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+		<title>Ukraine knocks countries that condemned alleged attempt to attack Putin compound</title>
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+		<title>Democrat wins Iowa state Senate race, blocking GOP from regaining supermajority</title>
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+		<title>Trump’s CIA strike on Venezuela keeps options open, but carries risks</title>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The CIA&#8217;s recent drone strike on a Venezuelan port facility keeps President Trump’s options open in the country as he intensifies his pressure campaign, effectively expanding U.S. attacks onto land without committing the U.S. to an invasion of Venezuela. However, the commander in chief’s disclosure of the covert operations during a radio interview last week&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>What action has Trump administration taken in Minnesota since viral fraud video?</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5667449-trump-administration-fraud-minnesota/</link>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has ramped up scrutiny of Minnesota’s social services programs amid allegations of fraud.  Independent journalist Nick Shirley released a video detailing his investigation into the issue on Friday, sparking a renewed interest into the allegations. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged 98 people in connection with its sweeping probe into the&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Who is Nick Shirley, YouTuber who made viral Minnesota fraud video?</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5667426-minnesota-daycare-fraud-exposed/</link>
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+					<description><![CDATA[YouTuber Nick Shirley became a viral sensation overnight after posting a 42-minute video documenting his hunt for fraudulent child care programs in Minnesota.  Shirley’s video has been viewed more than 100 million times on the social platform X and shows him visiting day care centers receiving public funds. The 23-year-old alleged that multiple local centers&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Trump renews Powell threats</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/newsletters/business-economy/5667436-trump-renews-powell-threats/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvan Lane]]></dc:creator>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Welcome to The Hill&#8217;s Business &#038; Economy newsletter {beacon} Business &#038; Economy Business &#038; Economy &#8202; The Big Story&#160; Trump threatens to fight Powell as end of term nears President Trump told reporters he was considering bringing a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for “gross incompetence” as he complained about renovations to the&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Judge links push for Abrego Garcia prosecution to top DOJ officials</title>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Lee]]></dc:creator>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Top Department of Justice (DOJ) officials may have been involved in the government&#8217;s push to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia, which only came after his wrongful deportation, a federal judge overseeing the Salvadoran migrant&#8217;s criminal case revealed in an order unsealed Tuesday. Though the government has previously said Robert McGuire, the acting U.S. attorney for the&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>HHS freezes child care payments to Minnesota, requires photo evidence across country</title>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pausing all child care payments to Minnesota, amid a sweeping federal probe into allegations of fraud within the state’s social services programs.&#160; Citing a video released Friday by independent journalist Nick Shirley detailing his investigation into day care centers and other businesses, HHS Deputy Secretary Jim&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Dr. Oz calls flu vaccine &#8216;controversial of late&#8217;</title>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Choi]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 22:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, on Tuesday called the seasonal flu vaccine &#8220;controversial of late&#8221; and advised various Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiatives as ways to &#8220;overcome&#8221; the virus. Appearing on Newsmax, Oz spoke on this year&#8217;s flu season, which has been marked by a more severe strain&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>ICE accuses Politico reporter of &#8216;inciting violence against federal agents&#8217;</title>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Max Rego]]></dc:creator>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) claimed Tuesday that Politico reporter Josh Gerstein was “inciting violence against federal agents.” Gerstein, a senior legal affairs reporter at the outlet, said Monday on the social platform X, “At some point, the amateur effort to knock on doors of home daycares intersects with robust stand-your-ground laws.” The post referred&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Luntz: Second shutdown over health care would be &#8216;very painful&#8217; for Republicans</title>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashleigh Fields]]></dc:creator>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Pollster Frank Luntz said Tuesday that Republicans would face an uphill battle with voters if the government shuts down in January over health care policy.  “The shutdown that we experienced, the longest ever in American history, started off hurting Democrats more than Republicans; ended up hurting President Trump more than anybody else,” Luntz said during&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Flu activity is surging across US: Here&#8217;s what to know</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5667271-cdc-reports-flu-activity-rising/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathaniel Weixel]]></dc:creator>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Flu activity is rising sharply across the country, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with some areas seeing record-high numbers of illnesses.  The numbers come as experts brace for a particularly harsh season driven by a new, mutated variant of the virus that is circulating widely. According to&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Live updates: Trump administration halts Minnesota child care payments amid fraud scandal</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5666357-live-updates-trump-venezuela-minnesota/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Hill Staff]]></dc:creator>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday that it is halting all child care payments to Minnesota, as the Trump administration has put fresh attention on a years-long fraud scandal in the North Star State. &#8220;We have frozen all child care payments to the state of Minnesota,&#8221; HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O&#8217;Neill&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>7 Kennedy Center acts that canceled amid Trump’s takeover</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5667236-trump-kennedy-center-changes/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fortinsky]]></dc:creator>
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+					<description><![CDATA[President Trump has overseen a series of dramatic changes at the Kennedy Center since taking office at the beginning of the year. The most significant shifts came in two waves, both of which resulted in artists canceling performances in protest of Trump’s takeover of the cultural institution. In February, Trump replaced multiple board members with&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Border Patrol commander: We&#8217;re going to be in Chicago &#8216;for years&#8217;</title>
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+					<description><![CDATA[U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino said Tuesday federal immigration enforcement officers would remain in Chicago &#8220;for years,&#8221; even after months of controversy surrounding the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants in the Windy City.  “If you think we’re done with Chicago, you’d better check yourself before you wreck yourself,” Bovino wrote in a statement on&#8230;]]></description>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The number of recorded measles cases in the U.S. during 2025 has officially exceeded 2,000 just before the end of the year, a bleak punctuation on what has been the worst spread of measles the country has seen in decades. As of Dec. 23, the U.S. has reported 2,012 measles cases, with the vast majority&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Russia vows tougher negotiating stance after blaming Ukraine for attack</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5667179-trump-zelensky-peace-deal/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Mitchell]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Russia on Tuesday said it will take a tougher position in talks on ending its nearly four-year war in Ukraine after it claimed Kyiv attacked a Russian presidential residence, an accusation that Kyiv has denied. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also on Tuesday said that Russia has not given any evidence of an alleged early&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Live results: Democrats retain Iowa state Senate seat in special election</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5665438-special-election-iowa-senate/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Hill Staff]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Iowa Democrats have held onto a critical state Senate seat in a special election Tuesday. Democrat Renee Hardman and Republican Lucas Loftin are vying for the seat in the Des Moines-area 16th District. The seat was vacated after its previous occupant, state Sen. Claire Celsi (D), died in October. If Republicans had flipped the seat,&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Grand jury secures indictment against DC pipe bomb suspect, but judge hits pause</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5667142-dc-bomb-case-grand-jury/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Lee]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
