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HHS begins recruiting new vaccine advisers​

29 October 2026 at 22:49
Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story  HHS begins recruiting new vaccine advisors Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is looking to revive a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine advisory panel that’s been dormant since last year, after a federal judge blocked his efforts to…

Watch live: Trump, first lady host Halloween event at White House

29 October 2026 at 21:47
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will welcome trick-or-treaters to the White House Thursday evening for the annual Halloween celebration. The event comes just hours after Trump returned from South Carolina, where he rallied support for Republicans ahead of next week’s midterm elections. The first couple is expected to hand out candy to children…

Kansas, Maine Senate races neck and neck: CNN poll

29 October 2026 at 21:47
Democrats have narrow leads in two key Senate contests with just a few days until the election, new polls show. New surveys conducted by CNN/SSRS released Thursday found Democrats ahead in the Kansas and Maine Senate races, though both leads are in the margin of error. Both parties are spending millions on the two contests…

Republicans have knives out for Peltola as Democrats largely silent

29 October 2026 at 21:33
Republicans are out for blood following a report that former Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-Alaska) campaign recruited “spoiler” candidates to run on the ballot and siphon votes away from incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska).   Democratic lawmakers, so far, have not come rushing to Peltola’s defense.  Many in the GOP have called for legal consequences since…

Trump administration’s definition of ‘medically frail’ unlawful, according to federal judge

29 October 2026 at 21:19
A federal judge Thursday ruled that the Trump administration’s definition of “medically frail” used for Medicaid is unlawful, issuing a temporary injunction on states having to determine medical frailty. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns found in his ruling Thursday that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s definition of “medically frail” was “contrary to law” and…

New World screwworm case reported in Arizona dog

29 October 2026 at 21:06
Arizona reported its first case of New World screwworm on Wednesday, making it the third state to be impacted by the parasite. The confirmed case was found in a domestic dog in Cochise County, Ariz., which shares a border with Mexico, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The state’s Department…

Trump hammers culture war attacks on Andrews in final rally for Graham

29 October 2026 at 20:55
President Trump launched a barrage of culture war attacks Thursday against Democratic Senate nominee Annie Andrews during his third and final campaign rally for Sen. Darline Graham (R) in South Carolina. “Darline Graham has devoted her entire life to the people of this state, and now she’s running to save you from a radical left…

Bipartisan pair of Senators press Kalshi, Polymarket over election markets

29 October 2026 at 20:44
A bipartisan pair of senators are pressing Kalshi and Polymarket over prediction markets tied to the Nov. 3 midterm elections.  “We write to express concerns about election-related prediction markets and to request specific information about your companies’ efforts to prevent insider trading, market manipulation, and wagers based on material nonpublic information,” Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)…

35 states, DC reach $220M settlement with General Motors over driver data privacy

29 October 2026 at 20:40
Automaker General Motors (GM) agreed to pay $220 million to settle a lawsuit with 35 states and Washington, D.C., which alleged the company sold drivers’ data to insurance companies, several attorneys general involved with the settlement announced Thursday. A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general, led by Democrats Dan Rayfield of Oregon and Nick Brown…

Vance makes fiery closing pitch for Paxton: ‘Texas is not surrendering a damn thing’

29 October 2026 at 20:28
WEATHERFORD, Texas — Vice President delivered a fiery closing pitch for Republican Senate candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday, telling supporters the Lone Star State would not surrender “a damn thing” on Election Day.  “I need you to send a message on November the 3rd that America belongs to those who love…

Platner drops f-bomb after being tracked down by reporter in Maine

29 October 2026 at 20:28
Disgraced former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner dropped an f-bomb in response to questions from a New York Post reporter who tracked him down in his remote oceanside community in Maine. “Who the f‑‑‑ are you weirdos?” Platner asked a reporter while pulling a kayak from the water. The reporter asked what Platner had been…

Finnish police launch criminal probe over forest cleared for Google data center

29 October 2026 at 20:25
Finnish police opened a criminal investigation Thursday into Google’s work on a planned data center in northern Finland after the company cleared hundreds of acres of forest without completing required environmental reviews. The investigation adds to mounting scrutiny of Google’s $1.5 billion investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure in Finland, where the company’s expansion plans have…

Hegseth, Mullin call Trump’s arch a ‘generational defense opportunity’

29 October 2026 at 20:22
President Trump’s proposed triumphal arch would be a “generational defense opportunity,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin have argued in court declarations. Critics have dismissed Trump’s attempts to link the arch to national security needs as a smokescreen to push through a divisive construction project. In filings submitted to a federal…

Mortgage rates fall to under 7.25 percent 

29 October 2026 at 20:15
Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story  Mortgage rates fall to under 7.25 percent  Mortgage rates declined for the second straight week, providing prospective homebuyers with a bit of relief in a pricey housing market.  © Nam Y. Huh, Associated…

Washington state secretary of state fires back at DOJ over noncitizen voter claim: ‘Profoundly disappointing’

29 October 2026 at 19:31
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs shot back at the Department of Justice (DOJ) for asking him to order his election officials to set aside ballots for hundreds of people the federal government identified as alleged non-U.S. citizens. In a Wednesday response to the DOJ’s request, Hobbs said, “Without individualized proof of ineligibility, it would…

Warren asks DOJ to investigate Bank of America over money laundering violations

29 October 2026 at 18:57
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Thursday urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch a criminal investigation into Bank of America for its violations of anti-money laundering laws. In a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche, the Massachusetts Democrat called the Treasury Department’s recent $1.21 billion fine of Bank of America a “slap on…

Economy, healthcare, Iran war top voters’ concerns ahead of midterms: Gallup

29 October 2026 at 18:35
The most important issues that U.S. voters care about in the upcoming elections are economy, healthcare and the war in Iran, according to a poll released Thursday. In Gallup’s latest poll, half of the respondents said the economy and healthcare would be extremely important to their vote this year. About 47 percent of registered voters…

Nvidia dismisses report alleging Chinese executive tied to CEO passed intel to Beijing

29 October 2026 at 18:31
Nvidia dismissed a new report that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a Chinese intelligence asset, stating the diversion allegations were “thoroughly investigated and debunked last year.”  The New York Times published a report Thursday finding American spy agencies last year discovered Alice Huang, an executive at the Singapore-based data center Megaspeed, funneled information to…

House GOP launches probe into Peltola campaign ballot stacking allegations

29 October 2026 at 18:20
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) launched an investigation Thursday into allegations that Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign sought to recruit candidates to peel votes away from incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in the state’s Senate race. A New York Times report found that Peltola’s campaign worked with national Democrats to recruit someone with the…

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