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Epstein saga: Subpoenas, searches, secrets

Today: Day 2 of DOJ's Ghislaine Maxwell interview, Trump squeezes Powell with Fed tour, Dems urge leaders to hold firm on budget.

25.07.2025 10

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Epstein firestorm consumes House

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or using the box below: In today's issue: ▪ Battle over interim US Attorney in NJ ▪...

23.07.2025 20

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Trump hits the gas as approval rating slides

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Sign up here or in the box below: In today's issue: ▪ Trump vows to steam through agenda ▪ Will...

21.07.2025 10

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Trump's big legislative week — and some warnings

In the battle over President Trump’s spending priorities, Republicans say they’re running the table, leaving Democratic lawmakers and a tiny...

18.07.2025 10

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Trump toughens his stance on Russia

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or using the box below: President Trump is providing fresh support for Ukraine and...

15.07.2025 2

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ICE tactics under fire as its clout swells

Congress has given the administration more money for the president's immigration agenda. The Supreme Court has also given officials more leeway for...

14.07.2025 10

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Morning Report — Texas braces for more flood danger after Hill Country tragedy 

In today’s issue:   The Texas death toll from torrential weekend rain and flooding climbed to at least 82 people as rescuers desperately searched...

07.07.2025 10

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Trump celebrates Independence Day legislative victory

In today’s issue: President Trump says the mammoth bill he will sign tonight at the White House will lead to America’s “golden age.” It’s...

04.07.2025 10

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Live updates: House on verge of passing Trump megabill after marathon overnight vote

House Republicans early Thursday morning advanced President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” teeing up a final vote after a marathon day of...

03.07.2025 10

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Trump megabill survives cliffhanger on way to final vote

In today's issue: ▪ Trump on cusp of 'big, beautiful' win ▪ President touts Vietnam trade framework ▪ Wisconsin court upholds abortion access...

03.07.2025 10

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House GOP grimaces over Senate-passed megabill

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Sign up here or using the box below: In today's issue: President Trump hailed the passage of the...

02.07.2025 10

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Senate pulls all-nighter searching for megabill votes

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or using the box below: In today's issue: THE FATE OF THE SENATE's mammoth tax and...

01.07.2025 20

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Trump bets on 'big, beautiful' Senate win 

President Trump is hours away from what he hopes will be Senate passage of the biggest legislative victory of his term, even as hurdles loom.

30.06.2025 10

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Trump team ramps up defense of Iran strikes

The White House is scrambling to address growing questions about its military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

26.06.2025 10

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Trump bristles as Iran attack questions linger

An initial U.S. intelligence assessment found the strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites delayed Tehran's nuclear program by a matter of months,...

25.06.2025 50

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Trump pushes for quick end to Iran-Israel conflict amid fragile ceasefire

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or in the box below: A ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to be in jeapordy early...

24.06.2025 20

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Trump, world brace for Iran's response

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or using the box below: The United States and allies are on high alert today for Iran’s...

23.06.2025 10

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Trump takes wait-and-see approach to Iran

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here or using the box below: President Trump has bought more time to make a decision on U.S....

20.06.2025 10

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House, Senate set for clash over Trump bill

Morning Report is The Hill's a.m. newsletter. Sign up here or subscribe in the box below: President Trump’s second-term legislative agenda is...

17.06.2025 10

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Morning Report — Minnesota shootings renew concerns over lawmaker security 

In today’s issue:   Minnesota law enforcement authorities late Sunday apprehended Vance Boelter, 57, suspected in the weekend murders of state...

16.06.2025 4

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Morning Report — Outcry over handcuffed senator; Israel attacks Iran

In today’s issue: Tensions between the White House and California escalated Thursday when security forced Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) to the...

13.06.2025 40

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Morning Report — Trump dismisses Democratic second guessing 

In today’s issue: President Trump’s Justice Department today will argue in a federal district court that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has no...

12.06.2025 9

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Morning Report — Trump deploys Marines amid LA tensions

In today’s issue: President Trump on Monday described the Los Angeles protests against his administration’s migrant deportation policies as...

10.06.2025 4

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Morning Report — Trump challenges Newsom with National Guard

In today’s issue:   President Trump ignored the objections of the governor of the nation’s largest blue state to impose what he described on...

09.06.2025 8

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Morning Report — Trump, Musk clashed. Now what? 

In today’s issue: A fiery public breakup Thursday between President Trump and Elon Musk stirred plenty of conjecture and drama. But after last...

06.06.2025 3

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Morning Report — Trump agenda takes on water in sea of red ink

In today’s issue: The nation’s rising debt, barely more than a talking point in the Capitol in recent years, suddenly poses an ominous risk to...