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+					<description><![CDATA[A federal magistrate judge said Tuesday a local grand jury has secured a federal indictment against the suspect in the D.C. pipe bomb case, but he has not yet accepted it. Judge Matthew Sharbaugh said at a hearing that a D.C. Superior Court grand jury approved an indictment against Brian Cole Jr. on the two federal charges already alleged in a complaint. The case stems from&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<item>
+		<title>Rove: Public &#8216;tiring&#8217; of Trump</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5667035-rove-trump-fatigue/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashleigh Fields]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
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+		<category><![CDATA[Karl Rove]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[second Trump administration]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Republican strategist Karl Rove on Monday said Americans are tiring of President Trump’s whirlwind of retribution and offensive comments as his first year back in office draws to a close. “There are signs that the public is tiring of his hyperbole and insatiable desire for retribution. Increasingly, they may hear only the offensive or cruel&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Israel’s president denies telling Trump Netanyahu pardon &#8216;on its way&#8217;</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/international/5667009-israeli-president-trump-netanyahu-pardon/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Meyn]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Israeli President Isaac Herzog has issued a statement contradicting President Trump’s claim that the two had a conversation in which Herzog said a pardon for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “on its way.” Trump has derided the charges against the Israeli prime minister and asked Herzog in October, during a visit to Israel, to&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<item>
+		<title>Tatiana Schlossberg dies at age 35</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5667010-tatiana-schlossberg-dies-leukemia/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fortinsky]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
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+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Tatiana Schlossberg, an environmental journalist and granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy, died Tuesday morning, a month after announcing her terminal cancer diagnosis. She was 35. Her family announced her death in a post on social media, writing, “Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.” The post&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Top China panel members: Live-fire drills around Taiwan &#8216;deliberate escalation&#8217;</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5666985-china-threatens-regional-stability/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashleigh Fields]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
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+		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
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+		<category><![CDATA[top China panel]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party railed against Beijing’s large-scale military display on Tuesday, which included live-fire shots near Taiwan. “As the world turns toward a new year, the People’s Liberation Army’s live-fire military exercises around Taiwan represent a deliberate escalation by Beijing,” Committee Chair John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) and ranking&#8230;]]></description>
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+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Walz turned &#8216;blind eye&#8217; to fraud warnings in Minnesota: GOP state committee chair</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5666976-walz-minnesota-fraud-somali-immigrants/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Max Rego]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
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+		<category><![CDATA[State Watch]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Minnesota state Rep. Kristin Robbins (R) says she warned Gov. Tim Walz (D) about alleged fraud within the state’s social services programs, but to no avail. “He has turned a blind eye for so long that he cannot deny there were so many whistleblower reports, so many media reports,” Robbins told the New York Post&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<item>
+		<title>Iran threatens &#8216;harsh&#8217; response after Trump warning</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5666952-iran-threatens-harsh-response-trump/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Mitchell]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Iran on Monday threatened a “harsh and regrettable” response to any aggressive action from the U.S. following President Trump’s warning to Tehran and Hamas. Trump, who met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida on Monday to try to advance a ceasefire deal in Gaza, said Iran “may be behaving badly” and threatened unspecified&#8230;]]></description>
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+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Boeing awarded $8.6B contract to build jets for Israel</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/5666792-boeing-awarded-contract-jets-israel/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steph Whiteside]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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+		<category><![CDATA[Boeing]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[F-15 fighter jets]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Israel-Hamas ceasefire]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Israel-Hamas war]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[white house]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The company is being contracted to build 25 F-15 jets with an option for 25 more.]]></description>
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+		<item>
+		<title>Superbug hits 27 states: Here&#8217;s where the deadly fungus is spreading</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/5666816-superbug-hits-27-states-heres-where-the-deadly-fungus-is-spreading/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alix Martichoux]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are struggling to gain ground on a drug-resistant and deadly fungus that has infected at least 7,000 people in 2025, according to tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ]]></description>
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+		<title>DHS posts video of agents in Minneapolis</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5666879-dhs-video-agents-minneapolis-fraud-probe/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Max Rego]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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+		<category><![CDATA[Somali Americans in Minnesota]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shared a video Tuesday of its agents in Minnesota, amid a federal investigation into alleged fraud within the state’s social services programs.&#160; The video, which DHS shared to the social platform X, shows a pair of agents from its Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) confirming that a person in a&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<item>
+		<title>Trump administration agrees to reconsider cut or stalled DEI-related NIH grants</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5666876-trump-administration-nih-grants-agreement/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathaniel Weixel]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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+		<category><![CDATA[Court Battles]]></category>
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+		<category><![CDATA[DEI]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration&#160;on Monday&#160;reached an agreement&#160;to reevaluate&#160;thousands of&#160;National Institutes of Health (NIH)&#160;grant applications&#160;that were&#160;stalled or&#160;cut&#160;because of their perceived connection to diversity,&#160;equity&#160;and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.&#160; The agreement between the administration, unions and Democratic state attorneys general resolves part of a lawsuit filed against the administration for canceling hundreds of millions of dollars in research funds.   A federal judge in Boston&#160;previously ruled&#160;that the&#160;terminations were unlawful&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Mamdani to be sworn in at abandoned NYC subway station</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5666753-mamdani-inauguration-old-subway-station/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Mancini]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
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+					<description><![CDATA[New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) will hold a private swearing-in ceremony late Wednesday night at an abandoned subway station built more than a century ago. &#8220;When Old City Hall Station first opened in 1904 — one of New York’s 28 original subway stations — it was a physical monument to a city that&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs charged with strangulation, assault</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5666854-patriots-receiver-stefon-diggs-charged-with-strangulation-assault/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melanie DaSilva]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
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+					<description><![CDATA[New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing criminal charges after an alleged incident earlier this month.]]></description>
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+		<item>
