsNation are hosting the inaugural Hill Nation Summit to convene Washington’s leaders.

It’s been a newsy morning. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem teased potential changes to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) liquid policy. She also defended the federal government’s response to the fatal Texas floods amid criticism over FEMA deployment delays, as well as recent ICE raids.

💻 Watch it live— it goes until 5 p.m.

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🚨 News from the Summit:

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has had a lot to say:

• The Texas flood response: Noem, who oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), defended the federal government’s response to the deadly floods, arguing it should be a state-led response. “The federal government was never supposed to come in and run an emergency response,” she said. “What has happened over the years is the bureaucracy of the federal government has taken over.”
  
• The marijuana facility raid in California: “We will go places where we know there are known criminals, where we’ve built a case to go get those individuals,” Noem said. Scores of people were arrested during the immigration raid last week, and one person died from injuries after falling off a roof.
  
• Her goals for airport security: Noem, who also oversees the Transportation Security Administration (TSA),wants a streamlined version of airport security. “You walk into the doors with your carry-on suitcase, you walk through a scanner and go right to your flight,” she told The Hill and NewsNation. She also teased the idea of increasing liquid sizes allowed on airplanes, saying, “But I will tell you — I mean the liquids — I’m questioning. So that may be the next big announcement is what size your liquids need to be. … We’re looking at, you know, our scanners.”

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