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Live updates: Missouri will revert to 2022 district map; Trump, Vance to close out RNC midterm convention

The full Supreme Court on Thursday morning ruled against the GOP-favored Missouri congressional map. In a brief and unsigned opinion, justices sided with a Democratic-aligned organizer, who is attempting to defeat the Republicans’ map by putting it to voters through a referendum. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) appeared before the state Supreme Court…

The Hill•The Hill staff10 Sept

Appeals court denies Trump administration’s mail ballot restrictions

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a block on the Trump administration’s restrictions on mail-in voting, as the Supreme Court considers the case. Three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit concurred with U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, who last week blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing President Trump’s…

The Hill•Max Rego10 Sept

Trump defends timing of $5,000 dividend announcement

President Trump defended the timing of his proposal to give every U.S. adult a $5,000 dividend — but only if Republicans maintain their majorities in the House and the Senate. “Why not just give the money now? If you have the money, why not give it now?” Fox News’s Laura Ingraham asked Trump in an…

The Hill•Julia Manchester10 Sept

Trump administration proposes major 2030 census changes: What to know

The Trump administration proposed to change the national census to only count U.S. citizens and permanent residents and exclude immigrants living in the country illegally ahead of the 2030 census. The Census Bureau released the proposal online Wednesday, more than a year after President Trump directed the Commerce Department, which oversees the bureau, to develop…

The Hill•Finya Swai10 Sept

FCC commissioner: Kimmel’s ‘self-censorship’ shows Trump’s bid to ‘control’ media working

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) lone Democratic commissioner is pointing to ABC comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s decision not to broadcast an interview with Texas Senate nominee James Talarico (D) as evidence of what she called the Trump administration’s attempts to stifle free press. “Jimmy Kimmel’s decision to keep his interview with a Senate candidate off the air…

The Hill•Dominick Mastrangelo10 Sept

Summer 2026 was the US’s hottest on record: NOAA

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Wednesday announced that this summer was the hottest on record in the U.S. NOAA found that the average temperature for meteorological summer was 74.4 degrees, 3 degrees above average. August’s average temperature hit 75.6 degrees. Both were the warmest temperatures in the agency’s 132-year record. Most of…

The Hill•Ryan Mancini10 Sept

Missouri judges press state on map plans after Supreme Court ruling

Missouri’s top judges pressed the state Thursday over how it will revert to an old congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked officials from implementing their new, GOP-favored lines. That block landed moments before a hearing on whether Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) should be held in contempt for directing local officials to proceed with the new design,…

The Hill•Zach Schonfeld10 Sept

Rep. Madeleine Dean slams Fetterman, calls video appearance ‘gravely disappointing’

Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) didn’t mince words about Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and his video appearance at the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) midterm convention, calling it a “stunt” that she said was “gravely disappointing.” “I will tell you from the ground from suburban Philadelphia, my constituents are livid,” Dean told reporters at a House Democratic event Thursday.…

The Hill•Caroline Vakil10 Sept

Trump administration alleges UC Berkeley law school favors Black applicants

Officials from the Justice Department and Education Department alleged Wednesday that the University of California’s Berkeley School of Law favors Black applicants over white and Asian applicants, in violation of federal law. In a letter to attorney Tania Faransso, who is representing the law school, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the institution “deliberately discriminated”…

The Hill•Max Rego10 Sept

Roughly half of hospitals complying with price transparency rules: Report

Even though compliance rates have reached a record high, only about half of U.S. hospitals are in full compliance with federal price transparency rules, according to a report released Thursday. The nonprofit group Patient Rights Advocate (PRA) released its eighth hospital price transparency report in which it found 49.4 percent of hospitals it reviewed were…

The Hill•Joseph Choi10 Sept

‘Super’ El Niño is now a near certainty. Here are 5 side effects you may not know about

El Niño doesn't just impact the weather. There are five lesser-known impacts of El Niño we're likely to see with this year's super-charged event.

The Hill•Alix Martichoux10 Sept

Multistate salmonella outbreak linked to broccoli sprouts: FDA

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported Wednesday it will investigate a multistate outbreak of salmonella linked to recalled broccoli sprouts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state partners found 22 cases in four states. Two people were hospitalized for salmonella-related symptoms, and there have been no reported deaths. Washington has the…

The Hill•Mira Bhakta10 Sept

Trump pledges $500 ObamaCare rebate checks

The Trump administration is pledging to send $500 rebate checks to nearly 1 million Americans who the White House says were overcharged for ObamaCare coverage. In a recorded message posted Thursday to the White House account on the social platform X, President Trump alleged without evidence that the Biden administration was “massively” overcharging enrollees on the…

The Hill•Nathaniel Weixel10 Sept

A year after Charlie Kirk’s death, almost 1 in 3 students say violence can be used to stop campus speakers

Nearly one-third of U.S. college students say violence can be acceptable against a campus speaker exactly a year after conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University, according to a new survey. Of the 63,000 students polled, 30 percent said that using violence to prevent someone from speaking on campus is…

The Hill•Lexi Lonas Cochran10 Sept

10 years after Sinjar, the world still fails to protect vulnerable communities

Reflecting on the ten-year anniversary of the ISIS genocide against the Yazidi people in Sinjar, Cudi Zerey argues that true protection requires proactive early action, locally trusted security, political agency for survivors, and sustained reconstruction efforts.

The Hill•Cudi Zerey, opinion contributor10 Sept

Watch: Trump gives remarks, tours National Medal of Honor Museum

President Trump gave remarks Thursday afternoon after touring the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas. The event came less than a day after Trump headlined the first night of the GOP midterm convention in Dallas. During his speech, he pledged $5,000 dividend checks to Americans if Republicans maintain control of both chambers of…

The Hill•The Hill staff10 Sept

The House must act to cut Putin’s Arctic gas lifeline

The bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act passed the Senate, potentially allowing the U.S. government to block the specialized tankers used by Russia to export liquefied natural gas from the Yamal peninsula to Europe.

The Hill•Alexander Kirk, opinion contributor10 Sept

5 things to know about Trump’s $5K dividend pledge

President Trump pledged Wednesday to dole out $5,000 dividends to U.S. adults only if Republicans keep their control of Congress after the fall midterm elections, the latest financial promise he has made across his two presidencies. The president announced the proposed “Trump dividends” while speaking at the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) midterm convention in Dallas.…

The Hill•Ryan Mancini10 Sept

El-Sayed hits Rogers on GOP convention appearance in new online game

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is trolling his Republican opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), over his appearance at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas via a video game. The retro-style game’s start screen features the game’s title — Come Home, Mike — and Rogers’s face superimposed on a cartoon body standing on a…

The Hill•Tara Suter10 Sept

Former President Bush to Gen. Dan Caine: ‘Thank God you are where you are’

Former President George W. Bush on Thursday lavished praise on Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine, amid the ongoing war with Iran. “Thank God you are where you are, and we appreciate it,” Bush said to Caine during an event commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The former president,…

The Hill•Ellen Mitchell10 Sept