+		<title>Axelrod: Trump&#8217;s &#8216;Marie Antoinette thing&#8217; could cost Republicans in midterms</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5666858-axelrod-trump-kennedy-center-white-house-ballroom-2026-midterms/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fortinsky]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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+		<category><![CDATA[kennedy center]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Marie Antoinette]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[white house ballroom]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Democratic strategist David Axelrod says President Trump’s focus on lavish renovations at the White House and Kennedy Center could hurt Republicans on the ballot in the 2026 midterms. In an interview on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront,” the former Obama administration official compared Trump to Marie Antoinette, the 18th-century French queen who became known for royal&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<item>
+		<title>Federal judge allows HHS to share Medicaid data with ICE</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5666596-medicaid-data-ice-hhs-lawsuit-ruling/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Choi]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
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+		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[A federal judge in California ruled Monday that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) can share Medicaid data with immigration enforcement authorities, but he kept in place limits on what data the agencies can share and what can be used. A group of 20 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration in July,&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<item>
+		<title>Greene pushes back on Jennings criticism: &#8216;He just fools people with hot takes&#8217;</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5666699-greene-jennings-hot-takes/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fortinsky]]></dc:creator>
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+		<category><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act subsidies]]></category>
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+		<category><![CDATA[neocon]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump-Greene feud]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday fired back at conservative political commentator Scott Jennings after he accused her of becoming a “lib” in 2025. Greene, a former staunch MAGA loyalist who publicly split from President Trump on a number of high-profile issues this year, defended her voting record as closely aligned with the president’s&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T20:57:43+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>US announces new sanctions targeting Venezuela, Iran</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5666682-iran-venezuela-drone-sanctions/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett Samuels]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5666682</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration on Tuesday announced sanctions against Iran and Venezuela, targeting companies that have been involved in the production and sale of drones. The U.S. is sanctioning 10 entities and people based in the two countries. Among those targeted are Venezuela-based Empresa Aeronáutica Nacional SA, which the Treasury Department said oversees assembly of unmanned&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T20:52:10+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Trump: New White House ballroom will have &#8216;drone-free roof&#8217;</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5666505-trump-white-house-ballroom-netanyahu-mar-a-lago/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Mancini]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5666505</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[President Trump said Monday the new White House ballroom he tore down the East Wing to build will have a &#8220;drone-free roof.&#8221; The president made the remarks while at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump was criticizing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell when he started&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T21:13:48+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Failure to fund consumer watchdog will violate court order, judge rules</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5666572-trump-administration-cfpb-funding/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Lee]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Court Battles]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[CFPB]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[DOGE]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Judge Amy Berman Jackson]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5666572</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration must secure funding for a consumer watchdog agency or risk violating an existing court order barring its shuttering, rejecting a novel legal argument from the government. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled that the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) must continue to request funding&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T17:10:21+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>CIA conducted drone strike on Venezuela port facility</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5666603-cia-venezuela-drone-strike/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Filip Timotija]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Defense]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[National Security]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[boat strikes]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[cia]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Venezuela]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5666603</guid>
+
+					<description><![CDATA[The CIA reportedly conducted a drone strike on a Venezuelan port facility last week, an attack President Trump revealed during a Dec. 26 radio interview, marking the U.S.’s first known land strike inside the country amid its mounting pressure campaign on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.  The CIA struck a remote dock on the coast of&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T20:01:37+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Texas man faces terrorism charge over alleged ISIS support</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5666662-texas-isis-terrorism-bomb-plot-doj/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Copeland]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[State Watch]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5666662/</guid>
+
+					<description><![CDATA[John Michael Garza, Jr. of Midlothian, Texas was arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS.]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T16:31:19+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Democrats need the New Deal, not socialism</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5665419-new-dealism-future-democratic-party/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Frasier, opinion contributor]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Opinions - Campaign]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Party]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[democratic socialism]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Socialists of America]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[John F. Kennedy]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[labor unions]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Neoliberalism]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Ohio Progressive Caucus]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Sen. Chuck Schumer]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[working class voters]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665419</guid>
+
+					<description><![CDATA[For years, there has been a debate about where the Democratic Party should go. One side is the wants the party to embrace democratic socialism; the other side supports the neoliberal framework that helped destroy America’s middle class, weakened unions and left rural America feeling abandoned.&#160; What both sides consistently don’t see is that the&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<enclosure url="https://thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/schumer_chuck_12112025_AP25345710074140-1.jpg?w=900" type="image/jpeg" length="1206548" />
+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T14:05:50+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Top Chinese diplomat rips record US arms sale to Taiwan amid drills near island</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5666571-china-taiwan-us-arms-sale/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Max Rego]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Defense]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5666571</guid>
+
+					<description><![CDATA[Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi criticized a record U.S. arms sale to Taiwan on Tuesday, as his country conducts military drills around the island.  The Trump administration on Dec. 17 announced the sale of more than $11 billion in weapons to Taiwan, which the State Department approved. “In response to the continuous provocations by pro-independence&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T16:45:17+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Fear undermines public safety — naming it is not politics</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5665347-fear-undermines-public-safety-naming-it-is-not-politics/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O’Hara, opinion contributor]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Opinions - Immigration]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665347</guid>
+
+					<description><![CDATA[Public safety is undermined when fear eclipses trust.]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-29T17:29:11+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Medvedev: Zelensky will &#8216;have to stay in hiding for the rest of his worthless life&#8217;</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/international/5666558-russia-threatens-ukraine-president/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fortinsky]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[drone strikes]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[peace deal]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Russia-Ukraine war]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5666558</guid>
+