05.06.2025 10

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Morning Report — Musk critique complicates GOP's megabill ​push

In today’s issue: The “big, beautiful” megabill just ran into an Elon Musk-shaped roadblock. President Trump’s signature tax and domestic...

04.06.2025 10

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Morning Report — Trump sprints to the high court with emergency appeals

In today’s issue: The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to immediately intercede to allow the government to lay off thousands...

03.06.2025 20

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Morning Report — Senators put the budget bill under the microscope

In today’s issue:   Senators put the budget bill under the microscope In the Senate, President Trump’s signature “big, beautiful bill” is...

02.06.2025 10

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Morning Report — Trump’s tariffs snag in the courts

In today’s issue: President Trump’s signature trade policy is hitting a series of hurdles in the courts, as multiple panels this week sought to...

30.05.2025 3

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Morning Report — White House on defense over DOGE cuts; trade court halts tariffs

In today’s issue: Elon Musk’s criticism of the "big, beautiful bill" budget winding its way through Congress is throwing a late curveball in the...

29.05.2025 10

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Morning Report — Trump expands list of targets for his ire

In today’s issue: President Trump on Tuesday blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin while also taking aim at Harvard University, the state of...

28.05.2025 10

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Morning Report — GOP senators seek to trim Trump budget agenda    

In today’s issue: Senate Republicans won’t return to Washington for days, but their version of a House-passed “big, beautiful bill” could...

27.05.2025 10

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Morning Report — Senate GOP eyes rocky path to Trump budget

In today’s issue: Passage of President Trump’s mammoth policy agenda Thursday proved tough for House Republicans. The next phase of the...

23.05.2025 10

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Morning Report — House pulls all-nighter to pass Trump tax, domestic agenda

In today’s issue: The House early today delivered President Trump’s legacy-setting tax and spending legislation with a vote of 215 to 214...

22.05.2025 20

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Morning Report — Trump takes budget pressure campaign to Capitol

In today’s issue: House Republicans are pressing ahead on their budget bill to advance President Trump’s domestic legislative agenda, with...

21.05.2025 8

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Morning Report — Trump heads to Hill to untangle budget plan

In today’s issue: President Trump today will personally lobby House Republicans to settle their differences and vote for a major legislative...

20.05.2025 10

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Morning Report — A ‘big, beautiful’ budget redo

In today’s issue: Budget week two is officially in session. Republican deficit hawks on Sunday allowed the “big, beautiful bill” to enact...

19.05.2025 9

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Morning Report — Budget forecast: Skating on thin ice

In today’s issue: Can House Republicans pass their massive, “big, beautiful” budget bill? Or even get the legislation out of the Budget...

16.05.2025 8

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Morning Report — A House GOP divided

In today’s issue: House lawmakers pressed through marathon committee sessions Wednesday to advance President Trump's legislative agenda, even as...

15.05.2025 10

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Morning Report — Trump hunts for deals across Gulf states, meets with Syrian leader

In today’s issue: President Trump is searching far and wide for deals on his multiday tour of oil-rich Gulf states this week, a trip primarily...

14.05.2025 9

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Morning Report — House GOP bill: One big experiment?

In today’s issue: House Republicans this week will test whether the politics of taking away certain federal benefits that most Americans recognize...

13.05.2025 9

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Morning Report — Showtime for House GOP budget

In today’s issue:   Showtime for House GOP budget President Trump landed a short-term trade deal with China and will be in the Middle East this...

12.05.2025 10

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Morning Report — What's the impact of Trump's trade deal with the UK?

In today’s issue: President Trump needed to show some progress after weeks of assuring Americans that his soaring “reciprocal” tariffs levied...

09.05.2025 20

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Morning Report — GOP lawmakers are playing legislative Jenga

In today’s issue: Republicans in Congress are looking to regroup on President Trump's sweeping agenda, which one Senate GOP lawmaker called a...

08.05.2025 10

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Morning Report — Carney’s art of the Oval Office deal

In today’s issue: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney came to Washington on Tuesday with two goals: talk trade and tariffs and remind President...

07.05.2025 9

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Morning Report — Trump offers to pay migrants to exit US

In today’s issue: President Trump returned to an issue that helped him win the White House twice when he offered on Monday to pay migrants who...

06.05.2025 2

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Morning Report — Rifts stall House GOP budget momentum 

In today’s issue:   House Republicans aim this week to narrow substantial budget disagreements to eventually pass President Trump’s legislative...

05.05.2025 10

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Morning Report — Waltz out, Rubio in, Hegseth up in the air

In today’s issue: The first Cabinet reshuffle of President Trump’s second term is here. Trump on Thursday announced he is tapping national...

02.05.2025 10

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Morning Report — Trump rejects bruising economic report card

In today’s issue: President Trump is pleading with Americans for more time to prove the U.S. economy’s moribund performance since January is the...

01.05.2025 7

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