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Trump scores Supreme Court win on mail-in voting restrictions before midterms

The Supreme Court’s order clears the Trump administration to immediately enforce revised mail-ballot restrictions in 23 states ahead of November’s midterms.

‘Moderate’ Dem gubernatorial candidate embraced DEI budget tool, Green New Deal-style policies

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley emerged as the more moderate alternative to democratic socialist Francesca Hong, but his record includes racial-equity budgeting, net-zero climate goals and more.

DOJ signals it will appeal ruling requiring removal of some redactions in Epstein files

REBECCA BEITSCH

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday signaled its plans to appeal a ruling requiring the department to unredact various documents from the Epstein files in a suit brought by attorney and independent journalist Katie Phang. The preliminary injunction, entered in June, orders redactions be removed in key documents of interest in the files, including “at...

Politicians aim to distance themselves from data centers

RACHEL FRAZIN

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Politicians aim to distance themselves from data centers As public pushback to data centers boils over, politicians on both sides of the aisle are racing to distance themselves from the controversial facilities. © Adobe Stock Key swing state candidates are scrambling to endorse stricter...

FDA approves new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease

JOSEPH CHOI

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for a new test for Alzheimer's disease, marking the fourth time such a blood test has been approved in less than two years. Roche announced Sunday that the FDA had granted approval to its Elecsys Phospho-Tau blood test for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease. It's the fourth such...

Trump forgoes military strikes, attempts economic chokehold on Iran

ELLEN MITCHELL

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump bets on economic chokehold on Iran over military strikes, for now Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the Trump administration’s economic pressure on Iran is hurting the regime “the most right now,” but did not...

Trump's super PAC drops more than $800K on Graham in South Carolina

JULIA MANCHESTER

President Trump’s super PAC MAGA Inc. spent more than $827,000 to support Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) ahead of the state’s Republican Senate primary runoff on Tuesday, marking the group’s most significant spending in months. The filing with the Federal Election Commission, which was made public on Monday, marks the group’s first independent expenditure since March...

David Hogg: Media focus on Hasan Piker 'kind of weird'

TARA SUTER

Activist David Hogg on Sunday said he finds recent media focus on left-wing streamer Hasan Piker “kind of weird.” “To be honest with you, I find it kind of weird. Like he's a streamer. This guy is not an elected official, and there's a lot of elected officials out there that are saying incredibly horrible...

Senate Democrats call for hearing on Iran war's strain on troops

ELLEN MITCHELL

Nearly all Senate Armed Services Committee minority members on Monday called on the panel’s head to hold a hearing with Pentagon leadership to discuss the impact extended deployments in support of the Iran war are having on U.S. service members. The letter — led by Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and signed by 11 other senators...

Zelensky says wartime election would 'destroy' Ukraine

RYAN MANCINI

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that holding elections amid Russia's war with Ukraine would "destroy" the country. "I believe that if we want to destroy the country, then we can move towards elections during this kind of war," Zelensky told reporters. The president said elections "in general pose major risks," noting that holding an...

Trump administration proposes new H-1B visa fee

MIRANDA NAZZARO,JULIA SHAPERO

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Trump administration lays out new $103K fee proposal for H-1B visas The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a new proposed rule for H-1B visas on Monday that would charge a $103,265 fee for all workers seeking to gain employment in the U.S. who are subject to the...

Supreme Court rules blue states sued too early over Trump’s mail voting order

ZACH SCHONFELD

The Supreme Court lifted a judge’s block on President Trump’s executive order adding to mail voting requirements, removing a key roadblock that prevented the policy from going into effect for the midterms. Over the public dissents of the three liberal justices, the high court said Monday that the judge had no authority to block Trump’s...