+					<description><![CDATA[A high-ranking Russian official issued a thinly veiled threat against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, doubling down on unsubstantiated accusations that Ukraine tried to target Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence in a drone strike. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who now sits on Russia’s security council, accused the Ukrainian leader of “trying to derail the settlement&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<enclosure url="https://thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/MedvedevDmitry_042523_SputnikGovernmentPoolPhotoviaAPFile.jpg?w=900" type="image/jpeg" length="1076455" />
+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T20:10:03+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>PETA: Kim Kardashian Christmas gift to children a &#8216;damn shame&#8217;</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5665306-kim-kardashian-puppies-christmas-gifts-peta-condemnation/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Teddy Grant]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[In The Know]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Kardashians]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[peta]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665306</guid>
+
+					<description><![CDATA[Khloé Kardashian also posted pictures of a black Labrador retriever puppy that she got for Christmas.]]></description>
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+		<enclosure url="https://thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/AP25290100009885-e1767108679286.jpg?w=900" type="image/jpeg" length="83668" />
+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T15:34:46+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>A Congressional Trade Office could resolve all this tariff confusion</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/foreign-policy/5665526-congress-trade-policy-trump-tariffs/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Susan Ariel Aaronson, opinion contributor ]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Congress Blog - Foreign Policy]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[BRazil]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[congress]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Jair Bolsonaro]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[President Trump]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Senate Finance Committee]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Senator Max Baucus]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump tariff agenda]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665526</guid>
+
+					<description><![CDATA[Congress has the authority but not the infrastructure to monitor trade policy.]]></description>
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+		<enclosure url="https://thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/tariffs_taiwan_los-angeles_04092025_AP25357440931761-1.jpg?w=900" type="image/jpeg" length="1172897" />
+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T14:36:50+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Judge temporarily stops DHS from ending deportation protections for South Sudanese </title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5666518-trump-administration-temporary-protective-status-south-sudanese/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zach Schonfeld]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Court Battles]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[National Security]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Boston]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[DHS]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Judge Angel Kelly]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[South Sudan]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Temporary Protected Status]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump immigration agenda]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5666518</guid>
+
+					<description><![CDATA[A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending deportation protections for roughly 200 South Sudanese nationals until the next stage of a legal challenge.  U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley’s order does not reflect the underlying legal merits. It is intended to ensure the migrants can remain in the country until the judge considers the case more fully.  “Because of the serious&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T16:12:38+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Chappell Roan walks back Brigitte Bardot tribute after criticism</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5666380-chappell-roan-brigitte-bardot-controversy-france/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Mancini]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[In The Know]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5666380</guid>
+
+					<description><![CDATA[Pop singer Chappell Roan on Monday walked back her previous praise for French actress and model Brigitte Bardot following her death after learning about Bardot&#8217;s political views. &#8220;Holy s‑‑‑ I did not know all that insane s‑‑‑ Ms. Bardot stood for,” Roan wrote on her Instagram story after deleting a post dedicated to the late&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T15:32:56+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Trump betrays America&#8217;s values siding with the Russian aggressor over Ukraine</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5665270-trump-betrays-americas-values-siding-with-the-russian-aggressor-over-ukraine/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Bosco, opinion contributor]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Opinions - International]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665270</guid>
+
+					<description><![CDATA[Europe's aid should be enough for Ukraine to hold off Russia until its people come to their senses and rid themselves of Putin.]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-29T16:26:30+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Top Republican calling for deportation of &#8216;every Somali engaged in fraud in Minnesota&#8217;</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5666432-tom-emmer-somali-deportations-minnesota/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fortinsky]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[House]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[State Watch]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[denaturalization]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[deportation]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[fraud charges]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Minnesotan Somali community]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[pandemic fraud]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[somali community]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5666432</guid>
+
+					<description><![CDATA[House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Wis.) called for the deportation of all Somalis linked to fraud in Minnesota, amid heightened scrutiny of the state’s handling of the illegal activity. In a post on the social platform X, Emmer said even naturalized citizens should have their citizenship revoked so they can be deported. The lawmaker added&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T20:38:13+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Study shows boiling drinking water can remove microplastics</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5665698-boiling-water-microplastics-study/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Perkins]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Energy & Environment]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[boiling water]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Guangzhou Medical University]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Jinan University]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[micriplastics]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[PFAS]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665698</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Scientists have found a way to get rid of microplastics that have been found in our food and drinks by boiling it.]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T14:32:07+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>The Supreme Court’s Christmas switch on national guard deployment </title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/supreme-court/5665143-national-guard-deployment-ruling/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James D. Zirin, opinion contributor ]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Opinions - Supreme Court]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Executive privilege]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Illinois National Guard]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Posse Comitatus Act]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court ruling]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665143</guid>
+
+					<description><![CDATA[Is the “Trump Vibe Shift” now dead on the Supreme Court? ]]></description>
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+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>DOJ sues Virginia over tuition aid for migrants</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5666381-doj-lawsuit-virginia-migrants-tuition/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zach Schonfeld]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Court Battles]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[State Watch]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[College tuition]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[in-state tuition]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Justice Department]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump immigration agenda]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The Justice Department (DOJ) is challenging a Virginia&#160;law that&#160;that makes some migrants&#160;illegally&#160;in the country&#160;eligible for in-state tuition, filing a lawsuit against the state Monday.&#160; Virginia law&#160;extends eligibility to people who&#160;established&#160;residence in the state&#160;at least a year prior, and a student may not be disqualified&#160;based on their immigration status.&#160;&#160; “This is not only wrong but illegal.&#8230;]]></description>
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+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>New Year&#8217;s Eve concerts among latest Kennedy Center cancellations</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5666299-new-years-eve-concerts-kennedy-center-cancellations/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Mancini]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[In The Know]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[kennedy center]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[New Year's Eve]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[The Cookers]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[A longtime New York jazz group said Monday it will not perform at The Kennedy Center on New Year&#8217;s Eve, one of multiple cancellations after President Trump‘s name was added to the performing arts center. The Cookers were scheduled to perform two shows at the venue Wednesday. They told fans in a statement on their&#8230;]]></description>
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+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Commutes are contributing to the gender wage gap</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5661383-the-commute-penalty-behind-the-gender-wage-gap/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gleb Tsipursky, opinion contributor]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Opinions - Technology]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5661383</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[A shorter commute strengthens pay equity efforts.]]></description>
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+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Zelensky: Drone strike on Putin residence accusation &#8216;complete fabrication&#8217;</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/international/5666317-zelensky-putin-drone-strike/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fortinsky]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Defense]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Andrii Sybiha]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[putin residence]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Russia-Ukraine peace talks]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Russia-Ukraine war]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Russian claims]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5666317</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denied claims that Kyiv tried to attack Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence, calling the accusation “complete fabrication” intended to undermine progress toward peace. In a Monday post on social platform X, Zelensky warned that the accusation could be a false pretext used to justify future attacks against Ukraine. “Russia is at&#8230;]]></description>
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+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>After a year of chaos, a season of love may be emerging</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5665364-season-love-quiet-protests/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Kenneth White, opinion contributor ]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Opinions - Immigration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Father Dennis Gill]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[ICE agents]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[immigration protests]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Jon Meacham]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Martin Luther King, Jr.]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Rep. James Talarico]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665364</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[What unites these quiet protests is a commitment to love one another.  ]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T07:19:32+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Chevy Chase reveals heart failure led to coma and memory loss</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5665495-chevy-chase-heart-failure-coma-memory-loss/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Teddy Grant]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[In The Know]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[coma]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[heart failure]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[memory loss]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665495</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Chevy Chase said that he plays cards and chess to better his “cognitive disability.”]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T13:24:24+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Why patients don’t care about health care prices</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5665964-transparent-health-prices-needed/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Merrill Matthews, opinion contributor]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Columnists]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Opinions - Healthcare]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Employers]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Health insurers]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Insured patients]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[pharmacy]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Uninsured patients]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665964</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. health care system is unable to progress in pricing transparency due to the fact that most patients do not have a financial incentive to care about prices, as someone else is paying the bill.]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T16:19:40+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Prince Harry, Meghan’s adviser quits job amid charity changes: Report</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/5665733-prince-harry-meghan-adviser-charity-changes/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Teddy Grant]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Archewell Foundation]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Archewell Philanthropies]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[James Holt]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Meghan and Harry]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Royal Family]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665733</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Holt's departure comes at a time when Prince Harry and Meghan confirmed they had to let some charity staff go.]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T12:58:20+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>George Clooney, family get French citizenship</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5666267-george-clooney-french-citizenship/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fortinsky]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[In The Know]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[citizenship]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Hollywood]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[naturalization]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5666267</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[George and Amal Clooney, along with their twin daughters, Ella and Alexander, were awarded French citizenship Friday. The French government listed their names in the naturalization decree published Saturday. Amal Clooney, a prominent human rights lawyer, was listed under her maiden name, Alamuddin, while the other three were listed as Clooneys. George Clooney, in an&#8230;]]></description>
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+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Lessons learned in the Lone Star State</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5665412-cost-living-crisis-democrats/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurt Bardella, opinion contributor]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Opinions - Campaign]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Pulido]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[David Jolly]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Party]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[James Talarico]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Zohran Momdani]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665412</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Democrats need to reconnect with everyday Americans and focus on the issues that really matter to them, such as the cost of living, in order to win the 2026 midterms.]]></description>
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+		<enclosure url="https://thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/AP25206655496653-1.jpg?w=900" type="image/jpeg" length="218512" />
+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T13:58:46+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Beyoncé hits a new high note as she officially becomes a billionaire</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5665979-beyonce-billionaire-music-empire/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Teddy Grant]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[In The Know]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665979/</guid>
+
+					<description><![CDATA[Beyoncé now becomes the fifth musician to hold that title, joining husband Jay-Z, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift.]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T12:15:52+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>National Guard to patrol New Orleans for New Year&#8217;s a year after deadly attack</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5666109-national-guard-to-patrol-new-orleans-for-new-years-a-year-after-deadly-attack/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[State Watch]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5666109/</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[A National Guard deployment in New Orleans authorized by President Donald Trump will begin Tuesday as part of a heavy security presence for New Year’s celebrations a year after an attack on revelers on Bourbon Street killed 14 people, officials said Monday.]]></description>
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+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>The double standard on executive power is impossible to ignore</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5663325-the-double-standard-on-executive-power-is-impossible-to-ignore/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Erick Chomskis, opinion contributor]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Opinions - White House]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5663325</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The presidency itself is subject not to the written Constitution, but to the preferences of the political class. ]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-26T21:44:16+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>What to know about Iowa&#8217;s state Senate special election</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5665596-iowa-special-election-senate/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Mueller]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Campaign]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[State Watch]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665596</guid>
+
+					<description><![CDATA[Voters in Iowa will head to the polls Tuesday to pick a new state senator in a special election that could allow Republicans to regain a supermajority in the upper chamber. The GOP held a supermajority in the 50-member state Senate until Democrats&#160;broke it&#160;in an August special election, adding to Democratic optimism ahead of the midterms.&#160;&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T17:40:07+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Trump fills end of 2025 with foreign policy</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5665946-trump-foreign-policy-focus/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett Samuels]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[President Trump is consuming himself with foreign policy matters as the first year of his second term comes to a close, even as concerns about the U.S. economy are set to consume the Republican Party in 2026. Trump is spending the final weeks of the year at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, where he hosted Ukrainian President&#8230;]]></description>
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+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Zelensky agrees relationship with Trump has ‘evolved’ over time</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/international/5666140-zelensky-trump-ukraine-russia/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Suter]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 04:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Defense]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[russia]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Russia-Ukraine war]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[ukraine]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed his relationship with President Trump has “evolved” over time. During an interview that aired Monday on Fox News’s “Special Report,” the network’s Bret Baier asked Zelensky about his recent meeting with the president. “So, just take us behind the scenes in this meeting. Was the meeting with President Trump about&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T15:31:14+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Zelensky says Putin ‘doesn’t want success for Ukraine,’ contradicting Trump</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5666105-zelensky-putin-ukraine-success/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Suter]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 02:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Defense]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[russia]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Russia-Ukraine war]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[ukraine]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian President Vladimir Putin “doesn’t want success for Ukraine,” contradicting an earlier statement from President Trump. “I don&#8217;t trust Putin. And he doesn&#8217;t want success for Ukraine, really, he doesn&#8217;t want — he can say it. I believe that he can say such words to President Trump. I believe in&#8230;]]></description>
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+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>US military says it killed 2 &#8216;narco-terrorists&#8217; in eastern Pacific</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5665995-us-military-targets-drug-boat/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Filip Timotija]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Defense]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[boat strikes]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration strikes in Eastern Pacific]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Venezuela]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. military said Monday it had targeted another alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two “narco-terrorists” as it continued its counternarcotics campaign off the coast of South America.  The U.S. forces blew up the vessel, which was operated by a designated terrorist organization, in international waters and no U.S. service members were&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T00:01:01+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>5 takeaways from Trump-Netanyahu meeting at Mar-a-Lago</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5665998-trump-netanyahu-press-hamas-iran/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Filip Timotija]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Defense]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were in lockstep during a press conference following their lunch meeting at Mar-a-Lago on Monday, ramping up pressure on Hamas to disarm and threatening to renew attacks on Iran if it seeks to build up its ballistic missile program.&#160; Trump said Israel had lived up to its&#8230;]]></description>
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+		      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Meyn]]></dc:creator>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T15:13:18+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Pompeo: Putin has &#8216;conceded literally nothing&#8217; in Ukraine peace talks</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5665962-pompeo-putin-ukraine-concessions/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Suter]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Defense]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[First Trump administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[russia]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Russia-Ukraine war]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[ukraine]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine-Russia talks]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665962</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has “conceded literally nothing” in talks to end the war in Ukraine. “The adversary here, Vladimir Putin, has — to best I can tell — conceded literally nothing to date. And while they say there&#8217;s 90 percent agreement, I doubt that Vladimir Putin&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T13:42:39+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Trump: US made Christmas Eve strike on Venezuela facility</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/newsletters/defense-national-security/5665919-trump-christmas-eve-strike-venezuela-facility/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Mitchell]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Defense & National Security Newsletter]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[russia ukraine war]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[venezuela boat strikes]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Venezuela strikes]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665919</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Welcome to The Hill&#8217;s Defense &#038; NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &#038;National Security &#8202; The Big Story&#160; Trump: US made Xmas Eve strike on Venezuela facility President Trump during a recent radio interview revealed that the U.S. “knocked out” a “big” facility in Venezuela. © Photo Credit Asked about Venezuela during a Friday appearance on the&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-29T23:09:37+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>SBA halts grants to Minnesota in wake of fraud scandal</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5665860-sba-halts-grants-minnesota-fraud/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Max Rego]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[State Watch]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665860</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Small Business Administration (SBA) head Kelly Loeffler said Monday that her department is halting annual grants to Minnesota, amid an investigation into alleged fraud in COVID-era lending programs.&#160; Loeffler said on the social platform X that the SBA is pausing yearly funding to Minnesota “while we investigate $430 million in suspected [Paycheck Protection Program] fraud&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-29T22:55:33+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Greene claims Trump said his &#8216;friends will get hurt&#8217; on Epstein files</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5665887-trump-greene-epstein-coverup-claims/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Suter]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[House]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Epstein files]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Greene-Trump feud]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[House Republicans]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[white house]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665887</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) claimed in a New York Times profile that President Trump said his “friends will get hurt” by exposing abusers connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.&#160; According to the story told by Greene, she received a call from Trump after she said at a news conference that she would expose&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T15:26:41+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>House to reconvene Jan. 6 panel for 5-year anniversary hearing</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5665865-democrats-jan6-anniversary-hearing/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Beitsch]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 21:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[House]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665865</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Democrats plan to hold a fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot by reconvening the House select committee that investigated the matter.  In a “Dear Colleague” letter, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) asked members of the House if they would like to provide testimony at a hearing that is otherwise slated to&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-29T22:04:31+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Trump revives threat to sue Powell for &#8216;gross incompetence&#8217;</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/business/5665840-trump-powell-lawsuit-fed-buildings/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett Samuels]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 21:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665840</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[President Trump told reporters he was considering bringing a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for &#8220;gross incompetence&#8221; as he complained about renovations to the central bank&#8217;s headquarters. &#8220;We&#8217;re thinking about bringing a suit against Powell for incompetence. Because think of it, these aren&#8217;t outstanding buildings. These are small buildings,&#8221; Trump said during a&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T13:59:28+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Trump gives Hamas vague deadline to disarm or be &#8216;wiped out&#8217;</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5665832-trump-demands-hamas-disarm/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett Samuels]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 21:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665832</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[President Trump said Monday that Hamas must disarm within a &#8220;very short period of time&#8221; as part of a ceasefire agreement with Israel, warning of deadly consequences if the group does not follow through. &#8220;They&#8217;re going to be given a very short period of time to disarm. And we&#8217;ll see how that works out,&#8221; Trump&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-29T22:03:47+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Live updates: Trump praises Israel, calls on Hamas to disarm after Netanyahu meeting</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5664625-live-updates-donald-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-gaza/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Hill Staff]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 21:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5664625</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[President Trump said Israel has &#8220;lived up to the plan&#8221; for a ceasefire with Hamas, praising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference in Palm Beach, Fla., after the two met for several hours. Iran, Syria and the ceasefire in Gaza were all discussed. Trump said Hamas needs to disarm before the two&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<enclosure url="https://thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/AP25363751346590-e1767041995601.jpg?w=900" type="image/jpeg" length="148380" />
+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-29T22:39:01+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Swalwell: Democrats should &#8216;telegraph&#8217; impeaching, defunding Trump officials</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5665723-swalwell-threatens-trump-officials-epstein/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Suter]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Court Battles]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[House]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665723</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said Sunday that his party should “telegraph” impeaching and defunding Trump administration officials over files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, if Democrats win back the House in 2026. “Congressman, it sounds like you&#8217;re saying that inherent contempt, holding these officials in inherent contempt, or even the possible — a&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T04:18:28+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Top college basketball coach: &#8216;It’s probably time to get some help from Congress&#8217;</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5665662-ncaa-nil-transfers-mark-few-congress/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Max Rego]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[In The Know]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665662</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Count Gonzaga University men’s basketball head coach Mark Few among those frustrated with the direction of his sport. Coaches across college sports have taken issue with recent changes, as student-athletes being able to receive name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation and transfer multiple times without penalty have altered the industry. Concern from coaches in men&#8217;s&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-29T21:52:15+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>GOP Rep. Bacon criticizes Trump for remarks about alleged Ukraine attack on Putin residence</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5665741-trump-sides-russia-ukraine-drone/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Mitchell]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[House]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665741</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) criticized President Trump on Monday for appearing to side with Russia in its claims that Ukraine attempted a drone attack on a residence of President Vladimir Putin, accusing Moscow’s leader of frequently lying. “President Trump and his team should get the facts first before assuming blame. Putin is a well known&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-29T21:31:28+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Trump backs Israeli strikes on Iran if ballistic missile tests continue</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5665731-trump-supports-israel-iran/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Filip Timotija]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Defense]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[iran nuclear deal]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Iran nuclear facilities]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665731</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[President Trump expressed support on Monday for Israel’s potential attack against Iran if Tehran continues the purported expansion of its ballistic missile program.&#160; “Yes, the nuclear fast, OK, one will be yes, absolutely,” the president said at his Mar-a-Lago resort, standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The other was, we&#8217;ll do it immediately,” Trump&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-29T20:58:08+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Sanders: AI &#8216;most consequential technology in the history of humanity&#8217;</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5665503-sanders-ai-data-centers/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Shapero]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[artificial intellgience]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[data centers]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665503</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suggested Sunday that&#160;AI is the “most consequential technology in the history of humanity,” as he reiterated his call for a moratorium on data center construction.&#160; “It will transform our country. It will transform the world,” Sanders said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”&#160;“And we have not had in Congress, in the&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<enclosure url="https://thehill.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/sandersbernie_102925gn06_w.jpg?w=900" type="image/jpeg" length="623257" />
+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-29T19:51:30+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Judge rules redacted transcript of hearing with alleged Kirk assassin can be released</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5665529-charlie-kirk-case-hearing-transcript/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Lee]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Court Battles]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Charlie Kirk]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Death penalty]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Tyler Robinson]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Utah]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665529</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[A Utah judge on Monday ruled that the transcript and audio recording of a closed-door hearing in the criminal case against the 22-year-old accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk must be made public with some redactions. Judge Tony Graf&#160;said during a remote hearing that he expected the redacted transcript to be available by the end&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-29T19:39:39+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Trump sides with Russia on claims that Ukraine targeted Putin residence</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5665629-russia-ukraine-putin-drone-attack-trump/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Mitchell]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Defense]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665629</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of trying to attack President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s residence in northern Russia, which President Trump said he was “very angry” about,&#160;even as Kyiv has denied it happened. The Kremlin’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow&#8217;s negotiating position to end its war in Ukraine was under review after it claimed Kyiv tried&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-30T10:46:01+00:00</dcterms:modified>
+	</item>
+		<item>
+		<title>Luna hopeful GOP Congress will codify Trump executive order on prescription prices</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5665539-luna-hopes-congress-action/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Max Rego]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[House]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>
+		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://thehill.com/?p=5665539</guid>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) is “hopeful” Congress will codify President Trump’s executive order on capping prescription drug prices next year.&#160; “There’s a ton that we’re still going to do, and I think one of the biggest winning issues will be if a Republican Congress can codify President Trump’s executive order on capping prescription prices,&#8230;]]></description>
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+<dcterms:modified>2025-12-29T20:46:48+00:00</dcterms:modified>
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+		<title>Federal authorities in Minneapolis for &#8216;massive&#8217; investigation into &#8216;rampant fraud&#8217;: Noem</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/immigration/5665578-homeland-security-fraud-investigation-minneapolis/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fortinsky]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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+		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota fraud scandal]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday that federal authorities were on the ground in Minneapolis as part of the broad investigation into “rampant fraud.” “Homeland Security Investigations @ICEGov are on the ground in Minneapolis right now conducting a massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud,” Noem wrote on the social platform X, adding,&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Trump on Putin call: &#8216;We have a few very thorny issues&#8217;</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5665540-trump-putin-talk-thorny-issues/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brett Samuels]]></dc:creator>
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+					<description><![CDATA[President Trump said Monday he had a &#8220;very good talk&#8221; with Russian President Vladimir Putin following an in-person meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but he acknowledged there were still some &#8220;thorny issues.&#8221; “We had a very good talk. We spoke at 8 o’clock in the morning our time. And it was a very productive&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Trump administration launches rollout of $50B Rural Health Fund</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5665432-rural-health-transformation-program/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Choi]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration on Monday announced the formal launch of its $50 billion rural health fund created through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Beginning next year, states will receive money from the Rural Health Transformation Program averaging around $200 million and ranging between $145 million to $281 million. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>McIver files appeal after judge rejects effort to dismiss charges against her </title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5665543-congresswoman-mciver-fights-charges/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zach Schonfeld]]></dc:creator>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) on Monday appealed a judge’s order allowing her criminal prosecution to&#160;proceed.&#160; McIver’s notice of appeal begins her fight at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, which hears federal cases arising from New Jersey and will consider the&#160;congresswoman’s&#160;arguments in the coming months.&#160; “This appeal is for everyone who is&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>New York City subway switching to tap-and-go fares</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/5665439-nyc-omny-metrocards-switch/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Max Rego]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The New York City subway is set to switch from the MetroCard to OMNY, a contactless payment system, at the start of the new year. The last day to buy or refill a MetroCard, which launched in 1994, is Wednesday, but the cards will be accepted into mid-2026. The final acceptance date is yet to&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Scott Jennings: Greene went &#8216;off the deep end&#8217;</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5665491-greene-trump-feud-2025/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fortinsky]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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+		<category><![CDATA[Epstein files]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[health care subsidies]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Conservative commentator Scott Jennings said Sunday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) went “off the deep end” in 2025, accusing her of becoming a “lib.” “MTG became a lib. I mean that’s what happened this year,” Jennings, a CNN senior political commentator, said in an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” which he joined on&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>&#8216;Super flu&#8217; cases rising across US: What to know</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5665501-super-flu-variant-alarming-rise/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Taub]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The "super flu" is a variant of influenza A H3N2 called subclade K. Historically, similar variants have caused more severe disease and taken longer to recover from.]]></description>
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+		<title>Wall Street Journal: Latest stolen election conspiracy theory &#8216;nonsense&#8217;</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5665452-wall-street-journal-trump-2020-election-fraud-georgia/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominick Mastrangelo]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal is dismissing a conspiracy theory about 2020 election integrity in Georgia that has gained more traction among Republicans in recent days. &#8220;The nation’s MAGA minds are still looking back at 2020 and stretching to justify President Trump’s delusion of a stolen election,&#8221; the Journal wrote in an&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>California drops lawsuit over Trump pulling high-speed rail funding </title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5665459-high-speed-rail-proceeds-without-trump/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zach Schonfeld]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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+					<description><![CDATA[California has dropped its&#160;legal fight&#160;to restore $4 billion in federal funding for the state&#8217;s high-speed rail project pulled by the Trump administration, saying the project will proceed without federal assistance. In a&#160;filing last week, the&#160;California High-Speed Rail Authority&#160;voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit that asked a judge to restore the funding.&#160; An authority spokesperson&#160;said&#160;in&#160;a statement that&#160;“the federal&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Ground beef recalled in 6 states over E. coli concerns</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5665428-grass-fed-beef-recall-ecoli/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Shannon]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
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+		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
+		<category><![CDATA[State Watch]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a recall on more than 2,800 pounds of raw 90/10 ground beef processed by Mountain West Food Group, LLC, from Idaho.]]></description>
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+		      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Bartiromo]]></dc:creator>
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+		<title>US pledges $2B for UN humanitarian aid amid Trump funding cuts</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5665376-us-un-humanitarian-assistance/</link>
+		
+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Fortinsky]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
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+		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[The United States pledged $2 billion in United Nations humanitarian assistance Monday, as part of a deal aimed at streamlining the way international aid is distributed. In Geneva, the U.S. State Department and the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) signed a memorandum of understanding, creating a new umbrella fund from which&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Watch: Trump, Netanyahu meet at Mar-a-Lago</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/video-clips/5665223-watch-live-donald-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-gaza/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Hill staff]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
+				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
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+					<description><![CDATA[President Trump is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday afternoon as leaders look to advance the second phase of the U.S.-brokered peace plan between Israel and Hamas. Trump will host Netanyahu at his residence at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where the two men are expected to discuss next steps. Watch the&#8230;]]></description>
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+		<title>Greene: Speaker Mike Johnson ‘is not our Speaker&#8217; and is controlled by White House</title>
+		<link>https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5665354-johnson-trump-congress-power/</link>
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+		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sudiksha Kochi]]></dc:creator>
+		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
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+					<description><![CDATA[Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in a newly published interview argues Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is &#8220;100 percent&#8221; following orders from President Trump, and as a result relinquishing the power of Congress. The remarks from Greene, who will resign from Congress effective Jan. 5, come amid complaints from members of the House that it is&#8230;]]></description>
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